Total venture capital investment across all sectors, 2015-2025

Last updated 13 Feb 2026

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IEA analysis based on data from Cleantech Group (2025) and Crunchbase (2025).

Notes

AI includes start-ups developing foundational models and AI-specific hardware, infrastructure and security systems. It does not include start-ups applying AI models in other sectors. The Energy deployers category includes energy start-ups that do not develop new technology but deploy certain established technologies.

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