Summary

Report Scope
The report offers in-depth insights into global AI investment growth. It examines corporate investment patterns in AI, including a detailed analysis of private investments, mergers and acquisitions. It also covers startup and VC investments, along with regional trends comparing VC funding across different areas. A separate section provides insights into government investments, grants and contracts for AI innovation in the public sector. The report further examines AI investment trends across industries and analyzes the future investment outlook, focusing on emerging areas such as generative AI, AI infrastructure and data management and processing. Strategic recommendations for investors are also included.

Report Includes
- An analysis of the global AI investment trends and spending outlook.
- Data corresponding to annual global corporate investment in AI, trends and patterns, and an analysis of private investments, and mergers and acquisitions.
- Insights into the AI startups and venture capital (VC) investments, and regional trends covering the comparative analysis of VC funding
- Information on public investment strategies, government initiatives in AI at the regional level.
- Analysis of the future investment outlook in AI, and investment trends and patterns across various end-user industries.
- BCC Research viewpoint on investors’ insights and strategic recommendations.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Executive Summary
Market Scope
Market Summary
AI Corporate Investment Trends
Themes and Focus Areas
Public Funding and Initiatives
Enterprise Adoption: A More Sobering Reality
Conclusion
Chapter 2 AI Corporate Investment Trends
Overview
Key Enablers of AI Investment
AI Infrastructure
Talent and Ecosystem Development
Policy, Regulation and Government Support
Corporate Investment Trends
Private AI Investments
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
Chapter 3 AI Venture Capital and Startups
Global AI Venture Capital (VC)
Startup Activity
The U.S.
China
Europe
Key Takeaways
Chapter 4 Investment Themes and Focus Areas
Overview
Generative AI
AI Infrastructure
Energy Infrastructure
Data Management and Processing
Vertical AI Applications
Medical and Healthcare
Autonomous Vehicles
Defense
Agentic AI
Mega-Deal Analysis
Future Investment Outlook
Chapter 5 Public Funding and Initiatives
Public Investment Strategies and Trends in AI by Region/Country
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
The Middle East
Public-Private Partnership Model
Sovereign AI
Chapter 6 AI Investment Patterns Across Industries
Overview
Healthcare
Pharmaceuticals
Clinical and Molecular Diagnostics
Banking and Financial Services
Logistics and Supply Chain
Automotive
Telecom
Retail
Food and Beverages
Others
A Pause in the Hype: Investment Soars, Adoption Slows
Chapter 7 Investors' Insights and Strategic Recommendations
Key Takeaways
Strategic Recommendations for Investors
Chapter 8 Appendix
Information Sources
Abbreviations

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List of Tables/Graphs

List of Tables
Table 1 : ChatGPT Valuation Over the Years, 2019-2025
Table 2 : Anthropic Valuation Over the Years, 2023–2025
Table 3 : Trends in Annual Global Corporate AI Investment Activities
Table 4 : Global Shares of Annual Private Investments in AI, by Country/Region, 2020–2024
Table 5 : Selected Recent M&A Activities in the AI Industry, 2024 and 2025
Table 6 : Real-World Examples of Reverse Acquihire in the AI Industry, 2024 and 2025
Table 7 : Key Highly Valued Pure-Play AI Startups, September 2025
Table 8 : Top Ten Cities for AI Startups in 2024
Table 9 : Selected High-Valued AI Startups in China
Table 10 : Selected High-Valued AI Startups in Europe
Table 11 : Recent AI Infrastructure Deals, 2025
Table 12 : Key Energy Infrastructure Projects and Partnerships to Support AI Infrastructure, 2024 and 2025
Table 13 : Key Investment in Healthcare AI Companies, 2025
Table 14 : Key Investment in Autonomous Vehicle Companies, 2024 and 2025
Table 15 : Global VC Investment in Artificial Intelligence Across Robots, Sensors and IT Hardware, 2022–2024
Table 16 : Selected High-Valued Defense AI Startups
Table 17 : Key AI Start-Up Funding Deals/Rounds, 2025
Table 18 : Notable AI Start-up Funding Deals/Rounds, 2024
Table 19 : Total R&D and AI Funding by Functional (PCA) Category in the U.S. Federal Budget, FY 2023–FY 2025
Table 20 : Information Sources in this Report
Table 21 : Abbreviations