The Raise Report
New funds with capital to deploy #010
Since we started releasing this data we have covered over 580 funds that have raised over $200b of fresh capital to deploy. Money does not seem to be an issue, getting out of those investors is, but why is that?
💸 New Funds Looking to Give You Cash
🚀 $ 2.3 Billion Across 23 New Funds
A fresh wave of capital is deploying $ 2.3 B into 23 vehicles, zeroing-in on AI & Deep Tech, Climate & Energy, scaling B2B software, and Life Sciences. The money is steering the global startup scene toward hard-tech breakthroughs and market-defining innovation.
Where the Money Is Going
🌍 Geography at a Glance
Europe – 52 % of capital | AI, nuclear energy, and biotech dominate the mandates.
North America – 41 % | Large cheques for AI, climate tech, and revenue-backed SaaS growth facilities.
Asia – 5 % | AI-powered life-science platforms and cross-border health plays lead the charge.
Rest of the World – 2 % | Latin America, Africa, and others see niche fintech, impact, and gender-lens funds gaining traction.
🎯 Sector Priorities
AI & Deep Tech – 35 % of capital: Foundation models, robotics, next-gen computing, crypto infrastructure.
Climate & Energy – 18 %: Nuclear roll-out, grid-scale solutions, impact-driven decarbonisation.
Tech-for-Growth (SaaS & credit) – 15 %: Revenue-backed lending, post-Series A expansion capital.
Life Sciences – 7 %: Precision medicine, AI-enabled drug discovery, breakthrough therapeutics.
Other sectors – 25 %: Fintech (especially LatAm), Web3, defence tech, gender-lens and diversity vehicles.
🚀 Investment Stages
Early Stage – 65 % of capital
Pre-seed to Series A cheques backing frontier AI, biotech, fintech, and inclusive-impact plays.Growth Stage – 35 % of capital
Later-stage rounds fuelling nuclear, climate infrastructure, and high-revenue SaaS scalers.
What This Means for Founders
Europe now leads the AI & Deep Tech race—startups in the region should sharpen their narratives around defensible IP and regulatory tailwinds.
Climate, nuclear, and grid innovation are hot—founders solving decarbonisation bottlenecks can tap increasingly deep pockets.
Life-science and health spin-outs remain attractive, especially when paired with AI platforms.
Fintech in emerging markets still secures specialised early-stage capital despite its smaller share of the pot—regional insight and scalability will be key.
Action point: Align your next raise with these capital flows—highlight how your technology fits the dominant sector themes and be explicit about the stage-specific milestones investors now expect.
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