494 startups raised a combined $6.4B across disclosed rounds in May 2025. Browse rounds by stage, industry, and city.
| Company | Stage | Raised | Industry | HQ | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awardco | Series B | $165.0M | B2B | Lindon | May 20, 2025 |
| Azafaros | Series B | $146.7M | Biotechnology | Leiden | May 13, 2025 |
| GlycoEra | Series B | $130.0M | Biotechnology | Schlieren | May 27, 2025 |
| Classiq Technologies | Series C | $110.0M | Computer | Tel Aviv | May 12, 2025 |
| Statsig | Series C | $100.0M | Analytics | Bellevue | May 6, 2025 |
| MUBI | Venture - Series Unknown | $100.0M | Digital Entertainment | London | May 14, 2025 |
| Syndeio Biosciences | Venture - Series Unknown | $90.0M | Biotechnology | Indianapolis | May 27, 2025 |
| Cohere Health | Series C | $90.0M | Consumer Software | Boston | May 14, 2025 |
| Sanity | Series C | $85.0M | CMS | San Francisco | May 2, 2025 |
| Prepared | Series C | $80.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | New York | May 30, 2025 |
| Monarch Money | Series B | $75.0M | Financial Services | Covina | May 23, 2025 |
| Orca AI | Series B | $72.5M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Tel Aviv-yafo | May 6, 2025 |
| Toloka | Venture - Series Unknown | $72.0M | Analytics | Luzern | May 6, 2025 |
| Empathy | Series C | $72.0M | Apps | New York | May 29, 2025 |
| Hex Technologies | Series C | $70.0M | Analytics | San Francisco | May 28, 2025 |
| Reunion Neuroscience | Venture - Series Unknown | $68.9M | Biotechnology | Toronto | May 5, 2025 |
| Gaudiy | Series C | $68.5M | Meeting Software | Setagaya | May 8, 2025 |
| ReproNovo | Series A | $65.0M | Biotechnology | Lausanne | May 21, 2025 |
| Avicena Tech | Series B | $65.0M | Electronics | Sunnyvale | May 14, 2025 |
| Salvia BioElectronics | Series B | $60.4M | Biotechnology | Eindhoven | May 27, 2025 |
| Akido Labs | Series B | $60.0M | Health Care | Los Angeles | May 15, 2025 |
| Ox Security | Series B | $60.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Tel Aviv | May 7, 2025 |
| Saildrone | Series C | $60.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Alameda | May 13, 2025 |
| Gravitee | Series C | $60.0M | Developer APIs | Lille | May 20, 2025 |
| Ascendx Cloud | Venture - Series Unknown | $59.3M | Apps | London | May 12, 2025 |
| Industry | Rounds | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 98 | $1.2B |
| Biotechnology | 28 | $877.5M |
| Health Care | 25 | $302.6M |
| Analytics | 20 | $391.5M |
| Information Technology | 17 | $126.2M |
| Financial Services | 15 | $205.2M |
| Apps | 13 | $219.6M |
| E-Commerce | 11 | $113.1M |
| B2B | 8 | $209.0M |
| Aerospace | 7 | $87.0M |
| City | Rounds | Total raised |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, United States | 51 | $859.6M |
| New York, United States | 36 | $612.6M |
| London, United Kingdom | 27 | $358.7M |
| Chicago, United States | 10 | $31.3M |
| Boston, United States | 9 | $272.4M |
| Los Angeles, United States | 9 | $146.3M |
| Seattle, United States | 8 | $54.4M |
| Tel Aviv, Israel | 8 | $250.3M |
| Austin, United States | 7 | $93.7M |
| Singapore, Singapore | 7 | $82.3M |
Showing the next 100 rounds after the top 25 above.
