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Mayfield has invested more than $3 billion in AI companies, often before founders have built products or formally incorporated. Managing Partner Navin Chaddha explains the firm’s belief in AI as a potential “100x opportunity” and its decision to remain focused on early-stage investing.
Accel has raised $3.5 billion in new funds for early-stage investments worldwide. The capital will target emerging startups, including companies developing AI technologies.
Pan-European VC Samaipata launched Fund III targeting €110M to invest in early-stage AI-native startups across Europe. It achieved a first close of €70M backed by Germany's KfW, Spain's SETT, and family offices. The firm, founded in 2016 in Madrid, focuses on companies riding the AI wave.
Hot sectors like AI large models see sky-high early valuations with multi-round funding in months, even sans PPTs. Investors stress rigorous judgment, non-consensus niches, and betting on teams over tech details. Strategies include policy fund fixed pricing and chasing good projects despite bubbles.
Early-stage VC A-Star, led by Eventbrite co-founder Kevin Hartz and ex-Coatue's Bennett Siegel, raised $450M for its third fund. This is the firm's largest yet but contrasts with multibillion-dollar funds chasing AI startups. The strategy prioritizes focused early-stage bets over massive deployments.
Indian startup C2i raised $15 million from Peak XV. The funding supports testing a grid-to-GPU approach. This tackles power losses in AI data centers amid growing limits.