The Raise Report
New funds with capital to deploy #015
Since we started releasing this data we have covered over 700 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
🚀 $17.6 B Across 36 New Funds
AI, climate resilience, sustainable food and digital health are soaking up the lion’s share of fresh capital.
Where the Money is Going
🌍 Geography at a Glance
Middle East (58 % of fund $) – State-backed mega-funds and AI-infrastructure vehicles dominate regional VC headlines.
North America (24 %) – A healthy mix of seed-stage deep-tech funds and growth pots for climate, sports and ag-food plays.
Asia-Pacific (9 %) – New money backs hydrogen, healthtech and cross-border AI hardware bridges.
Europe (8 %) – Food-tech spin-outs, blue-ocean impact funds and Baltic deep-tech specialists lead activity.
Rest of the World (1 %) – Latin America adds niche fintech and energy-transition funds while Brazil prepares a decarbonisation vehicle.
🎯 Sector Priorities
Artificial Intelligence (65 % of funds by $)
From $10 B sovereign vehicles to AI-native seed funds, investors are betting on models, chips, data centres and middleware.
Food & Agriculture (13 %)
University spin-outs and corporate VCs are financing resilient supply chains, functional drinks and alternative proteins.
Climate & Sustainability (9 %)
Hydrogen, electrification and ocean-regeneration funds channel capital into hard-tech decarbonisation.
Health & Life Sciences (7 %)
Digital biology, medtech and data-driven care platforms secure sizeable early-growth cheques.
Other Sectors (6 %) – Smaller pools focus on fintech, cybersecurity, hospitality, sports infrastructure and community investment.
🚀 Investment Stages
Early Stage — 67 % of new funds (24 of 36)
Seed specialists and university-linked vehicles writing first cheques for deep tech, AI and impact-driven ventures.
Growth Stage — 33 % of new funds (12 of 36)
Large-cheque investors scaling proven AI infrastructure, climate tech and sector-specific platforms.
What This Means for Founders
The Middle East’s outsized AI war chest makes it the go-to region for capital-intensive data and infrastructure plays, while North America remains fertile ground for specialised climate and food-tech funding. Align your pitch with these sector sweet-spots and target funds that match your stage: early-stage deep-tech founders should court the new seed vehicles, whereas scale-ups in AI infrastructure or decarbonisation may find faster traction with the fresh growth pools.