#billion into seed

Investors poured $280 billion into seed through growth-stage rounds for U.S. and Canadian companies in 2025, per Crunchbase data, the highest annual total in four years.

Funding to North American startups surged in the first half of 2025, fueled by investor enthusiasm around artificial intelligence, overall pouring $145 billion into seed through growth-stage rounds for U.S. and Canadian companies.

In the second quarter, investors put $31.8 billion into seed- through growth-stage rounds for U.S. and Canadian startups, per preliminary Crunchbase data.