Forget VC Money If Your Startup Isn't AI-Powered

Fresh data from PitchBook underscores the profound extent to which artificial intelligence is seizing control of startup investment. Current projections suggest that by 2025, AI-focused ventures are set to attract over half of all venture capital deployed, a historic first. Kyle Sanford, PitchBook’s director of research, described this evolving landscape to Bloomberg as increasingly “bifurcated.” He highlighted a stark emerging dichotomy within the market, asserting that “you’re in AI, or you’re not,” and equally, “you’re a big firm, or you’re not.”