Q1 2025 Startup Funding Breakdown: What Founders Need to Know Before Raising Capital

From AI megadeals to early-stage pullbacks, how the current investment climate is reshaping the path to funding

It’s Q1 2025, and the world of startup funding is moving fast — but not always in the direction founders expect.

While global funding numbers are up, the story beneath the surface is far more nuanced. Investors are leaning into late-stage, post-traction bets. AI is soaking up a disproportionate share of capital. And early-stage founders — especially those building in frontier markets or outside the hype cycles — are finding it harder than ever to close a clean round.

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