
AI Startups See Record $150 Billion Venture Capital Infusion
Venture capitalists invested a record $150 billion into AI startups in 2025, with OpenAI reportedly planning an unprecedented $100 billion private fundraise.
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Venture capitalists invested a record $150 billion into AI startups in 2025, with OpenAI reportedly planning an unprecedented $100 billion private fundraise.

Venture capitalists are making multimillion-dollar decisions on AI startups in minutes, using unconventional meetings at gyms to close deals in a high-speed funding frenzy.

AI presentation startup Gamma has raised $68 million in a new funding round, achieving a $2.1 billion valuation while maintaining profitability with a small team.

Workflow documentation startup Scribe has raised $75 million in a Series C round, boosting its valuation to $1.3 billion to launch a new AI optimization platform.

Top venture capitalist Elad Gil says the chaotic AI market is maturing, with clear leaders emerging in areas like foundational models while huge opportunities remain in fintech and security.

AI search startup Perplexity is experiencing a massive surge in its valuation, with some offers reaching as high as $50 billion amid a frenzied investor climate.

OpenAI is using a series of complex, circular financial deals to fund its massive AI infrastructure, receiving billions from partners and then paying it back for services.

AI recruiting firm Mercor has reached a $10 billion valuation, making its three 22-year-old founders the youngest self-made billionaires in the world.

Semiconductor giant Nvidia is reportedly considering an investment of up to $1 billion in Poolside, an AI startup focused on software development tools.

Sequoia Capital has led a new investment round in AI startup Rogo Technologies, valuing the company at $750 million as it aims to automate investment banking tasks.

Anjney Midha, a general partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, is leaving to launch a new startup focused on the high-demand AI compute market.

An angel investor explains why he decided to back AI startup ElevenLabs, now valued at $6.6 billion, after just a 30-minute meeting with its co-founder.