Funded Other Startups in Washington
Across the 10 most recent “Other” entries in Washington, D.C.
Across the 10 most recent “Other” entries in Washington, D.C. (sorted by round date descending), the largest disclosed round is Lydian Energy’s $233M on 2025-07-09, which dwarfs the next-largest disclosed amount (American Sustainable Business Council at $220K on 2022-09-26). The disclosed amounts cluster heavily in the earlier 2022 window: 2022-05-12 through 2022-10-06 contains five entries (Professional Fighters League $30M on 2022-05-19; Cybershield Security $50K on 2022-05-12; National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation $1M on 2022-10-06; and two 2022 grants with undisclosed amounts).
Stage signals are also uneven: five of the 10 rows are “undisclosed” or blank for round classification/amount, including Sphere (2024-11-01, Seed, undisclosed) and multiple 2022 grants with undisclosed amounts (e.g., Humane Rescue Alliance on 2022-07-20). Temporally, the list spans 2021-12-16 (Aceli Africa $27M) through 2025-07-09, with only two entries after 2024-03-19 (Life Pieces To Masterpieces, 2024-03-19, undisclosed; Sphere, 2024-11-01, undisclosed).
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Frequently asked
Which disclosed round is the outlier in this “Other” Washington, D.C. set, and how far above the rest is it?
Lydian Energy’s disclosed $233M round on 2025-07-09 is the outlier; the next-largest disclosed amount shown is $30M (Professional Fighters League, Series E, 2022-05-19) and the only other very large disclosed figure is $220K (American Sustainable Business Council, 2022-09-26).
Do the entries cluster in a specific time window, or are they spread evenly across years?
They cluster in mid-to-late 2022: five entries fall between 2022-05-12 and 2022-10-06, including Cybershield Security ($50K, 2022-05-12) through National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation ($1M, 2022-10-06). Outside that window, the list has one entry in 2024-03-19 (Life Pieces To Masterpieces, undisclosed) and one in 2024-11-01 (Sphere, undisclosed).
Are there recurring stage/amount disclosure patterns that limit comparability?
Yes. Four rows show “undisclosed” amounts (Sphere 2024-11-01; Humane Rescue Alliance 2022-07-20; Malala Fund 2022-06-22; and Life Pieces To Masterpieces 2024-03-19), and one row has a blank round classification with an undisclosed amount (Life Pieces To Masterpieces, 2024-03-19). That leaves fewer directly comparable disclosed figures across the full 2021-12-16 to 2025-07-09 range.
What stage mix dominates the disclosed rounds in this slice?
Among rounds with explicit disclosed amounts and a stated stage, “Series” appears at least twice (Professional Fighters League, Series E, $30M on 2022-05-19; Lydian Energy is listed as Series Unknown with $233M on 2025-07-09), while “Grant” spans multiple entries (e.g., National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation $1M on 2022-10-06; Cybershield Security $50K on 2022-05-12; American Sustainable Business Council $220K on 2022-09-26).
Which entries closed most recently, and what does that imply about recency versus the older cluster?
The two most recent dates in the list are 2025-07-09 (Lydian Energy, $233M) and 2024-11-01 (Sphere, undisclosed). Only one additional entry appears between them (Life Pieces To Masterpieces on 2024-03-19, undisclosed), suggesting the page’s comparability is driven more by the 2022 cluster than by ongoing repeat funding in 2024–2025.
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