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Friday 21 August
9 rounds and $1.1B raised. The biggest: Castelion, $800M.
Compared with Fri 14 Aug
- Rounds
- 9 ×3
- Capital raised
- $1.1B ×4.5
- Median round
- $19.5M ×11
The day in charts
Robotics & Hardware took 93% of the capital on this day, down from 99% on Fri 14 Aug. Castelion alone raised $800M, 71% of it.
Where the capital went
Robotics & Hardware raised $1.1B, 93% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.
| Sector | Capital | Share | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robotics & Hardware | $1.1B | 93% | 3 |
| Climate & Energy | $20.3M | 2% | 2 |
| Other | $20M | 2% | 1 |
| AI | $20M | 2% | 1 |
| Enterprise software | $15.2M | 1% | 1 |
| Fintech | $1.1M | <1% | 1 |
The 5 biggest rounds
The 5 biggest rounds raised $1.1B, 98% of the total.
The last two weeks
This day against the 13 days before it. The biggest: Thu 13 Aug, $5.4B.
| Day | Rounds | Capital | Biggest round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 8 Aug | 0 | $0K | |
| Sun 9 Aug | 0 | $0K | |
| Mon 10 Aug | 10 | $933M | Whatnot, $545M |
| Tue 11 Aug | 16 | $1B | inKind, $414M |
| Wed 12 Aug | 12 | $1.7B | River AI, $1.1B |
| Thu 13 Aug | 14 | $5.4B | Databricks, $5B |
| Fri 14 Aug | 3 | $253M | Neros Technologies, $250M |
| Sat 15 Aug | 0 | $0K | |
| Sun 16 Aug | 0 | $0K | |
| Mon 17 Aug | 13 | $1.3B | Higgsfield, $400M |
| Tue 18 Aug | 15 | $208M | Hopscotch Primary Care, $53M |
| Wed 19 Aug | 23 | $1.4B | Etched, $700M |
| Thu 20 Aug | 15 | $474M | Cityblock Health, $116M |
| Fri 21 Aug | 9 | $1.1B | Castelion, $800M |
All rounds
- CastelionDevelops hypersonic missiles for defense and military applicationsLed by JPMorgan Strategic Investments Group, with Lightspeed, Lavrock Ventures +4 $800MSeries C · United States
- Muon SpaceBuilds satellite constellations for space-based data and monitoringLed by Eclipse Capital, with Radical Ventures, Congruent Ventures +9 $250MSeries C · United States
- FSH TechnologiesLed by Lachy Groom $20MSeries A
- AstromechDevelops AI models predicting biological and evolutionary changeLed by Bob Nelsen, with Peak 6, NeoGenesis Capital +2 $20M
- VessevBuilds commercially certified electric hydrofoiling passenger vesselsLed by Blackbird Ventures, with GD1, Rypples +4 $19.5MSeries A · New Zealand
- RedfaireProvides enterprise resource planning and cloud services for businessesLed by BGF $15.2MIreland
- OshenBuilds autonomous robot swarms for persistent monitoring of the oceansLed by Lunar Ventures, with AlbionVC, Twin Track +1 $5MUnited Kingdom
- Pago ASAPProvides cross-border payment infrastructure for businesses and financial institutionsLed by SaaSholic, with RallyCap $1.1M
- HexSeed TechnologyDevelops diamond coatings that cool gallium nitride semiconductor chipsLed by Carbon13, with Net Zero Technology Centre, Vento $819KUnited Kingdom
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