News Summary

• Global venture capital activity surged in the third quarter of 2025, with total funding reaching $97 billion, up 38% year-over-year.
• Nearly half of all VC dollars — $45 billion, or 46% of the total — went to the AI sector, with Anthropic alone capturing 29% of global venture investment for the quarter.After AI, hardware was the second-largest VC funded sector in the quarter, coming in at $16.3 billion thanks to investments in robotics, semiconductors, quantum and data center infrastructure.
• Healthcare and biotech came in at third place with $15.9 billion in funding, while financial services sat at fourth position with $12 billion raised.