... weak performances in recent years. The average time to raise a new fund has increased to about 15 months, and many new fund managers are struggling to find financing. Nevertheless, market leaders easily close their mega-funds, and the ecosystem continues ... ... announced the acquisition of cybersecurity cloud startup Wiz for $32 billion—an unprecedented amount for a company from a venture portfolio. The company OpenAI , in turn, spent $6.5 billion to purchase the project Io Products (a joint AI startup by the legendary ...

... across the broadest spectrum of sectors — from finance and energy to agrotech and defense. Investors are diversifying their portfolios, making the innovative ecosystem more resilient to overheating in specific industries. Consolidation and M&A Deals: ... ... instills confidence in further industry developments, but venture funds are paying increased attention to diversification and risk management. If the current momentum is maintained, the second half of 2025 could see further growth in the number of deals and ...

... distributed across a broad spectrum of sectors—from finance and energy to agritech and defense. Investors are diversifying portfolios, making the innovation ecosystem more resilient against overheating in specific industries. Consolidation and M&A Deals: ... ... confidence in further industry development, but venture funds are also paying increased attention to diversification and risk management. If the current momentum continues, the second half of 2025 may witness further increases in transaction volume and ...

... Wayfinder aims to simplify complex operations on the blockchain using AI – for example, you could instruct the AI to optimize your portfolio, and the agent would find out on which platforms to act, interacting with multiple networks. The AI + blockchain sector ... ... will directly depend on whether the platform can attract AI solution developers and users willing to entrust algorithms with managing their cryptoassets. For professional cryptocurrency investors, it is one of the examples where the risks of innovation ...