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Analysis of last week's funding round report shows a total of 111 funding rounds in the United States and the United Kingdom, indicating a slight decline compared to the previous week's 153 rounds. The sectors attracting the most investment continue to be AI, biotechnology, fintech, and healthcare, with notable funding in AI-powered platforms, biotechnology innovations, and digital health solutions. Major rounds included substantial investments in AI infrastructure and automation technologies, alongside advancements in medical devices and therapeutics.
Compared to previous weeks, the total number of funding rounds has decreased somewhat, but the average deal sizes and the presence of mega-rounds remain strong, suggesting that investors are focusing on more mature startups with higher growth potential rather than spreading funds thinly over many smaller deals. The trend toward large funding rounds in AI and biotech sectors is persistent, highlighting sustained investor interest in frontier technologies and healthcare innovation.
There is also a notable international dimension, with significant rounds in the UK, Germany, and India, emphasizing the globalization of venture capital activity. Fintech continues to demonstrate robust growth, with increasing late-stage deals driving larger rounds, reflecting strong demand for financial technology solutions. Environmental and sustainability-related technologies such as clean energy and advanced materials also appear consistently, aligned with global climate goals.
In conclusion, last week's funding activity reflects a maturing but still vibrant venture capital market, with a focus on high-impact sectors like AI and biotech, supported by increasing deal sizes and significant international participation. The slight weekly drop in round count is less significant than the robustness in the quality and size of investments, suggesting a healthy consolidation phase for startups attracting capital.
Last week's funding rounds
111 funding rounds, -28% from last week.
Number of funding rounds - October 27, 2025 by Parsers VC
Total raised $7.3 billion, -35% since last week
Total raised $, bln - September 29, 2025 by Parsers VC
Total raised $, bln - October 27, 2025 by Parsers VC
Funding rounds in United States
40 funding rounds, total raised $3.99B
CourtReserve (Provides a club management software platform for racquet and paddle sports facilities) Raises $54M from Mainsail Partners #Platform #Payments #ClubManagement #SportsTech #SaaS
AdsGency AI (An AI-powered platform leveraging AI agents to automate the entire paid marketing workflow for organizations) Raises $12M Seed Round from Streamlined Ventures #Automation #Marketing #SaaS #Advertising #AI
Alchemize Fightwear (A sportswear brand making athletic apparel specifically for women training in combat sports) Raises $300K #Athletics #Apparel #Womenswear #Sportswear #CombatSports
Anrok (Automates global sales tax compliance for digital businesses, covering nexus monitoring, tax calculations, filing, and reporting) Raises $55M Series C Round from Sapphire Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, Spark Capital #Compliance #Automation
Arbor (Develops clean, baseload power systems using modular, fuel-flexible turbines for energy-intensive industries) Raises $55M Series A Round from Lowercarbon Capital #Industrial #PowerSystems #Sustainable #CleanEnergy #DeepTech
Avride (Develops and deploys autonomous self-driving robots for last-mile delivery services) Raises $375M from Uber #Logistics #Robotics #SelfDriving #AI #Delivery
Biokript (A decentralized exchange (DEX) on Solana providing stop-loss protection and rug-pull detection for secure crypto trading) Raises $100K #DeFi #Crypto #Solana #Security #DEX
Bricklayer AI (Empowers Security Operations Centers (SOCs) to scale with AI agents, automating alert triage and incident response) Raises $5M Seed Round from DreamIt Ventures, Tech Square Venture Partners, Sovereigns Capital #Cybersecurity #Automation #AI #SaaS
Cambrex Raises $120M #Drug #Service #Product #Drug #Service #Product
Casium (AI-powered immigration platform for enterprises, modernizing global talent acquisition and management with outcome-based services) Raises $5M Seed Round from GTMfund, AI2 Incubator, Maverick Ventures #SaaS #Immigration #HRTech #B2B
CATALYST ORTHOSCIENCE (Develops simplified, surgeon-centric shoulder replacement systems for improved patient outcomes and surgical efficiency) Raises $15M from Mutual Capital Partners #MedicalTechnology #Healthcare #SurgicalDevices #Orthopedics #MedTech
Chainguard, Inc (Provides secure software supply chain solutions, helping organizations deploy open-source software with minimized risk) Raises $280M from General Catalyst #Cybersecurity #CloudSecurity #SupplyChain #OpenSource #DevOps
