On July 11, 2025, global startup investors ramped up their activities in the second quarter, completing more financing rounds and investing larger amounts. Nine of the top ten active venture investors increased their deal counts compared to the first quarter, with 80% of the leading investors exhibiting heightened activity. Notably, SoftBank did not participate in Q2 rankings after making significant headlines in Q1 for its investment in OpenAI. Accel and General Catalyst emerged as the lead venture investors with 20 and 16 deals, respectively, including substantial investments in generative AI and spacetech. Meta topped financial contributions with a $14.3 billion deal for Scale AI, followed by Founders Fund and Andreessen Horowitz with major rounds for defense tech and an AI startup. Y Combinator led seed-stage investments with 50 deals, while the deal frequency among various investors indicated bullish sentiment in the startup landscape, potentially leading to more IPO activity. International investor engagement may shape future trends.

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