Artificial intelligence (AI) startups have raised over $50 billion in venture capital (VC) funding in 2022, reveals GlobalData.
The report said 3,198 AI startups received $52.1 billion funding across 3,396 VC funding deals during 2022. VC funding deal volume as well as value in the AI space declined in 2022 compared to the previous year.
“The number of VC funding deals announced in AI space declined by 4 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year, whereas the corresponding deals value was down by 41.8 percent,” Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, said.
Some of the notable VC funding deals announced in the AI space during 2022 include $1.5 billion fundraising by Anduril Industries, $580 million raised by Anthropic, and $500 million fundraising by Black Sesame Intelligent Technology.
