How Will $400B AI Pledges Reshape Capital Flows? 🧠💸🌍

TL;DR

• OpenAI’s mega round targets over $100B capital
• India AI Summit locks in hundreds of billions infra
• New VC funds sharpen focus on applied AI
• Mid-stage AI startups still attracting solid Series A

HEADLINES

Nvidia cuts planned OpenAI commitment to $30B 💾🔗

OpenAI seeks over $100B in new funding 🤖🔗

India AI Summit secures $250B+ infra commitments 🏗️🔗

Peak XV Partners raises $1.3B for AI bets 📈🔗

OpenAI slashes compute target to $600B ⚙️🔗

FROM THE BIG PLAYERS

Norwest Venture Partners invested $14.5M in Inscope 📊🔗

Peak XV Partners invested in five early-stage AI startups 🚀🔗

Afore Capital committing $500K–$2M+ per winning AI team 🌱🔗

RAISES

Inscope raised $14.5M in a Series A led by Norwest 📑🔗

Copla raised €6M in a Series A from Baltic and Nordic investors 🔐🔗

OpenAI is raising over $100B in a mega round with strategic backers 🌐🔗

NEW LAUNCHES

Airtel and Zscaler launched AI cyber threat research centre 🛡️🔗

India AI Impact Summit unveiled multi-gigawatt AI infra expansion plans ⚡🔗

Envision AI Conference opened with sessions on policy and governance 🎓🔗

TRY THESE TOOLS

Inscope Platform automates financial statement preparation with AI 🧾🔗

Copla Compliance Automation streamlines security frameworks with AI-guided workflows ✅🔗

AI Valley Workshops help founders prototype AI-first products 🧪🔗

METRICS

OpenAI cut compute target 57%, to $600B 📉🔗

India AI Summit logged $250B+ AI infra pledges 📊🔗

Global AI funding hit $212B in 2025, up 85% 🌍🔗

APEC analysis shows AI investment now key growth driver 🧮🔗

BENCHMARKS

India AI Impact Summit secured 70-country New Delhi AI declaration 📘🔗

Impact Summit programme showcased 300+ exhibitors across AI verticals 📍🔗

Korea open innovation saw 32% rise in startup collaboration demand 🇰🇷🔗

APEC report highlights AI as central productivity lever 📑🔗

INFRA & COSTS

OpenAI projects $600B compute spend through 2030 🖥️🔗

India AI Impact Summit aligned multi-gigawatt data centre buildout 🏗️🔗

Airtel–Zscaler hub targets critical infrastructure AI security research 🔒🔗

APEC trends flag AI infrastructure as trade-supporting asset 🌐🔗

VALUATIONS

OpenAI mega round could value company at $830B 🏷️🔗

Peak XV funds add $1.3B dry powder for AI 💰🔗

AI-focused funds tripled to 16, raising $1.87B 📦🔗

Nvidia stock rallied on potential $30B OpenAI stake 📈🔗

POLICY

New Delhi AI Declaration set shared guardrails for global AI ⚖️🔗

India report urges moving from AI pilots to scale 🪪🔗

APEC briefings emphasise coordination on AI governance frameworks 🧭🔗

Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales cautions against AI-written encyclopedic content 📚🔗

SOVEREIGN

India government brokered $250B+ AI infra commitments 🏛️🔗

New Delhi declaration gathered 70 states backing AI cooperation 🌏🔗

APEC analysis notes AI capital central to growth outlook 📉🔗

Pakistan regulators delaying satellite broadband, slowing AI-enabled services 🛰️🔗

SECTORS

Financial services deployed AI for automated statement preparation 🏦🔗

Compliance and security adopted AI-driven regulatory automation platforms 📜🔗

Healthcare applied production RAG for maternal health records 🏥🔗

Vietnam enterprises explored agentic AI for competitiveness gains 🏭🔗

Global logistics recognised AI investment as trade enabler 📦🔗

COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

AI Valley organised founder-first AI builder programmes 🌐🔗

Afore Hacks Team hosted Return Of The Agents hackathon 🤝🔗

AWS User Group Nairobi ran production RAG deep-dive session 🌍🔗

IxDF Edmonton Hosts led AI-for-UX community fireside chat 🎨🔗