مُستثمرو رأس المال المُغامر يضخون 192.7 مليار دولار في الذكاء الاصطناعي

Venture capital investors poured $192.7 billion into AI companies this year, setting new global records. This marks 2025 as the first year where more than half of all venture capital money flows into artificial intelligence, according to data provider PitchBook.

Most of this money went to established startups. Companies like Anthropic and xAI each raised billions in funding this quarter alone. But smaller, lesser-known startups struggled to get attention, especially those not focused on AI.

The divide in startup funding has become stark. Kyle Stanford, research director at PitchBook, puts it simply: "Everywhere we look, we see a split market. Either you're in AI, or you're not. Either you're a big company, or you're not."

Here's where it gets interesting for investors. The sluggish environment for public listings and acquisitions has made venture capitalists more cautious about backing unproven new companies. They're sticking with safer bets - the AI giants that have already shown they can deliver.

The numbers tell the story. In the last quarter, US venture capital firms allocated 62.7% of their investments to AI companies. Global investors weren't far behind at 53.2%. This concentration of capital shows how dramatically the startup landscape has shifted.

For the broader market, this trend signals a major reshaping of how innovation gets funded. Traditional tech sectors that once attracted significant investment are now competing for the remaining scraps of venture capital. Companies outside AI face a much harder path to securing the funding they need to grow and compete.