Chipmind (Creates AI agents that automate and optimize complex chip design and verification by seamlessly integrating into existing workflows) Raises $2.5M Pre-Seed Round from Founderful #Automation #AI #Semiconductor #EDA #DeepTech
CipherOwl (Builds an AI-native intelligence layer for financial institutions to automate and audit blockchain compliance at scale) Raises $15M from Flourish Ventures, General Catalyst, Coinbase, AME Cloud Ventures, Predictive VC, OKX Exchange #Blockchain #B2B
Crusoe Energy (Develops large-scale, energy-efficient data centers for high-performance computing and artificial intelligence applications) Raises $1.38B Series E Round from Lowercarbon Capital, Altimeter Capital Management, T. Rowe Price, Fidelity Management and Research Company, Franklin Templeton, BAM Elevate, Tiger Global, Valor Equity Partners, Nvidia, Founders Fund at $10B Valuation #Cloud
Crustdata Raises $6M Seed Round #Data #Alternative #Business #Analytics #Web #Data #Alternative #Business #Analytics #Web
CurbWaste (Provides modern, end-to-end software for independent waste haulers to streamline operations, reduce costs, and grow sustainably) Raises $28M Series B Round from Cox Enterprises, Socium Ventures, TTV Capital, Flourish Ventures, B Capital Group #Logistics #B2B
Darwin Gov (Enables governments to harness artificial intelligence safely and at scale, ensuring accountability, transparency, and compliance) Raises $15M Series A Round from UpWest, Resolute Ventures, Insight Partners #Government #Compliance #AI #SaaS
Deepstash (An AI-powered platform for content curation and summarization, designed to help users learn and grow efficiently) Raises $9M #Content #AI #Productivity #Mobile #EdTech
Electra Therapeutics (A clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering therapies against novel targets for diseases in immunology and cancer) Raises $183M Series C Round from Nextech Invest, HBM Healthcare Investments, Mubadala Capital, EQT #Immunology #Oncology
Estuary (Provides a platform merging real-time and batch data movement for continuous capture, transformation, and sync across enterprises) Raises $17M Series A Round from Operator Partners, M13, FirstMark Capital #Enterprise #DataIntegration #SaaS #Realtime
GradBridge (Develops an innovative second-look private student lending program for academically strong students facing traditional loan denials) Raises $20M Series A Round from Oaktree Capital Management #Fintech #FinancialInclusion #EdTech #StudentLoans #Lending
GRAIL, Inc. (A healthcare company developing multi-cancer early detection blood tests for proactive health management) Raises $325M #Oncology #Biotechnology #Diagnostics #Healthcare #Medtech
Gravwell (Provides a full-stack data analytics and security platform for collecting, observing, and analyzing massive volumes of IT and OT data) Raises $15.4M Series A Round from Two Bear Capital, Next Frontier Capital, Gula Tech Adventures #Cybersecurity #AI
Hyro (Provides a responsible AI agent platform for healthcare, enabling automation of patient workflows and conversations across various channels) Raises $45M from Norwest, ServiceNow, Healthier Capital #Healthcare #ConversationalAI #Automation #AI
Jacada (Provides a sovereign and secure Business AI Cloud platform for enterprises, unifying data with AI agents and models) Raises $260M Series F Round from New Enterprise Associates, National Grid Partners, Snowflake Ventures, Nvidia, March Capital Partners at $2.5B Valuation #Automation #AI
LangChain (An AI company providing infrastructure and frameworks for building, deploying, and monitoring intelligent agents) Raises $125M Series B Round from Workday Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Amplify Partners, Cisco Investments, Sequoia Capital, IVP, ServiceNow, CapitalG, Frontline Ventures, Benchmark (San Francisco) at $1.25B Valuation #AI
Moberg ICU Solutions: (Develops a software system integrating multimodal brain data and analytics for critical care guidance in ICUs) Raises $600K Seed Round from Ben Franklin Technology Partner of Southeastern Pennsylvania #Informatics #Healthcare #Software #Monitoring #MedTech
Moonshot AI (An AI-powered no-code platform that automates website optimization to increase conversions, sales, and revenue for businesses) Raises $10M Seed Round from Uncorrelated, Almaz Capital, Mighty Capital #NoCode #Marketing #AI #SaaS
MYTHWORX (Develops innovative AI reasoning architectures, achieving efficient AGI with dramatically lower compute and power) Raises $5M Seed Round from Eagle Venture Fund at $100M Valuation #DeepTech
