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Fundraising for the global venture capital industry totaled $80.1bn in 2025, down 38% from the previous year, according to Venture Capital Journal research.

The New York-based firm matches technology start-ups with its network of conglomerates to drive innovation in industrial sectors.

VCs worldwide raised a combined $16.8bn, the lowest quarterly figure since Q4 2015, according to Venture Capital Journal research.

The Dubai-based firm will continue its early-stage strategy and begin backing later-stage start-ups with its debut growth fund.

The firm’s Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures cohort is expanding its focus this year for the first time to include four non-profits in Nigeria, South Africa and the US.

Venture funds raised $41.6bn worldwide in the first half of this year, down from $60bn in H1 of last year, according to exclusive research by Venture Capital Journal.

Humain is an AI company owned and funded by the Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia's $925bn sovereign wealth fund.

The aviation investment manager plans to raise a new fund that will build on JetBlue Ventures’ existing portfolio and expand founders’ access to more strategic relationships around the world.

The fund is backed by 'prominent Saudi institutional investors,' public investment fund Jada Fund of Funds, Saudi Venture Capital and Sanabil Investments.

VCs invested a total of $9.1bn in emerging venture markets in 2024, down from $15.3bn in 2023 and a high of $25.1bn in 2021.