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Massive foundation model rounds are distorting the venture capital market
◆ 85RelevanceOn a story from Crunchbase News5h ago
The 45% jump in global funding is deceptive because a single $15.9 billion round for DeepSeek accounts for over a quarter of the total. This confirms that capital is concentrating heavily in foundation labs, raising the bar for anyone competing on compute scale. You must decide if you are building for capital efficiency or chasing extreme scale.
Takeaways
- DeepSeek’s $15.9B round accounted for 27% of all global venture funding in October.
- Foundation model labs continue to capture the majority of available venture capital.
- Global funding growth is currently driven by a few massive AI outliers.
Read the original at news.crunchbase.com
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