VC Investment Surges 38% in Q3 2025; Veeam to Acquire Securiti AI for $1.73B
Key Takeaways
- Q3 2025 VC investment up 38%, AI leads with $34.1B in funding.
- Veeam to acquire Securiti AI for $1.73B to enhance AI data security.
- OpenAI and Google Brain researchers launch Periodic Labs, securing $300M in funding.
- Fal.ai raises $250M, valuation exceeds $4B due to AI model hosting demand.
- LangChain raises $125M at $1.25B valuation for AI agent infrastructure.
Top Stories
Q3 2025 VC investment up 38%, AI leads with $34.1B.
In Q3 2025, global VC investment reached $97.3 billion, a 38% year-over-year increase, with AI investments leading at $34.1 billion, indicating a strong trend in the startup ecosystem.
Veeam to acquire Securiti AI for $1.73B.
Veeam Software announced its agreement to acquire Securiti AI for approximately $1.73 billion in cash and stock, aiming to enhance Veeam's capabilities in securing corporate data used for AI applications.
OpenAI and Google Brain researchers launch Periodic Labs.
Former top researchers from OpenAI and Google Brain launched Periodic Labs, attracting $300 million in venture capital funding, indicating strong investor confidence.
Fal.ai raises $250M, valuation exceeds $4B.
Multimodal AI startup Fal.ai closed a new funding round, raising approximately $250 million and achieving a valuation exceeding $4 billion, driven by high demand for its AI model hosting platform.
LangChain raises $125M at $1.25B valuation.
On October 20, 2025, LangChain announced a $125 million Series B funding round at a $1.25 billion valuation, aiming to become a foundational digital infrastructure company for AI agents.
Funding Alert
Sesame raises $250M for AI-powered smart glasses.
Sesame, an AI startup founded by Oculus veterans, announced a $250 million Series B funding round to develop AI-powered smart glasses with natural voice interaction.
Anrok raises $55M, valuation doubles to $525M.
Anrok Inc., an AI-driven sales tax compliance automation startup, raised $55 million in a Series C funding round, more than doubling its valuation to $525 million.
Piere raises $2.1M for AI-first financial automation.
Piere, an AI-first financial automation platform, announced a $2.1M pre-seed funding round to scale its AI platform, MyPlan™, and expand partnerships with financial institutions.
Moonshot AI completes $10M seed round.
Israeli generative AI startup Moonshot AI completed a $10 million seed financing round for its no-code platform that leverages generative AI to help websites evolve independently.
Saturn raises €12.9M for AI financial advice platform.
London-based AI technology company Saturn announced a €12.9 million Series A funding round to accelerate product development and expand its platform for transforming financial advice by automating administrative and compliance tasks.
1001 AI raises $9M for AI-native operating system.
1001 AI, a startup founded by Scale AI alum, announced it has raised $9 million in seed funding to deploy an AI-native operating system to cut inefficiencies across critical industries.
Magic secures $10M seed funding for AI-driven CRM.
AI-powered loyalty startup Magic announced it has secured $10 million in seed funding for its AI-driven CRM software designed to enhance customer relationship management in the restaurant industry.
Serval raises $47M for dual-agent AI system.
Serval announced a $47 million Series A funding round to advance its dual-agent AI system for IT service management, aiming to enhance security and simplify automation.
Green Mobility
Spiro raises $100M for electric motorbike expansion.
Spiro, an African e-mobility company, announced it has raised $100 million in a funding round to expand its electric motorbike production across Africa, aiming to have 100,000 vehicles on the road by the end of 2025.
Arbor Energy raises $55M for clean energy technology.
Arbor Energy, a startup founded by SpaceX alumni, announced it has raised $55 million for its rocket-inspired clean energy technology, aiming to provide carbon-free electricity for data centers.
Market Trends
Cohere plans IPO soon.
On October 21, 2025, Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez indicated the AI startup plans to pursue an Initial Public Offering (IPO) "soon," reflecting the growth and maturity of AI startups.
Beyond Meat expands product availability to Walmart.
Beyond Meat, Inc. announced an expansion of its product availability to over 2,000 Walmart stores nationwide, including the Beyond Burger® 6-Pack, reflecting the growing market for plant-based alternatives.
Anastasia Soare releases memoir 'Raising Brows'.
Anastasia Soare releases her $32 hardcover memoir 'Raising Brows,' chronicling her journey building Anastasia Beverly Hills into a billion-dollar brow-focused beauty empire, offering insights for entrepreneurs.
Tech Innovation
Anthropic and Google discuss deal for computing power.
On October 21, 2025, Anthropic PBC and Google are in discussions for a deal where Google would provide Anthropic with computing power valued in the high tens of billions of dollars, highlighting the ongoing collaborations within the AI sector.
OpenAI to launch new product on October 22.
OpenAI will be live streaming a new product launch on October 22, 2025, at 1 AM Beijing time, with hints suggesting an AI browser based on Chromium and integrated with ChatGPT.
OpenAI enlists investment bankers to train AI.
OpenAI has enlisted over 100 former investment bankers to train its AI on building financial models through a secretive project code-named Mercury, aiming to automate tedious tasks.
Codi launches AI-powered office management platform.
Codi, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup, launched its AI-powered platform designed to fully automate office management, handling tasks like vendor coordination and pantry restocking.
Palladyne AI and Draganfly collaborate on AI drones.
Palladyne AI and Draganfly Inc. announced a collaboration to integrate Palladyne's Pilot AI software into Draganfly's UAV platforms, enhancing drones with advanced autonomous operations.
AI inference systems: Cerebras, Groq, SambaNova.
An analysis compared Cerebras, Groq, and SambaNova's rack-scale AI inference systems competing with Nvidia, highlighting their performance and market strategies in the AI sector.