Recent PitchBook statistics reveal the overwhelming influence of AI on startup funding, with projections indicating that 2025 could mark the first time AI attracts over half of all venture capital investments.
According to Bloomberg, PitchBook notes that venture capitalists have invested $192.7 billion in the sector this year, out of a global total of $366.8 billion. In the latest quarter, AI represented 62.7% of U.S. VC investments and 53.2% of worldwide venture funding.
A significant portion of these investments is flowing to high-profile companies such as Anthropic, which secured a $13 billion Series F round in September. At the same time, both the number of startups and venture funds successfully raising capital have dropped to their lowest point in years—PitchBook reports only 823 funds have been raised globally in 2025 so far, compared to 4,430 in 2022.
Kyle Sanford, PitchBook’s research director, told Bloomberg that the industry is now “split in two,” explaining, “you’re either in AI or you’re not,” and “you’re either a major player or you’re not.”
