Not "circling back". Not "touching base". Just fresh, farm-to-table data for founders and investors.
As we kick off a new year, everyone feels pretty optimistic about startup fundraising. Now look—that may just be the collective haze from champagne and eggnog. But as the data above shows, at least when it comes to AI startups, VCs are starting to put money behind their words.
And hey, those non-AI valuations aren't too shabby either.
We here at the Carta Data Desk have SO MUCH new research to share with you all in the coming weeks and months. But we thought this table would give you all a baseline from which to extrapolate trends into 2025.
New year, new insights. Let's go!
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