Funding to AI-related start-ups spiked 75% to $203bn from 2024, with foundation model companies representing 40% of that globally and US companies dominating.
Annual enterprise spending on AI has surged from just $1.7bn in 2023 to $37bn in 2025, as companies see 'real revenue and productivity gains at scale,' Menlo Ventures says in its third annual report on generative AI in the enterprise.
Thirteen IPOs by AI expansion-stage companies in the first three quarters represent less than 10% of the total exit count, but nearly 87% of total exit value.
NewView Capital's just-released report reveals new data on the often-undisclosed deal structure and its use in the venture industry.
If deals had been struck at 'market' prices instead of climate premia, net IRRs could have been been boosted by up to 7%, says new CREO Advisory report.
Hans Swildens weighs in on Industry's sale to Goldman Sachs, who the most active sellers in the venture secondaries market are, the current NAV discount for venture assets and lots more.
The investment bank will pay up to $965m for Industry, as it ramps up its push into private wealth, focusing on distributions and unique product offerings.
In part 24 of his venture debt series, Zack Ellison of Applied Real Intelligence breaks down the key funding structures behind venture loans and growth credit and how they shape investor control and economics.
Managed with Evercore, the HighVista deal drew more than 40 potential bidders and reinforces the Boston investment firm’s expanding presence in the secondary market.
In response to extended fundraising periods, start-ups are raising bigger seed rounds to bridge the gap, shows JPMorgan’s latest half-year report.