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Global M&A surges in Q3; The seed stage enters a new era; AI, stablecoin buoy enterprise fintech VC...
November 1, 2025   |   Read online   |   Manage your subscription
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Pressures on seed: It's a new era for early-stage investment. Rising valuations and longer holds are straining the traditional playbook that once delivered outsized returns from just a few big wins. Read our analyst note on how the landscape is evolving.

AI pays for itself: Led by payments companies integrating AI and stablecoins, enterprise fintech VC funding held steady in Q3 while early-stage valuations climbed to record highs. Download the report

More comp sheets: Our latest guides on public company valuations and financials are now available for fintech, AI and agtech.
 
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How sovereign AI is transforming private markets
Sovereign AI is emerging as one of the most powerful capital formation trends of the decade. What began as a policy ambition to secure national control over critical technology has evolved into a multi-trillion-dollar investment engine driving global AI infrastructure, model development, and data governance.

Governments are no longer passive regulators but active participants in building the AI stack, directing funding into chips, data centers, and foundation models that align with national security and industrial competitiveness.

This wave of state-aligned investment is redrawing the boundaries between public and private markets. National funding vehicles and sovereign wealth funds are underwriting datacenter buildouts, compute procurement, and model training programs that anchor domestic ecosystems.

 
As a result, the AI supply chain is becoming increasingly geopolitical, with the United States and China driving rival architectures and the Middle East positioning itself as a neutral hub through capital-intensive partnerships.

For investors, sovereign AI represents a durable tailwind that will shape valuations and deal flow across the technology stack. Unlike cyclical venture themes, sovereign-driven demand carries multi-year policy visibility and large-scale procurement guarantees.

This has created a structural revaluation of companies tied to compute, model orchestration, and AI infrastructure. As state capital accelerates into the space, the lines between industrial strategy and private enterprise are blurring, setting the stage for one of the longest and most capital-intensive growth cycles in modern technology history.

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Best,

Dimitri Zabelin
Senior Analyst, AI and Cybersecurity
No tricks, just treats: Global M&A surges in Q3