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Europe's AI opportunity lies in the application layer — particularly with agentic AI — but a lack of capital means the continent could lose out.

Qualcomm Ventures' new Strategic AI Venture Fund will target AI technologies across automotive, robotics, IoT and mobile-focused startups.

Large exits for AI companies pushed up investor returns in January, but sub-billion-dollar IPOs are on the rise as well.

JumpCloud Ventures will back identity, security, AI, and IT productivity developers, beginning with hiring verification startup Tofu.

Alessandro Levi will focus on investments in AI, deep tech and semiconductors in his new role.

He said he would continue to invest in AI, quantum and cybersecurity.

Corporates including Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Meta are onboard for F/ai, which is providing support and tools to 20 AI startups.

Okta has hired Alexa Fedyukova as vice-president of corporate development following a stint in the same role at cybersecurity specialist SentinelOne.

With more than $37bn invested across 444 deals, January 2026 saw corporates deploy more venture money than in almost any month in the past two years.

Nitya Agarwal was at a financial VC before joining the corporate venturing arm of Info Edge.

Neurosymbolic models, which integrate structured reasoning, rules and logical constraints into learning systems, are emerging as a critical path forward if AI is to achieve its potential in industrial applications.