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According to the latest data from Pitchbook, AI startups captured the majority of global venture capital in the first quarter of 2025.
The research firm noted in its report on April 17: "Investors still have a fear of missing out (FOMO) on AI." The report showed that 57.9% of global venture capital funding in the first quarter flowed to AI and machine learning startups.
In contrast, only 28% of venture capital funding was directed towards the AI sector in the first quarter of 2024.
Pitchbook also stated that AI investment is more concentrated in North America, where 70% of venture capital funding in the first quarter of this year went to AI startups.
In the first quarter of 2025, the global AI industry raised a total of $73 billion, which exceeds more than half of last year's total AI-related transaction amount. However, more than half of this funding went to OpenAI, which completed a $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank on March 31.
Other notable AI funding cases in March included Anthropic, which raised $3.5 billion in its Series E funding.
Maria Palma, a partner at Freestyle Capital, stated: "The fear of 'others taking the market' is stronger than ever." She added: "You don't see signs of a slowdown because the pace of technological change is almost overwhelming."
Nnamdi Okike, co-founder and managing partner of 645 Ventures, warned: "There are extreme phenomena occurring right now, which means there will be many failures."
He added: "Many venture capital funds are saying, 'This will only go up,' and when that kind of thinking arises, it usually means they have lost touch with reality."
Signs of a Crypto Venture Capital Recovery
In contrast, according to CryptoRank data, cryptocurrency and blockchain startups raised only about $4.8 billion in the first quarter of 2025. Nearly half of this amount, $2 billion, came from Abu Dhabi investment firm MGX's investment in Binance.
Nevertheless, this amount is still more than four times the $1.1 billion raised in the fourth quarter of 2024 and is the highest quarterly amount for crypto venture capital since the third quarter of 2022.
With a more favorable regulatory environment emerging in the U.S., crypto venture capital appears to be warming up again.
Reportedly, on April 17, Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Ventures Fund I is expected to exceed its $150 million fundraising target and is projected to reach $180 million by the end of June.
Related: Auradin raises $153 million to establish an AI data center business group.
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