Niron Magnetics (Develops rare-earth-free Iron Nitride permanent magnets for EVs, data centers, and industrial applications) Raises $10M Grant Round #Magnets #Manufacturing #Materials #CleanEnergy #DeepTech
Readwood Materials (Develops a vertically integrated domestic supply chain for energy storage and critical materials) Raises $350M Series E Round from Nvidia, Eclipse Ventures #EnergyStorage #Cleantech #SupplyChain #Materials #Manufacturing
Sizable Energy (An innovator developing ocean-based long-duration energy storage technology harnessing gravity beneath the sea) Raises $8M from Satgana, Verve Ventures, Playground Global #Ocean #Energy
Funding rounds in United Kingdom
11 funding rounds, total raised $386M
Chemify (Pioneers digital chemistry by fusing chemistry, robotics, computation, and AI for molecular design and synthesis) Raises $50M Series B Round from Wing Venture Capital, 8VC, Insight Partners, BlueYard Capital, Eos Venture Partners #Chemistry
Elevara Medicines (A clinical-stage biotech developing first-in-class therapies for rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic inflammatory conditions) Raises $70M Series A Round from Sofinnova Partners, Forbion #Pharma #Therapeutics #Biotech #ClinicalStage #Healthcare
Immaterial (Develops proprietary monolithic metal-organic frameworks (m-MOFs) technology for industrial decarbonisation and climate solutions) Raises $18.01M from Finindus, AP Ventures, Schlumberger #DeepTech #Industrial #Decarbonisation #ClimateTech
Mondra (AI-powered climate tech platform offering product-level intelligence for food supply chain resilience and emissions reduction) Raises $13.8M Series A Round from PeakBridge Partners, Planet A Ventures, Ponderosa Ventures, AlbionVC #ClimateTech #AI
Moniepoint (A financial technology company providing digital financial services, payments, banking, and operational solutions for businesses) Raises $200M Series C Round from Development Partners International, Proparco, IFC Venture Capital Group, Verod, Swedfund International, Lightrock, Leapfrog Investments #FinTech #Banking
NYCE International (A publicly traded company specializing in B2B gaming technology and services, focusing on digital and crypto gaming markets) Raises $202.3K #Gaming #Crypto #B2B #Technology #iGaming
Patchworks (An integration platform (iPaaS) helping retailers connect systems to streamline operations and sales) Raises $6.74M #iPaaS #RetailTech #SaaS #B2B #Integration
Rightcharge (Automates accurate, tax-compliant home charging reimbursements for electric vehicle fleets, reducing costs and administration) Raises $2.16M Seed Round #Fintech #EVCharging #SaaS #GreenTech #FleetManagement
Saturn (An AI-powered platform automating administrative and compliance tasks for financial advisors to make human-led advice accessible) Raises $15M Series A Round from Y Combinator, Zeno Ventures, Singular #FinTech #B2B #AI #SaaS
shuttle (An AI-native cloud platform simplifying backend development and operations by automating infrastructure setup and management) Raises $6M Seed Round from Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital #Automation #AI #DeveloperTools #CloudInfrastructure #BackendDevelopment
upp (Produces sustainable plant-based proteins and fibers from wasted broccoli crops for food manufacturers) Raises $4.72M Seed Round from Elbow Beach Capital #PlantProtein #FoodTech #AgriTech #Upcycling #Sustainability
Funding rounds in India
7 funding rounds, total raised $748M
Berar Finance Limited (An Indian non-banking financial company (NBFC) specializing in two-wheeler financing and secured MSME loans) Raises $17M #Lending #FinTech
Federal Bank Raises $718.18M #FinTech #Service #Technology #Exchange #Industry #FinTech #Service #Technology #Exchange #Industry
Grapevine (A social media platform for open, anonymous discussions on career, finance, and personal matters) Raises $3.92M Series A Round from Peak XV Partners #Anonymous #SocialMedia #Professional
Imagimake (Designs and manufactures creative and educational toys, puzzles, and hobby products for children) Raises $3.94M #Learning #STEM #Toys #Children #EdTech
Matters.AI (Pioneers an AI Security Engineer system to autonomously protect sensitive data across cloud, SaaS, endpoints, and on-prem) Raises $4.87M Seed Round #DataSecurity #Cybersecurity #AI #SaaS #Enterprise
Ola Electric Raises $173.9K #Mobility #Future #Manufacturing #Vehicles #Product #Mobility #Future #Manufacturing #Vehicles #Product
Shadowfax Raises $289.8K IPO Round #Delivery #Platform #Logistics #Service #E-commerce #Delivery #Platform #Logistics #Service #E-commerce
Funding rounds in Germany
4 funding rounds, total raised $37M
Funding rounds in Sweden
4 funding rounds, total raised $10M
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