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While disbursements of capital in other tech sectors slows, #artificialintelligence continues to see a steady flow of #investments (although lower than it was a year ago). If you can get in on the investing side, it's worth a look. "Multibillion-dollar investments in artificial intelligence startups have become almost commonplace in Silicon Valley — with dollars raised for AI companies outpacing funding totals in every other category of tech, and reaching $17.9 billion in the third quarter. According to PitchBook data compiled for Bloomberg, the value of funding for AI companies climbed 27% globally in the third quarter compared to the year before. That’s even as overall deals for startups fell 31% from a year earlier to hit $73 billion worldwide. " https://lnkd.in/gM3kiKF7

AI Startup Investment Boom: Trends, Statistics, and Graphs #AIStartupInvestment #AIInvestmentTrends #AIInvestmentStats #AIInvestmentGraphs #AITechInvestment #FutureOfAIInvestment #AIStartupFunding #AIStartupEcosystem #AIInvestmentLandscape

In the second quarter of 2024, global startup funding saw a significant increase to $79 billion, marking a 16% rise from the previous quarter and a 12% increase compared to Q2 2023. AI sector funding notably doubled to $24 billion, comprising 30% of total investments, the highest quarterly amount in recent years. The quarter also witnessed heightened M&A activity, particularly in large deals, which injected liquidity into the venture capital market. Read More Here: https://lnkd.in/e-JYcy2g Crunchbase News Today Gené Teare #venturecapital #investments #AI Branded Hospitality Ventures Hospitality Headline Newsletter #MandA ChatGPT OpenAI Kunal Gandhi Jason Kwon Jonathan Lachman Varun Shetty Tadao Nagasaki Sterling Douglass Brizo FoodMetrics

There's rising concern over a potential AI venture capital (VC) investment bubble due to a surge in investments in AI-related startups, reminiscent of the late 1990s dot-com bubble. Investors are wary of the rapid expansion and valuation of AI-focused ventures, uncertain about their long-term sustainability and associated risks. Analysts are closely monitoring the situation's impact on the tech sector and the broader economy. For more details, you can find the article here: https://lnkd.in/ev7wW4jN . . . #AIinvestment #AIventurecapital #investmentbubble #technology #marketupdates

💡 Exciting times in the venture landscape as Q2 brought a flurry of activity, particularly in AI! 🚀 The numbers are staggering, with global startup funding reaching a whopping $79 billion—an impressive 16% increase from the previous quarter. Not just a spike, but a clear indicator of where investor focus is intensifying. 🌐 Let's talk about the AI boom. Funding here has more than doubled, hitting a record $24 billion. That's 30% of all investment this quarter! It seems we can't scroll through our feeds without seeing AI innovation headlines, and the investment figures are backing this up. 🤖 Merger and Acquisition activity has also seen a spike. It's a breath of fresh air for venture capital markets looking for signs of liquidity. Deals are getting sealed, and the market is buzzing once again—a welcome change from the past quarters of cautious anticipation. 👥 Despite this upward trend, we're still entrenched in a funding decline that has lasted over eight consecutive quarters. Q2's success doesn't necessarily signify a full-blown comeback, but it's a beacon of hope, especially for AI sectors and pre-IPO ventures. 💼 A closer look reveals that while mega-rounds fuelled most of the funding increase, the situation remains intricate. Seed funding stays robust and steady, weathering the downturn with remarkable resilience. It's an interesting time for both new entrants and those seeking late-stage capital. 🌱 And as we navigate these fascinating shifts, remember that TEEMA is here to connect top talent with exceptional opportunities. We believe in empowering relationships and fostering growth, whether in buzzing sectors like AI or elsewhere in the diverse landscape of professional careers. 🤝 Ready to jump into your next role or need a partner to navigate the recruitment frontier? Visit teemagroup.com. Let's make your next career move as impactful as these market trends! 🌟 #ai #FundingMushroomed #GlobalFundingAndM

Generative AI startups raised an astonishing $10 billion last year. “In today’s market, generative AI and related companies are attracting the most attention and capital, but we believe the AI opportunity set is much larger and across all industries,” says Navneet Govil, executive managing partner and CFO of SoftBank Investment Advisers. SoftBank Vision Fund, the venture capital arm of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group, was founded in 2017 and is the world’s largest tech-focused investment fund. The fund’s AI investments are sorted into two main buckets: pure-play AI companies and startups that significantly leverage AI as part of their core operations. Govil says the company first started to see the AI revolution as early as 2016, which is why SoftBank Vision Fund was created as a vehicle to make investments as the tech advanced. “Our founder, Masayoshi Son, has this incredible ability to see around corners,” adds Govil. Read more: https://lnkd.in/guJp-p-s

