🔎 AI vs. Web3: Where Is the VC Money Flowing in 2025?

In 2024, Web3 VC funding dropped 74% while AI took $100B+. This year, it gets much worse. Some resources said VC funding has dipped below 2017-18 levels. 

Let's look at numbers to learn the truth:

➡️ AI startups secured approximately $110 billion in funding globally, marking a 62% increase from the previous year. 

➡️ Web3 startups raised only over $5.4 billion in venture capital during the first three quarters of 2024.

These figures highlight the shifting dynamics in venture capital funding, with AI startups emerging as dominant recipients in 2024. That influences to 2025 year funding.

The convergence of AI and Web3 technologies has attracted significant investment, underscoring their combined potential. Here are last news:​

🔹 Validation Cloud: Secured a $15 million Series A funding round led by True Global Ventures, aiming to enhance its AI-driven data services within the Web3 ecosystem. 

🔹 Humanity Protocol: Achieved a valuation of $1.1 billion after raising $20 million, with plans to leverage AI for secure digital identity verification in the Web3 space. ​

🔹 ExoraPad: Introduced as an AI-powered Initial DEX Offering (IDO) launchpad on the XRP Ledger, designed to facilitate the next wave of XRPL-based innovation. ​

These developments highlight the growing investor interest in projects that integrate AI capabilities with Web3 infrastructures, signalling a trend towards more intelligent and secure decentralized applications.

Learn the top trends shaping decentralized innovation and where investors are focusing their capital this year in InnMind article 👇
https://blog.innmind.com/top-5-web3-funding-trends-to-watch-in-2025/