H1 2025 AI Startup Funding Report: Total Exceeds $180 Billion, Growth Rate Over 200%

According to CB Insights, global AI startup funding in H1 2025 reached $180 billion, up 210% year-over-year. The largest single rounds were Anthropic ($10B), xAI ($6B), Cohere ($5B), and Mistral ($3B). AI infrastructure (compute/storage) and AI applications (vertical SaaS) attracted the most capital. China accounted for 20% of global AI startup funding, led by Baidu and ByteDance-backed AI applications.