It was a record year for AI with $66B+ in funding, a surge in M&A activity, and a 5x increase in unicorn births.
2021 was a year of unprecedented AI private market activity.
In our State of AI 2021 Report, we dig into global investment trends such as:
- A new global funding record — funding doubled compared to 2020
- The sectors drawing record numbers of $100M+ mega-rounds – including companies raising billion-dollar rounds
- Record number of new unicorn births and the regions with the most AI unicorns today
- AI companies with $1B+ exit valuations
- The private equity and asset/investment management groups doubling down on AI investments
Below, check out just a few highlights from our 147-page, data-driven State of AI 2021 Report. For deeper insights, all the record figures, and a boatload of private market data, download the full report.
Global funding up 108% YoY
See which sectors are driving AI funding and the startups raising billion-dollar rounds.
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65 new AI unicorns globally
Get the details on the most valuable private AI companies in the world. See which regions and sectors are minting billion-dollar startups.
