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Tuesday 13 January
13 rounds and $1.4B raised. The biggest: Etched, $500M.
Compared with Tue 6 Jan
- Rounds
- 13 +44%
- Capital raised
- $1.4B -93%
- Median round
- $42M +20%
The day in charts
AI took 56% of the capital on this day, down from 98% on Tue 6 Jan. Etched alone raised $500M, 35% of it.
Where the capital went
AI raised $795M, 56% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.
| Sector | Capital | Share | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI | $795M | 56% | 4 |
| Robotics & Hardware | $511M | 36% | 3 |
| Fintech | $42M | 3% | 1 |
| Health | $31M | 2% | 1 |
| Enterprise software | $22.3M | 2% | 2 |
| Other | $7M | <1% | 1 |
| Consumer | $4M | <1% | 1 |
The 5 biggest rounds
The 5 biggest rounds raised $1.2B, 81% of the total.
The last two weeks
This day against the 13 days before it. The biggest: Tue 6 Jan, $20.4B.
| Day | Rounds | Capital | Biggest round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 31 Dec | 0 | $0K | |
| Thu 1 Jan | 1 | $500M | Moonshot AI, $500M |
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 | $1.8M | Moto Finance, $1.8M |
| Sat 3 Jan | 1 | $23.6M | Knight Fintech, $23.6M |
| Sun 4 Jan | 0 | $0K | |
| Mon 5 Jan | 3 | $2B | DayOne Data Centers, $2B |
| Tue 6 Jan | 9 | $20.4B | xAI, $20B |
| Wed 7 Jan | 9 | $578M | Soley Therapeutics, $200M |
| Thu 8 Jan | 6 | $986M | Cyera, $400M |
| Fri 9 Jan | 4 | $630M | Rain, $250M |
| Sat 10 Jan | 1 | $103M | Kinaset Therapeutics, $103M |
| Sun 11 Jan | 1 | $140M | Torq, $140M |
| Mon 12 Jan | 7 | $657M | Mirador, $250M |
| Tue 13 Jan | 13 | $1.4B | Etched, $500M |
All rounds
- EtchedDevelops AI chips intended to compete with Nvidia, according to the headline.Led by Stripes, with Peter Thiel, Positive Sum +1 $500M
- OnebriefBuilds AI-driven collaborative planning software used by the U.S. Department of Defense for military operations.Led by Battery Ventures, with Salesforce Ventures, General Catalyst +1 $200M
- JetZeroAircraft developer working on blended-wing body aircraft designs for efficiency.Led by B Capital, with United Airlines Ventures, Northrop Grumman +5 $175MSeries B · United States
- X Square RobotDevelops embodied AI and robotics systems for commercial and general-purpose useLed by ByteDance, with HongShan $140MSeries A
- Defense UnicornsBuilds open-source software platforms for secure government and defense deploymentsLed by Bain Capital, with Ansa Capital, Sapphire Ventures +4 $136MSeries B · United States
- DeepgramProvides speech recognition and voice AI models and APIs for developers and enterprisesLed by AVP, with Alkeon, In-Q-Tel +9 $130MSeries C · United States
- WithCoverageInsurance company replacing commission-based brokers with a fee-based model.Led by Sequoia Capital, with 8VC, Crystal Venture Partners $42MSeries B · United States
- SukinoHealthcare company, specific product not described in the headlineLed by Bessemer Venture Partners, with Rainmatter $31MSeries B
- Converge BioApplies artificial intelligence to accelerate the discovery of new drugs.Led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with TLV Partners, Vintage Investment Partners +1 $25MSeries A
- Liquidnitro GamesGames developer building video games, details of its titles not given in the announcement.Led by Northpoint Capital, with Nexus Venture Partners $19.1MSeries A
- AtomgridSpecialty chemicals company developing chemical products, led in this round by A99.Led by A99, with Sadev Ventures, CDM Capital +4 $7MPre-Series A
- Neeman'sRetail brand; the headline gives no further product details.Led by SNAM Group $4MSeries B2
- DazzlBuilds a quick commerce platform for beauty and on-demand wellness services.With Stellaris $3.2MSeed
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