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Thursday 20 November 2025

28 rounds and $1.4B raised. The biggest: Physical Intelligence, $600M.

Rounds
28 -18%
Capital raised
$1.4B -63%
Median round
$9.3M -4%

vs Thu 13 Nov

The day in charts

AI took 79% of the capital on this day, up from 69% on Thu 13 Nov. Physical Intelligence alone raised $600M, 41% of it.

The 5 biggest rounds

The 5 biggest rounds raised $1.2B, 80% of the total.

The 5 biggest rounds, Thursday 20 November 2025Physical Intelligence: $600M; Genspark: $275M; NestAI: $115M; Aspen Neuroscience: $115M; Flexion: $50M Physical Intelligence $600M Genspark $275M · Series B NestAI $115M · Venture Aspen Neuroscience $115M · Series C Flexion $50M · Series A

Mega-rounds against the rest

4 of 28 rounds made 76% of the capital.

14% of the rounds were of $100M or more 14%of the rounds4 of 2876% of the capital came from rounds of $100M or more 76%of the capital$1.1B of $1.4B
Rounds of $100M or more, Thursday 20 November 2025
RoundsCapital
$100M or more4$1.1B
The rest24$341M

Where the capital went

AI raised $1.1B, 79% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Thursday 20 November 2025 79% AI AI $1.1B 12 rounds 79% Health $123M 3 rounds 9% Robotics & Hardware $93.8M 3 rounds 6% Cybersecurity $40.5M 2 rounds 3% Enterprise software $13.2M 3 rounds <1% Other sectors $28.8M 5 rounds 2%
Capital by sector, Thursday 20 November 2025
SectorCapitalShareRounds
AI$1.1B79%12
Health$123M9%3
Robotics & Hardware$93.8M6%3
Cybersecurity$40.5M3%2
Enterprise software$13.2M<1%3
Other$9.9M<1%1
Fintech$8M<1%1
Web3$4.6M<1%1
Climate & Energy$4.3M<1%1
Consumer$1.9M<1%1

Where the rounds were

United States raised $1.2B, 82% of the capital. Rounds in 9 countries.

Capital by country, Thursday 20 November 2025United States: $1.2B; Finland: $115M; Switzerland: $50M; France: $43.8M; India: $27.2M; Germany: $17.3M; Italy: $10.5M; Australia: $1.9M; Romania: $576K United States $1.2B · 11 rounds Finland $115M · 1 round Switzerland $50M · 1 round France $43.8M · 2 rounds India $27.2M · 5 rounds Germany $17.3M · 4 rounds Italy $10.5M · 2 rounds Australia $1.9M · 1 round

Rounds by stage

Seed was the most common stage: 9 rounds, median $4.6M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Thursday 20 November 2025 2 Pre $1.1M 9 Seed $4.6M 8 A $32M 1 B $275M 1 C $115M 7 Other $11M
Rounds by stage, Thursday 20 November 2025
StageRoundsMedian round
Pre-Seed2$1.1M
Seed9$4.6M
Series A8$32.3M
Series B1$275M
Series C1$115M
Other or undisclosed7$11.3M

The cities that raised

San Francisco raised $600M, more than all of Europe ($237M). Rounds from 13 cities.

Capital by city, Thursday 20 November 2025San Francisco: $600M; Palo Alto: $310M; Helsinki: $115M; San Diego: $115M; New York: $92.1M; Zurich: $50M; Arlington: $38M; Berkeley: $8.6M; Berlin: $8.1M; Munich: $4.3M; Bengaluru: $3.4M; Sydney: $1.9M San Francisco $600M · 1 round Palo Alto $310M · 2 rounds Helsinki $115M · 1 round San Diego $115M · 1 round New York $92.1M · 4 rounds Zurich $50M · 1 round

The last two weeks

This day against the 13 days before it. The biggest: Thu 13 Nov, $3.9B.

Capital raised per day, Thursday 20 November 2025 Fri 7 Nov: $89.7M, 6 rounds; Sat 8 Nov: $0K, 0 rounds; Sun 9 Nov: $0K, 0 rounds; Mon 10 Nov: $1B, 13 rounds; Tue 11 Nov: $427M, 22 rounds; Wed 12 Nov: $1.3B, 38 rounds; Thu 13 Nov: $3.9B, 34 rounds; Fri 14 Nov: $443M, 12 rounds; Sat 15 Nov: $0K, 0 rounds; Sun 16 Nov: $0K, 0 rounds; Mon 17 Nov: $1.2B, 31 rounds; Tue 18 Nov: $3.3B, 37 rounds; Wed 19 Nov: $2.2B, 34 rounds; Thu 20 Nov: $1.4B, 28 rounds $2B$4B 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 $3.9B$1.4B
Capital raised per day, Thursday 20 November 2025
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
Fri 7 Nov6$89.7MUpway, $60M
Sat 8 Nov0$0K
Sun 9 Nov0$0K
Mon 10 Nov13$1BClio, $500M
Tue 11 Nov22$427MWonderful, $100M
Wed 12 Nov38$1.3Bd-Matrix, $275M
Thu 13 Nov34$3.9BAnysphere (Cursor), $2.3B
Fri 14 Nov12$443MFirmus Technologies, $326M
Sat 15 Nov0$0K
Sun 16 Nov0$0K
Mon 17 Nov31$1.2BRamp, $300M
Tue 18 Nov37$3.3BLambda, $1.5B
Wed 19 Nov34$2.2BLuma AI, $900M
Thu 20 Nov28$1.4BPhysical Intelligence, $600M

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