The report covers global technology and venture capital (VC) trends for the years 2025 and 2026.
Key findings include $434 billion VC invested globally in 2025, a 27% increase year-over-year, emergence of 51 new decacorns, $3 trillion in new private tech value created, and $131 billion in VC-backed exits via M&A. The US dominates global VC with about 65% share, with significant growth in AI investments and hard tech sectors in China and Europe. The outlook for 2026 highlights AI industrialization and growth in compute and energy capacities.