Funded Startups in District of Columbia
The disclosed funding amounts in this Washington, District of Columbia list are highly uneven: Lydian Energy’s $689M on 2026-02-17 dwarfs the next-largest…
The disclosed funding amounts in this Washington, District of Columbia list are highly uneven: Lydian Energy’s $689M on 2026-02-17 dwarfs the next-largest disclosed amounts, including Sol Systems’ $675M (2025-07-16) and Easterly Government Properties’ $200M (2026-06-30). At the low end, the smallest disclosed amount is $4.0M (Meaningful Gigs on 2026-04-17), while multiple rounds cluster just above the single-digit range (e.g., HighGround $7M on 2026-06-17; CancerNavigator $7M on 2026-02-18; Shifters AI $10M on 2026-06-03).
Temporal clustering is visible across a long run of recent activity (2025-07-15 through 2026-06-30), with many rounds landing in mid-to-late 2026 (several entries between 2026-04-14 and 2026-06-30). Sector-wise, “Artificial Intelligence (AI)” appears repeatedly (e.g., Shifters AI on 2026-06-03 for $10M; Rhea Space on 2026-04-16 for $6M; CreditRich AI on 2025-12-07 for $4M; FiscalNote on 2025-08-06 for $75M). The stage/amount data also shows heavy disclosure gaps: 16 of 50 rows list “undisclosed,” including We the Veterans and Military Families (2026-06-16) and Zealot (2026-05-14).
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What’s the largest disclosed round in this District of Columbia feed, and how extreme is it versus the rest?
Lydian Energy’s disclosed $689M on 2026-02-17 is the clear outlier; the next-largest disclosed figures are Sol Systems at $675M (2025-07-16) and Easterly Government Properties at $200M (2026-06-30). That makes Lydian Energy’s disclosed amount substantially larger than the rest of the disclosed rounds in these 50 rows.
Do the disclosed rounds cluster in a narrow time window, or are they spread evenly across the date range?
They span from 2025-07-15 (Little Sesame, $14M on 2025-07-15) through 2026-06-30 (Easterly Government Properties, $200M on 2026-06-30). Within that span, there is noticeable density in mid-2026, including multiple entries between 2026-04-14 and 2026-06-30 such as Airis Labs ($31M on 2026-05-27) and Shifters AI ($10M on 2026-06-03).
Which sectors look over-represented, and how does that show up in the top disclosed entries?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most repeated labels in this list, with multiple entries at different stages and amounts: Shifters AI ($10M on 2026-06-03), Rhea Space ($6M on 2026-04-16), CreditRich AI ($4M on 2025-12-07), and FiscalNote ($75M on 2025-08-06). In contrast, the largest disclosed rounds are driven by non-AI labels: Lydian Energy (Other, $689M), Sol Systems (Energy, $675M), and Easterly Government Properties (Financial Services, $200M).
How much of the list has missing round sizes, and does that affect which comparisons are reliable?
16 of 50 rows have “undisclosed” amounts (for example, We the Veterans and Military Families on 2026-06-16 and Zealot on 2026-05-14). Because these rows lack disclosed amounts, “largest/smallest” comparisons only apply to the remaining disclosed entries, which is why the top-end outlier analysis relies on companies like Lydian Energy ($689M) and Sol Systems ($675M).
Are there stage patterns that correlate with the disclosure gaps (disclosed vs undisclosed) in this feed?
Disclosed amounts appear across multiple stages, including Seed (HighGround $7M on 2026-06-17; Shifters AI $10M on 2026-06-03) and Series C (Sublime Security $150M on 2025-11-02; Last Energy $100M on 2025-12-16). However, “undisclosed” is frequent across otherwise recognizable entries, such as We the Veterans and Military Families (Series Unknown on 2026-06-16) and Association of Women’s Business Centers (Series Unknown on 2026-04-07), limiting stage-based dollar comparisons for those rows.
Where does the smallest disclosed amount land, and what does that imply about the lower tail?
The smallest disclosed amount in these 50 rows is $4M for Meaningful Gigs on 2026-04-17. Several other disclosed amounts sit close to this lower tail (e.g., US Ignite at $4M on 2025-12-17 and CreditRich AI at $4M on 2025-12-07), suggesting a frequent floor around single-digit million figures among disclosed rounds.
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