AI funding isn't a trend anymore. It's the whole map.

AI funding isn't a trend anymore. It's the whole map.

AI captured close to 50% of all global funding in 2025, up from 34% in 2024, with $202.3 billion invested so far. The U.S. claimed $159 billion of that. The San Francisco Bay Area alone took $122 billion.

Gobble's Take: When one category swallows half the market, "trend" stops being the right word. Gravity is the right word. Source: Crunchbase

AI startups stopped prototyping. Now they're just raising.

The global AI startup world is no longer about prototypes — it's about scale, capital, and speed. The period between November 5 and 12, 2025 made the point loudly: Wonderful raised $100 million for corporate AI agents, Genspark pulled in $200 million and joined the unicorn club, Majestic Labs secured $90 million, and Crusoe Energy closed a $1.38 billion Series E.

Gobble's Take: At this pace, "fundraising" isn't the milestone — it's the metabolism. Source: Perplexity Search

Baseten just raised $1.5 billion, and the infrastructure bet isn't cooling down

The biggest deal in VCWorld's recent weekly roundup: a $1.5 billion Series F for Baseten, which hit a $13 billion valuation. The majority of that week's top ten rounds were AI-related. Mirendil also raised $200 million — at seed stage.

Gobble's Take: Everyone's still buying shovels. Nobody wants to wait around to find out where the gold is. Source: Perplexity Search

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