Qualcomm has been investing in India for 17 years and says now there is a clear shift by investors and entrepreneurs to sectors like chips, robotics, AI and quantum.

Car makers have invested less and less in startups over the past four years, but now confidence is growing in areas like autonomy, AI and electrification.

After a rough few years for healthcare investment, the exits market is opening up and healthcare admin, AI and data are catching investor’s eyes.

Investment in defence startups is increasing rapidly with many nations developing their own critical technology supply chains.

As the AI race dramatically expands energy demand, there has been a palpable shift away from net zero and towards speed and abundance of supply.

AI can help both brands and consumers create hyper-personalised and in-person experiences. But can you retain loyalty amid endless streams of AI-generated content?

GCV readers were drawn to stories on AI and defence as well as articles outlining how the CVC sector is changing.

Crypto-native investors such as Coinbase Ventures and Animoca Brands wrote a large number of smaller cheques while AI chipmaker Nvidia emerged as a dominant venture force, especially for large funding rounds.

The Palo Alto-based AI company is developing superagents that it believes will fundamentally shift how everyone interacts with work.

Deep-pocketed US corporates spent big as the AI frontrunners raised billions, while others became AI-centred and sectors like energy got a boost.