... the widest array of sectors—from finance and energy to agri-tech and defense. Investors are purposefully diversifying their portfolios, making the innovation ecosystem more resilient to overheating in individual sectors. Consolidation and M&A Deals: ... ... cybersecurity sectors strengthens confidence in further market growth, yet venture funds are focusing on diversification and risk management. The primary priority is the quality of growth: emphasis on the long-term sustainability of startups and healthy return ...

... other segments. Notably, even outside of AI, startups are receiving record-level support—for instance, the U.S.-based expense management platform Ramp raised $500 million at the end of July, bringing its valuation to $22.5 billion and doubling its worth ... ... to acquire the Israeli cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz for approximately $32 billion—an unprecedented amount for a venture portfolio project. Moreover, a number of well-known startups globally are finding strategic buyers, and deals with nine- and ten-digit ...

... weak performances in recent years. The average time to raise a new fund has increased to about 15 months, and many new fund managers are struggling to find financing. Nevertheless, market leaders easily close their mega-funds, and the ecosystem continues ... ... announced the acquisition of cybersecurity cloud startup Wiz for $32 billion—an unprecedented amount for a company from a venture portfolio. The company OpenAI , in turn, spent $6.5 billion to purchase the project Io Products (a joint AI startup by the legendary ...

... across the broadest spectrum of sectors — from finance and energy to agrotech and defense. Investors are diversifying their portfolios, making the innovative ecosystem more resilient to overheating in specific industries. Consolidation and M&A Deals: ... ... instills confidence in further industry developments, but venture funds are paying increased attention to diversification and risk management. If the current momentum is maintained, the second half of 2025 could see further growth in the number of deals and ...

... distributed across a broad spectrum of sectors—from finance and energy to agritech and defense. Investors are diversifying portfolios, making the innovation ecosystem more resilient against overheating in specific industries. Consolidation and M&A Deals: ... ... confidence in further industry development, but venture funds are also paying increased attention to diversification and risk management. If the current momentum continues, the second half of 2025 may witness further increases in transaction volume and ...