| Company | Stage | Raised | Industry | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highpass | Seed | $800K | Information Technology | Glen Ullin |
| Newton Research | Venture - Series Unknown | $8.0M | Analytics | Needham |
| Dazhboards | Pre-Seed | $80K | Information Technology | South Melbourne |
| MX3D | Series A | $7.9M | 3D Printing | Amsterdam |
| Courage Therapeutics | Seed | $7.8M | Biotechnology | Newton |
| Japan Culture and Technology | Series B | $7.8M | Consulting | Tokyo |
| Monarch Money | Series B | $75.0M | Financial Services | Covina |
| FoodHealth | Series A | $7.5M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Denver |
| Forceteck | Seed | $732K | Analytics | Bath |
| sensmore | Venture - Series Unknown | $7.3M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Berlin |
| Orca AI | Series B | $72.5M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Tel Aviv-yafo |
| Toloka | Venture - Series Unknown | $72.0M | Analytics | Luzern |
| Empathy | Series C | $72.0M | Apps | New York |
| Agree.com | Seed | $7.2M | Financial Services | San Francisco |
| Hex Technologies | Series C | $70.0M | Analytics | San Francisco |
| Beam | Venture - Series Unknown | $7.0M | Cryptocurrency | San Francisco |
| Fuse Games | Venture - Series Unknown | $7.0M | Casual Games | Istanbul |
| KYD Labs | Seed | $7.0M | Computer Vision | New York |
| Modular DS | Seed | $691K | Information Technology | Leon |
| Educational Design | Series A | $690K | E-Learning | Tokyo |
| Reunion Neuroscience | Venture - Series Unknown | $68.9M | Biotechnology | Toronto |
| Gaudiy | Series C | $68.5M | Meeting Software | Setagaya |
| Hormona | Seed | $6.8M | Health Care | London |
| Thinkpilot | Pre-Seed | $677K | Information Technology | Sofia |
| koppla | Seed | $6.8M | Construction | Potsdam |
| Aniara | Pre-Seed | $671K | Service Industry | Stockholm |
| Solena Materials | Seed | $6.7M | Advanced Materials | London |
| POTR | Venture - Series Unknown | $670K | Industrial Design | Glasgow |
| Everybody Counts | Seed | $665K | E-Learning | Laurencekirk |
| Clothes Doctor | Venture - Series Unknown | $662K | E-Commerce | London |
| Javara Research | Series C | $6.6M | Clinical Trials | Winston Salem |
| Molekule | Venture - Series Unknown | $6.6M | Electronics | Palm Beach Gardens |
| ReproNovo | Series A | $65.0M | Biotechnology | Lausanne |
| Avicena Tech | Series B | $65.0M | Electronics | Sunnyvale |
| Blank Beauty | Series A | $6.5M | Apps | Memphis |
| Rhizome | Seed | $6.5M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Washington |
| Brooklyn Health | Seed | $6.5M | Health Care | Brooklyn |
| Layer AI | Seed | $6.5M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | San Francisco |
| Shalehaven Partners Energy & Asset Management | Seed | $650K | Financial Services | Dallas |
| Scalera | Seed | $6.4M | Consulting | Zurich |
| Bondway.ai | Venture - Series Unknown | $6.4M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | New York |
| Hotiday | Seed | $6.2M | E-Commerce | Milan |
| Kyron.bio | Seed | $6.2M | Biotechnology | Faubourg Saint-jacques |
| Sotero | Venture - Series Unknown | $616K | Cloud Data Services | Burlington |
| Traceloop | Seed | $6.1M | Machine Learning | Tel Aviv-yafo |
| SWING | Series C | $6.1M | Apps | Seoul |
| Accelus | Venture - Series Unknown | $6.1M | Health Care | Palm Beach Gardens |
| Salvia BioElectronics | Series B | $60.4M | Biotechnology | Eindhoven |
| Akido Labs | Series B | $60.0M | Health Care | Los Angeles |
| Ox Security | Series B | $60.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Tel Aviv |
| Saildrone | Series C | $60.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Alameda |
| Gravitee | Series C | $60.0M | Developer APIs | Lille |
| AskElephant | Seed | $6.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Draper |
