Funded Startups in District of Columbia
Across the 50 most recent funded entries in Washington, District of Columbia, the largest disclosed round is Sol Systems’ $675M on 2025-07-16, dwarfing the…
Across the 50 most recent funded entries in Washington, District of Columbia, the largest disclosed round is Sol Systems’ $675M on 2025-07-16, dwarfing the next-largest disclosed amounts (Sublime Security at $150M on 2025-11-02 and Lydian Energy at $233M on 2025-07-09). Many rounds cluster in the mid-2025 window: from 2025-05-02 (Telescope) through 2025-07-22 (World Central Kitchen), a large share of the list is concentrated, including multiple disclosed mid-to-large checks such as Virtru’s $50M (2025-07-11) and FiscalNote’s $75M (2025-08-06) just after that period.
Sector and stage disclosures skew toward technology-adjacent categories and non-committal deal labels: information technology appears in 3+ entries (e.g., Sublime Security, Virtru, Tidal Cyber), and “Series Unknown” appears in 3+ entries as well, alongside several “undisclosed” amounts. The span runs from 2025-11-21 (Quindar) back to 2024-10-11 (hotglue), with the newest rounds ending in late 2025 and many smaller disclosed checks (e.g., GoPursue’s $20K on 2025-05-22) sitting far below the largest figures.
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What’s the largest disclosed round in this DC list, and how extreme is it versus other disclosed amounts?
Sol Systems raised the largest disclosed amount at $675M on 2025-07-16. That size is an outlier relative to the next-largest disclosed amounts shown, including Lydian Energy at $233M (2025-07-09) and Sublime Security at $150M (2025-11-02).
Do the rounds cluster into a narrow time window rather than being evenly spread?
Yes. A substantial block of entries appears between early May and late July 2025—for example Telescope (undisclosed, 2025-05-02), Rhino ($50M, 2025-01-21 is outside that window; within it: Zeno Power $50M on 2025-05-14 is within), and World Central Kitchen ($250K, 2025-07-22). Large checks also occur inside the same run, such as Sol Systems ($675M, 2025-07-16) and Virtru ($50M, 2025-07-11).
Which stage label dominates, and how often are amounts not specified as disclosed dollars?
“Series Unknown” appears repeatedly across the list (e.g., Legends of Learning on 2025-11-18 at $430K, and Sunbound on 2025-05-13 with an undisclosed amount). Separately, several entries list “undisclosed” amounts (e.g., Hydrosat on 2025-07-03 and Obviant on 2025-07-02), which means comparisons based only on disclosed dollars can miss the full distribution.
Are any sectors over-represented compared with the rest of this DC set?
Information Technology appears in 3+ entries, including Sublime Security (Information Technology, $150M on 2025-11-02), Virtru (Information Technology, $50M on 2025-07-11), and Tidal Cyber (Information Technology, undisclosed on 2024-10-28). Biotech and Energy also recur multiple times (e.g., 60 Degrees Pharma $5M on 2025-07-15; Lydian Energy $233M on 2025-07-09; Sol Systems $675M on 2025-07-16).
Which entries look like under-the-radar outliers on the low end among disclosed rounds?
Within disclosed amounts, small figures stand out against larger disclosed checks like Sol Systems’ $675M. For example, GoPursue lists $20K on 2025-05-22 and Din Din lists $250K on 2025-04-08, while several other disclosed rounds land in the multi-million range (e.g., Rhizome $7M on 2025-05-21 and CalypsoAI $5M on 2025-04-09).
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