In a catalyst for Venture Capital Funds investment, artificial intelligence is evolving, which shapes the future of VCS investment in 2025, and beyond that. Despite the “cloud” of uncertainty, covering the international economic landscape, artificial intelligence emerges as the lever that keeps investor interest alive, even when other sectors face cautiousness and low activity.

In the 2nd quarter of 2025, VC investments are expected to remain limited, with investors adopting a stand -by due to continuing geopolitical tensions and uncertainty around world trade. Concern for a potential trade war and the delay in restarting the IPO market leads to increased attention and selectivity in investment decisions.

Despite global uncertainty, the AI ​​sector will continue to attract significant investments from Venture Capital Funds

It is no coincidence, however, that the field of artificial intelligence is the great exception: AI solutions with applications in specific sectors, robotics and supporting technologies, such as Lidar, attract increasing interest, while defense and cyber security are in the spotlight.

Explosive increase in investment in AI

According to KPMG figures, the 1st quarter of 2025 marked a striking rise to the total value of VC investments, which was raised to $ 126.3 billion, from $ 118.7 billion in the previous quarter. This increase is mainly due to large rounds of funding in the AI ​​sector, with a top -notch OPENAI $ 40 billion record – the largest VC round ever recorded.

At the same time, companies, such as Anthropic and Infinite Reality in the US, Neko Health in Sweden, Synthesia in Britain and Neolix Technologies in China, raised significant funds, underlining the international dynamics of the industry.

The US is leading the investment race, raising $ 91.5 billion – the highest of the last 13 quarters – and almost three -quarters of the world. Europe is stable for $ 18 billion, while the Asia-Pacific region is historically low ($ 12.9 billion), with Singapore as the only exception to fall.

Investment activity in America is reinforced by large agreements in the field of language models and AI, while in Europe there is a shift to larger, more mature businesses, especially in areas supported by European financial initiatives.

New exit strategies

The uncertainty about iPO leads many companies to consider mergers and acquisitions as alternative exit strategies. Large technology companies are seeking to obtain new AI potentials before the valuations are launched, while the total value of expenses remains sluggish, especially in the Asia-Cacine region.

As KPMG points out, “AI is currently the basic lever of global investment VC‘. Despite the decrease in the number of agreements, the shift to more targeted and mature investments with real commercial footprint is evident. For countries, such as Greece, opportunities are important in areas such as health, shipping and energy, where innovation can enhance competitiveness. Extraversion and international partnerships are the key to exploiting this new global investment reality.