Great AI-powered startup -> BIG impact Super excited to see the announcement of intella's pre-Series A round led by HALA Ventures, Wa'ed Ventures, and angels from Sanabil500 and our very own INSEAD angel network eSeed.vc intella's mission is to bridge the gap between the Arab-speaking world and AI advancements, ensuring the region's relevance in global technological trends. They do this through offering voice transcriptions of Arabic dialects, audio analytics, summarization, sentiment analysis, topic extraction, and call scoring intella initially developed their AI-system through training on over 30,000 hours of Arabic audio, and intella Voice resulted in a 95.73% accuracy rate, surpassing established tech leaders like Google’s speech-to-text, Open AI’s whisper, Meta’s seamless M4T, and IBM Watson. As part of the eSeed.vc angel network, it's been super exciting to watch Intella grow - and to be part of the journey as the company accelerates across the Middle East Nour Taher Diego Camilleri, Rouzbeh Shirgiri, Rakan Bilbeisi, Alvaro Cuba https://lnkd.in/dTK3xanF

🔮 Venture Capital in 2024: Endeavor Catalyst's Predictions! 🔮 As we stand on the threshold of 2024, the venture capital landscape is poised for transformative shifts. With Endeavor Catalyst Team's insightful predictions, we've been pondering the future of global VC. Here are their compelling forecasts: AI's Utility Era - Jackie Carmel predicts AI will transcend hype, focusing more on practical applications. Think AI in every household, not just tech labs! "Emerging Europe's" AI Leap - Pete Benedetto sees Eastern Europe joining the AI bandwagon. Will we see the next AI unicorn from this region? New Alliances in Emerging Markets - According to Margaret Pollack, we'll witness fresh collaborations. Exciting times for cross-border innovations! Latin America's Investment Boom - Igor Piquet anticipates a resurgence in Latin American investments. A treasure trove of opportunities awaits! MENA's IPO Wave - Yana El Dirani foresees a surge in regional IPOs. Watch out, Wall Street; MENA's coming strong! African Startup Synergy - Michele Wanjiku Wainaina expects more intra-African startup acquisitions. A self-sustaining ecosystem in the making? Public-to-Private Shift - Maria Angelica Enriquez predicts a wave of public companies going private, or vanishing. A market correction, or a crisis? Asia's GreenTech Investment - Caela Tanjangco envisions continued growth in Asian GreenTech. Green is the new gold! Our Thoughts: What role will ethics play in AI's practical evolution? Can Emerging Europe leverage its unique strengths in the AI race? How will new global alliances reshape market dynamics? Will Latin America's potential finally be fully harnessed? Are MENA's IPOs signaling a new global financial hub? Can Africa’s startup landscape become the next Silicon Valley? What will the public-to-private trend mean for small investors? Is Asia set to lead the world in sustainable technology? What are YOUR predictions for 2024's venture capital landscape?

AI startup #Atlan bags $105 million from investors at a #valuation of $750 mn TNN | May 8, 2024 #Artificialintelligence (AI) is perhaps the only new age #tech space which has continued to evince #investorinterest even amid a global slowdown in #techfunding. AI startup Atlan led by Indian founders Prukalpa ⚡ Sankar and Varun Banka has bagged a fresh $105 million in #funding led by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC along with co-investor Meritech Capital at a valuation of $750 million. Existing investors Peak XV Partners and Salesforce Ventures also participated in the round taking the five-year old company’s total fund count to over $200 million. Sankar and Banka started up with their data intelligence venture SocialCops in New Delhi whose tech tools powered projects including India’s national data platform DISHA. In fact, Atlan was incubated while working on the project. https://lnkd.in/gZPG2gVG #tech #funding #ai #startup #USA #US #India #finances

To pinpoint promising startups that meet a VC's investment criteria, AI can sift through large datasets, including news articles, social media and pitch decks. After selecting startups, AI can then quickly analyze their financial statements, business models, and the market they work in. In the past, investors had to hire dozens of people to maintain a high-quality deal flow. Now, using data analysis, AI and machine learning, they can have smaller teams while monitoring thousands or even millions of startups.