| Securely Group | Series A | $6.0M | Financial Services | Noosaville |
| Q5D Technology | Series A | $6.0M | Manufacturing | Portishead |
| Epicore Biosystems | Series B | $6.0M | Health Care | Cambridge |
| Nirvana Labs | Seed | $6.0M | Blockchain | Los Angeles |
| MarvelX | Pre-Seed | $6.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Amsterdam |
| Adopt AI | Seed | $6.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | San Jose |
| AffinIT | Angel | $600K | Consulting | Cranbury |
| The Nemesis | Seed | $600K | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Lugano |
| Panoplai | Seed | $600K | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Brooklyn |
| Carrot Labs | Seed | $600K | Blockchain | Austin |
| Ascendx Cloud | Venture - Series Unknown | $59.3M | Apps | London |
| AuctionShack | Seed | $592K | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Zug |
| Tango Tango | Venture - Series Unknown | $5.9M | GovTech | Huntsville |
| Milestone | Seed | $5.8M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Tel Aviv |
| Bito | Seed | $5.7M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Menlo Park |
| Fincom | Series B | $5.7M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Petah Tikwah |
| CloudZero | Series C | $56.0M | Cloud Computing | Boston |
| Incite Strategic Partners | Seed | $560K | Nursing and Residential Care | Portland |
| Zero-Carbon GmbH | Series A | $559K | Information Technology | Köln |
| Sprinter Health | Series B | $55.0M | Health Care | San Francisco |
| Optiversal | Series A | $5.5M | Apps | St. Petersburg |
| SteppingStone | Seed | $550K | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Mesa |
| Indie Health | Venture - Series Unknown | $5.5M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Hudson |
| Biography | Seed | $5.5M | Software | Boston |
| Community Wolf | Pre-Seed | $544K | Public Safety | London |
| Aspora | Series B | $53.0M | Finance | San Francisco |
| Stamus Networks | Venture - Series Unknown | $530K | Big Data | Indianapolis |
| Penfold | Venture - Series Unknown | $5.2M | Financial Services | London |
| Alpheus Medical | Series B | $52.0M | Biotechnology | Oakdale |
| Ethos | Venture - Series Unknown | $515K | E-Learning | Redwood City |
| TETMET | Seed | $5.1M | Energy | Paris |
| SolarYou | Venture - Series Unknown | $509K | Renewable Energy | Madrid |
| Wocap | Pre-Seed | $506K | B2B | Athens |
| Reekom | Seed | $5.1M | Textiles | Paris |
| Akeno | Seed | $5.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Hamburg |
| Flo Recruit | Series A | $5.0M | College Recruiting | Austin |
| Hy2Care | Venture - Series Unknown | $5.0M | Health Care | Enschede |
| Wander | Series B | $50.0M | Leisure | Austin |
| RevenueCat | Series C | $50.0M | Big Data | San Francisco |
| Wonderskin | Series A | $50.0M | Beauty | Fair Lawn |
| PhaseV | Series A | $50.0M | Clinical Trials | Boston |
| Chalk | Series A | $50.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | San Francisco |
| Siro | Series B | $50.0M | Information Technology | New York |
| PATH EX | Venture - Series Unknown | $5.0M | Health Diagnostics | Nashville |
| Korl | Seed | $5.0M | Information Technology | San Francisco |
| Fieldstone Bio | Seed | $5.0M | Biotechnology | Woburn |
| Peek | Series A | $5.0M | Analytics | New York |
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494 startups in the VCBacked database raised a publicly announced funding round in May 2025, with a combined total of $6.4B across all stages from Pre-Seed through Series E and beyond.
Startups in our database raised a combined $6.4B in May 2025 across 494 disclosed rounds. The largest round was Awardco at $165.0M.
Seed was the most active stage in May 2025 with 171 rounds totaling $621.2M.
The top industries by round count in May 2025 were Artificial Intelligence (AI), Biotechnology, Health Care, Analytics, Information Technology.