- US AI startups see funding surge while more VC funds struggle . . .
AI investments drive 64 1% of total deal value in H1 2025 VC fundraising declines 33 7% year-over-year, faces longer timelines Exit activity up 40%, optimism for IPOs and M A in H2 July 15
- Global VC Funding Hits $91B in Q2 2025 Led by AI; US Startup . . .
Global VC Funding Hits $91B in Q2 2025 Led by AI; US Startup Funding Surges 75 6% to $162 8B in H1
- PitchBook: US startup funding surged 75. 6% YoY in H1 2025 to . . .
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- AI eats up 41% of US VC deal value, with help from Big Tech . . .
The VC market is increasingly defined by deals for AI companies, which captured a remarkable 41% of US VC deal value in the first half of 2024, according to the latest PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor
- PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor - National Venture Capital . . .
What’s new: Our newly released Q1 2025 PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor report, created in partnership with J P Morgan, Dentons, and Deloitte with data and analysis on quarterly U S VC dealmaking, exit, and fundraising activity Key takeaways
- Global Advisory: Growth Equity Update Edition 28
AI and related businesses took four of the top six US venture deals in H1 2024 - Vantage Data Centres ($9 2bn), xAI ($6bn), CoreWeave ($1 1bn), Scale AI ($1bn) The largest European deal in H1 was in AI, Wayve’s $1 05bn
- Scale AI revenue, valuation growth rate | Sacra
Scale AI was valued at $13 8B following its 2023 funding round, with significant participation from Cisco Investments, ServiceNow Ventures, and Amazon Based on 2023 revenue of $760M and a $13 8B valuation, Scale AI traded at a 18 1x revenue multiple
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