2025 by the Numbers
December 19, 2025
2025 was a huge year for Sterling Road portfolio companies.
2025 was a huge year for Sterling Road portfolio companies. Here's a snapshot of the key numbers:
$3B+: Sterling Road portfolio companies are now valued at over $3B.
$300M+: The portfolio raised more than $300M this year.
17: New startups added to the Sterling Road community.
15: University grants awarded across institutions like Oxford, Imperial College, and NTNU.
10: Follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies.
4: In Q2, we closed Sterling Road's 4th fund.
Beyond these numbers, there were some major milestones: Serve Robotics deployed its 2000th delivery robot, live in US cities; Hydra was named a top AI startup by The Information; and Starcloud put the first data center in space!
Huge thanks to all our founders and investors for making it a great one.