The Raise Report
New funds with capital to deploy #019
Since we started releasing this data we have covered almost 800 funds that have raised over $240b 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
🚀 $6.6b Across 36 New Funds
Investors are pouring fresh capital into AI & tech platforms, life sciences breakthroughs, climate-focused solutions and infrastructure projects.
Where the Money is Going
🌍 Geography at a Glance
North America (∼36 % of disclosed $)
– Continued dominance with sizeable commitments to life sciences, AI-driven platforms and corporate-VC vehicles.
Europe (∼33 %)
– Strong momentum in sustainable infrastructure, climate tech and AI-native scale-ups across key hubs.
Asia (∼11 %)
– Focused on deep-tech commercialisation from university spin-outs in Japan, Israel, India and Southeast Asia.
Rest of the World (∼20 %)
– Rising activity in fintech innovation and community-driven pre-seed programmes across Latin America and beyond.
🎯 Sector Priorities
AI & Technology (∼38 %)
Backing everything from enterprise AI infrastructure and agentic applications to cybersecurity, data platforms and developer tools.
Life Sciences & Biotech (∼22 %)
Financing novel therapeutics, diagnostics and MedTech spin-outs at Series B–C, with strong corporate and philanthropic partners.
Climate & Impact Tech (∼12 %)
Investing in water treatment, clean energy, sustainable mobility and resource-efficient solutions to tackle environmental challenges.
Infrastructure (∼10 %)
Supporting strategic projects in digital and social infrastructure, energy transition and resilient supply-chain systems.
Other Sectors (∼18 %) – Including defence tech, food-tech innovation and community-led accelerator funds.
🚀 Investment Stages
Early Stage — 72 % of new funds (26 of 36)
Backing pre-seed and seed startups across food-tech, defence, deep tech and accelerator-linked communities.
Growth Stage — 28 % of new funds (10 of 36)
Focusing on Series B–C biotech breakthroughs, AI scale-ups and sustainable infrastructure ventures.
What This Means for Founders
North America remains the powerhouse and life-sciences the hottest sector. Founders in AI and biotech should target North American investors specialising in those verticals, while climate-tech entrepreneurs will find Europe’s sustainability-focused funds most receptive to their pitches.