The US venture capital (VC) landscape registered a 64% year-on-year (YoY) surge in funding value during January to August 2025 even as deal activity slipped 5%. Investors are backing fewer but larger deals, signaling a preference for scale and impact. With landmark billion-dollar raises, the US has reinforced its dominance in global VC funding, reveals GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “The sharp rise in funding value, despite a drop in deal count, highlights investors’ growing preference for backing fewer but much larger rounds. Their focus has shifted to scaling high-potential companies through big-ticket investments that can deliver stronger long-term returns.”
The US continues to dominate the global VC landscape in terms of both deal volume and value. The significant jump in funding value has further solidified its position as the leading market for high-value investments.
An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database reveals that the US accounted for around 30% of the total number of VC deals announced globally during January-August 2025 while its share in terms of value stood much higher at around 65%.
Some of the notable VC funding deals announced in the US during the first eight months of 2025 include: $40 billion raised by OpenAI, $3.5 billion secured by Anthropic, $3 billion raised by Infinite Reality, $2.5 billion secured by Anduril, $2 billion secured by Thinking Machines Lab, and $1 billion raised by Grammarly.
Bose concludes: “The US’ share of VC value globally has grown disproportionately during the first eight months of 2025, indicating a clear trend towards larger investments. Several key factors such as conducive fundraising environment and announcement of several big-ticket investments in some of the promising startups were behind this impressive performance by the US.”
Note: Historic data may change in case some deals get added to previous months because of a delay in disclosure of information in the public domain.
