AI sector minted 50+ new billionaires in 2025; Crunchbase: investors poured $200B+ into AI startups in 2025, or about 50% of global funding, up from 34% in 2024
Record activity in the AI sector this year has boosted dozens of founders and business executives into the billionaire ranks.
Crunchbase launches AI tools to predict where startups are heading, including funding, acquisitions, and IPOs, based on its 17 years of startup data
will it change investing? Jager McConnell / Crunchbase : Historical Data is Dead. The Future is Predictive Intelligence. Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE : Crunchbase relaunches as an AI-powered platform f...
AI startups in the Bay Area raised $27B+ in 2023, more than 50% of global AI funding, up from $14B in 2022 when the region accounted for 29% of all AI funding
Gené Teare / Crunchbase News : X: @richard_florida , @crunchbasenews , @mrp , and @benwerd X: Richard Florida / @richard_florida : The Bay Area is the world's undisputed leader in AI talent & startup...