How Did AI Snag 51% Of Global Venture Capital? 📈🤖💸

TL;DR

• AI startups now capture 51% of funding, tightening capital everywhere else
• Mega-rounds in Europe and robotics signal aggressive AI scaling
• New launches in video, sports, and medtech deepen real-world use
• Sovereigns ramp AI plans while infra giants eye record raises

HEADLINES

Runway launched Gen 4.5 video model 🎬🔗

New Zealand Police deployed AI-powered case processing platform 🚓🔗

HiTZ Cricket announced AI-powered training launch in Australia 🏏🔗

Australia outlined national AI plan, SMEs still underserved 🇦🇺🔗

FROM THE BIG PLAYERS

Nvidia invested $2B in Synopsys 💾🔗

Salesforce Ventures co-led $300M into Black Forest Labs 🖼️🔗

Union Square Ventures led $34M for Tutor Intelligence 🤖🔗

RAISES

Mixx Technologies raised $33M in a Series A led by ICM HPQC Fund 🔦🔗

Saporo raised €7M in a Series A from TIN Capital 🛡️🔗

Tutor Intelligence raised $34M in a Series A led by Union Square Ventures 🏭🔗

TandemAI raised $22M in a Series A extension from existing backers 🧪🔗

NEW LAUNCHES

Runway unveiled Gen 4.5 video foundation model 🎥🔗

HiTZ Cricket launched AI-powered training hubs with BatFast tech 🏏🔗

Medimaps Group premiered TBS Reveal AI X-ray bone fragility software 🦴🔗

TRY THESE TOOLS

Appian Platform AI-powered case management automation for public services ⚙️🔗

Evergreen Intelligence agentic AI engine for personalized wealth advice 💰🔗

MBody AI Platform orchestrates embodied AI across robots and sensors 🤖🔗

METRICS

Global AI startups captured 51% of 2025 venture funding 📊🔗

Europe AI startups raised $5.2B in Q3 2025 💶🔗

Tech unicorns hit 80+ new companies so far 2025 🦄🔗

Databricks targets $134B valuation at 32x revenue 📈🔗

Global AI spend projected at $375B this year 🌍🔗

BENCHMARKS

Australia’s National AI Plan reports one-third of SMEs using AI 📘🔗

Australia SME research shows only 29% regional AI adoption 📉🔗

Greener Lab competed among 6,000 startups, 3,500 investors at SLUSH 🌲🔗

INFRA & COSTS

Nvidia–Synopsys deal combines GPUs with EDA tools for AI design 🧩🔗

Mixx Technologies builds silicon-integrated optics to cut AI interconnect power 🔌🔗

Australia AI plan points to $100B+ private data center pipeline 🏗️🔗

US DOE–AMD partnership funds $1B in AI supercomputers ⚡🔗

VALUATIONS

Black Forest Labs reached $3.25B valuation with new round 🏷️🔗

Anthropic now valued around $183B globally 📌🔗

OpenAI secondary sale implied $500B valuation 🚀🔗

Databricks eyes $134B value in prospective round 💹🔗

POLICY

Australia National AI Plan commits $29.9M to AI Safety Institute ⚖️🔗

Australia government highlights $460M existing AI-related program funding 🏛️🔗

National AI Centre absorbs $17M AI Adopt SME program 📝🔗

SOVEREIGN

Australia earmarks $1B for critical AI technologies 🇦🇺🔗

EU climate funds channel billions into AI-enabled green tech 🌱🔗

New Zealand Police modernized case workflows with AI automation 🛂🔗

US Energy Department backs AI supercomputers in $1B AMD deal 🔋🔗

SECTORS

Public Safety deployed AI case routing for police files 🚓🔗

Sports adopted AI batting simulators for cricket training 🏏🔗

Urban Forestry deployed TreeAiD for smart-city green management 🌳🔗

Medical Imaging deployed AI X-ray analysis for bone fragility 🩻🔗

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