North America

Annual enterprise spending on AI has surged from just $1.7bn in 2023 to $37bn in 2025, as companies see 'real revenue and productivity gains at scale,' Menlo Ventures says in its third annual report on generative AI in the enterprise.

Advanced AI reasoning is at the heart of research engines accelerating R&D and commercialization of new materials.

The New York-based firm reportedly plans to match its total for Fund XVI with its latest vehicle as it takes a more disciplined approach.

Thirteen IPOs by AI expansion-stage companies in the first three quarters represent less than 10% of the total exit count, but nearly 87% of total exit value.

With Rice University’s Office of Innovation as an anchor investor in the fund, the firm will continue to invest the majority of its capital in start-ups from the Princeton University ecosystem.

'We’re all three Naval Academy graduates ourselves, so it’s about investing back into the place that’s important to us,' says co-founder Billy Hurley.

The pension system is considering a $50m commitment to New Enterprise Associates 19, which is targeting $3.25bn.

The Boston-based venture firm invests primarily in deep tech, energy and AI, with a focus on lowering carbon emissions.

North American GPs are split on whether they double down on DEI as a differentiator, or decrease its prominence in reaction to the Trump administration's stance.

Limited partners in the debut fund include such institutional investors as Cendana Capital and Isomer Capital, Lucca and Stella Norton’s family office and partners at Concept Ventures and Credo Ventures.