A: Hey John! What's up?
B: Oh, just reading some news. You?
A: Just stumbled upon something interesting about AI and startups.
B: Really? Tell me more!
A: It looks like AI is taking over startup investments this year. Can you believe it'll be the first time more than half of all VC money goes to AI?
B: No way! That's a lot of money, isn't it?
A: You bet! VCs have invested $192.7 billion into the industry this year out of a total $366.8 billion, according to Bloomberg. In the last quarter, AI accounted for almost 63% of U.S. VC investments and about 53% globally!
B: Wow, that's massive! I heard about Anthropic getting a big Series F round in September.
A: Yep, they're one of the marquee names getting most of this money. Sadly, the number of startups and funds raising money are at their lowest levels in years.
B: That's surprising, but it seems like the market is getting split up into two groups - AI or not, big firms or small ones.
A: Seems that way! PitchBook’s director of research Kyle Sanford said it best - "you’re in AI, or you’re not" and "you’re a big firm, or you’re not." Crazy times we're living in!
B: Oh, just reading some news. You?
A: Just stumbled upon something interesting about AI and startups.
B: Really? Tell me more!
A: It looks like AI is taking over startup investments this year. Can you believe it'll be the first time more than half of all VC money goes to AI?
B: No way! That's a lot of money, isn't it?
A: You bet! VCs have invested $192.7 billion into the industry this year out of a total $366.8 billion, according to Bloomberg. In the last quarter, AI accounted for almost 63% of U.S. VC investments and about 53% globally!
B: Wow, that's massive! I heard about Anthropic getting a big Series F round in September.
A: Yep, they're one of the marquee names getting most of this money. Sadly, the number of startups and funds raising money are at their lowest levels in years.
B: That's surprising, but it seems like the market is getting split up into two groups - AI or not, big firms or small ones.
A: Seems that way! PitchBook’s director of research Kyle Sanford said it best - "you’re in AI, or you’re not" and "you’re a big firm, or you’re not." Crazy times we're living in!
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AI dominates startup investments in 2021, with VCs investing $192.7 billion out of a total $366.8 billion globally. AI accounted for nearly 63% of U.S. VC investments and about 53% worldwide. Notably, marquee names like Anthropic received significant funding during this period. However, the number
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Category ID: conversation_summary
Date: Oct. 5, 2025
Notes: 2025-10-05
Created: 2025/10/05 10:20
Updated: 2025/12/08 01:14
Last Read: 2025/10/05 13:49