U.S. venture capital investment continued to tilt heavily toward ‘AI startups’ in the second quarter, underscoring how the market’s risk appetite remains intact—but increasingly concentrated in a small set of mega-funds and a handful of blockbuster rounds.
Crunchbase data for Q2 shows that while AI enthusiasm appears broad across the startup ecosystem, the largest checks and the most influential lead roles were dominated by established firms with deep reserves. The pattern highlights a bifurcated market: wide experimentation at the earliest stages, and decisive capital clustering around a… Read more






