... are forming record venture funds and increasing investments, reinvigorating the market with capital and enhancing risk appetite. Diversification of sectoral focus. Venture capital is being directed not only to AI but also to fintech, climate projects, biotechnology, defense developments, and even crypto startups, expanding market horizons. Wave of consolidation and M&A deals. Major mergers, acquisitions, and strategic investments are reshaping the industry's landscape, opening up new opportunities ...

... decline), stagnant or depressed, stable (mature), promising (developing) and fast-growing. For long-term investments, shares of companies from stable and growing industries are preferable. For example, energy or telecom can be stable sectors, and IT or biotechnology - growing. The investor finds out what category the industry belongs to and how industry trends can affect the company's business. External factors specific to the sector are also taken into account: raw material prices (important for metallurgy,...

... explosive growth can provide the necessary profitability, compensating for the risks. Innovative technology startups are usually the most interesting for investment. This can be the IT sector (software products, online services, mobile applications), biotechnology, fintech, artificial intelligence, new materials, educational or medical technologies - any areas where there is an opportunity to create a product that can change the rules of the game in the market. For example, social networks, search ...