4. • “venture capital artificial intelligence”:
24.7M Google search results
• $24B+ invested in ”AI companies” since
2016 (source: Drake Star)
• 30+ “AI-first” companies acquired by big
five in past 24 months (source: Market
Realist)
• 684 “AI” companies actively raising funds
on AngelList
• Yet…Headwind looming? Public markets
less attractive, restrictive immigration
policies, trade wars, behemoth “eclipse”…
By the numbers
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