Crunchbase: global VC funding reached $113B in Q1 2025, up 54% YoY, buoyed by OpenAI's $40B deal; PitchBook says 77% of US deal value in Q1 2025 went to AI
Thanks Mostly to One Mammoth AI Deal Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat : Q1 2025 global VC investment deals and deal amounts take a dip versus a year ago | NVCA Katherine Ross / Blockworks : Venture capital spending topped $4.5B in Q1: PitchBook Eli Chavez / Boston Business Journal : VC funding update: Boston startups raised $298 million in March, $1.3B in Q1