List of Recently Funded Series C Startups (2025)

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Recently Funded Series C Startups

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Series C Startup Funding: Statistics and Trends Data

Total Series C Startup Funding Rounds and Timeline

47 financings between January 7, 2025 and April 16, 2025.

Statistics of Series C Startups Funding Amounts

• Mean: $119.2 M, Median: $80 M

• 25th–75th percentile range: $50 M–$144 M

• Maximum: $600 M

Monthly Series C Startup Funding Trends

• January: 12 rounds, $1.246 B total

• February: 12 rounds, $1.833 B total

• March: 17 rounds, $3.106 B total

• April (to 4/16): 6 rounds, $0.729 B total

Top Industries by Series C Startup Funding Activity

• Series C Startup Funding By Round Count:

  1. Information Technology & Services (15 rounds)

  2. Research (8)

  3. Defense & Space (6)

  4. Financial Services (5)

  5. Semiconductors (4)

• Series C Startup Funding By Total Capital:

  1. Information Technology & Services ($2.213 B)

  2. Research ($1.191 B)

  3. Defense & Space ($0.776 B)

  4. Financial Services ($0.463 B)

  5. Semiconductors ($0.250 B)

Geographic Concentration of Series C Stage Startup Funding Rounds

• By Deal Count: California (19), Massachusetts (5), New York (5), Texas (4), Illinois (3)

• By Capital Deployed: California ($2.099 B), Texas ($1.335 B), Massachusetts ($0.648 B), Illinois ($0.560 B), New York ($0.220 B)

Series C Startup Funding: Growth Curves Across Top Industries Compared

The curves highlight distinct funding dynamics for top Series C startup industries:

• Information Technology and Services (red) steadily accelerated from $150 M in January to $920 M in March, before dipping to $380 M in April showing mid-quarter peaks.

• Defense and Space (gold) spiked sharply to $600 M in February, then declined to below $10 M by April, indicating a short-lived surge.

• Financial Services (orange) climbed from $70 M in January to $330 M in March, then receded to $60 M in April, an upside-down “V” pattern.

• Research (pink) trended downward from $700 M in January to $80 M in March, with a modest April rebound to $210 M, suggesting front-loaded deals.

• Semiconductors (blue) appeared only in March with a one-off blockbuster raise of $1.45 B, underscoring highly lumpy capital deployment.

Strategic Insight:

• Mid-Quarter Windows: IT Services and Financial Services peak in the middle of the quarter – prime sourcing opportunities.

• Tactical Plays: Defense and Space and semiconductors require exceptionally precise timing around their singular spikes.

• Front-Loaded Opportunities: Research deals occur early; engage at quarter start for a consistent pipeline.

Exceptionally Large and Small Series C Startup Funding Rounds

Exceptionally Large Series C Startups Funded (> $285 M)

• Saronic: $600 M on 2025-02-18

• Nerdio: $500 M on 2025-03-18

• NinjaOne: $500 M on 2025-02-24

• Mercury: $300 M on 2025-03-26

Exceptionally Small Series C Startups Funded (≤ $20 M)

• Lineus Medical: $4.579 M on 2025-03-04

• Phase Four: $6.25 M on 2025-01-09

• Enveda Biosciences: $20 M on 2025-02-27

• Parsyl: $20 M on 2025-01-08

Strategic Takeaways For Series C Startups Funded

Average Series C Startup Deal Size by Industry

• Industries like Semiconductors and Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing top the list for per-round check sizes, followed by Defense & Space and Research.

• More volume-driven categories—Information Technology & Services—land in the mid-range.

Average Series C Startup Deal Size by State

• North Carolina and Texas show among the highest average Series C rounds, alongside California and Massachusetts.

• Some smaller states (e.g., Delaware) can also deliver outsized checks.

Industry–State Clusters for Series C Startups Funded

• Information Technology and Services:

  • California (9 rounds @ $100.6 M avg)

  • Ontario and Oregon each with a single round above $80 M

• Research:

  • Massachusetts (3 rounds @ $160.5 M avg)

  • California (3 rounds @ $95 M avg)

Strategic Takeaways:

• High-Value Bets: Target niche industries (Semiconductors, Defense and Space, Research) in states like North Carolina and Massachusetts for above-average Series C checks.

• Volume Plays: For a steady deal flow, focus on Information Technology and Services in California.

• Underserved Geographies: Keep an eye on emerging markets like Ontario or Oregon for potential outlier rounds.