... has launched the AD Ventures fund to invest in robotics, climate, and medtech projects; Google is forming a new $200 million fund exclusively for AI through Gradient Ventures). Sovereign investors are also becoming more active: governments from the Middle East, Asia, and even Europe are increasingly financing startups directly or through joint funds. Government initiatives—such as the European Scaleup Europe program (a ~€10 billion fund to support rapidly growing tech companies) or specialized funds in India—are injecting additional capital into the ...

... from Silicon Valley and Europe to Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. Particularly high activity is noted in the United States (home to the lion's share of global investments, a significant portion of which is in the AI sector) and the Middle East (where investments in startups reached ~$2.1 billion in the first half of 2025, an increase of 134% compared to the previous year). In Europe, a shift in the landscape is becoming apparent: for the first time in a decade, Germany has outpaced the United Kingdom in terms of ...

... the world—from Silicon Valley and Europe to Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. Notably high activity is seen in the USA (which accounts for a lion's share of global investments, with significant allocations to the AI sector) and the Middle East (where investment in startups reached $2.1 billion in the first half of 2025, a 134% increase from the previous year). Europe is witnessing a reshaping of the landscape: Germany has surpassed the UK in venture investments for the first time in a decade, signaling a strengthening ...

... e-commerce: the digital bank Klar raised around $170 million, while the auto marketplace Kavak raised $127 million. These deals helped Mexico City take the lead in the region. For comparison, in Brazil, a large round of $120 million was secured by cleantech startup New Wave (technology for resource extraction), in Chile fintech Toku raised $48 million, while the Mexican e-commerce aggregator Merama raised $45 million. Middle East and CIS: In the Middle East and North Africa, there continues to be an influx of funds into the tech sector, largely thanks to state funds. In Saudi Arabia, logistics service Ninja secured $250 million and received a valuation of around $1.5 billion,...

... from Silicon Valley and Europe to Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. There is particularly notable activity growth in the US (which accounts for the lion's share of global investments, with a significant portion in the AI sector) and the Middle East (where the volume of startup investments reached $2.1 billion in the first half of 2025, representing a 134% increase from the previous year). In Europe, the landscape is undergoing a shift: Germany has overtaken the UK in venture investment for the first time in a decade,...