Massive investments from tech giants
Artificial intelligence is now at the heart of global industrial strategies. Major players are investing staggering amounts to build tomorrow’s infrastructure:
• $100 billion: Nvidia’s commitment with OpenAI to develop new computing centers
• Tens of billions: invested by Microsoft, Google, and Amazon in data centers and cloud capabilities
• $500 billion: the target of the Stargate project, aimed at creating a national AI data center network in the United States
• Several billion euros: contributed by industrial players like ASML, taking direct stakes in AI companies
These investments are not aimed at a quick return. They are primarily strategic and geopolitical — meant to create barriers to entry, secure access to advanced semiconductors, and dominate the global AI ecosystem.
Fundraising and early-stage momentum
Alongside these infrastructure investments, venture capital is fueling a surge of startups. Here, the goal is not to build colossal capacity, but to identify and monetize practical use cases quickly.
• €1.7 billion: raised by Mistral, valued at nearly €12 billion
• 5,000 startups: funded by Y Combinator, with over $85 billion raised from external investors
• Dedicated directories (AI, Generative AI, AI assistants): created by Y Combinator to highlight dozens of emerging startups
• A new pace of 4 batches per year, in response to the acceleration of AI development
In 2025, AI startups capture nearly 26% of all venture capital investments — around $19 billion in Q2 alone. But unlike the tech giants, they must quickly prove the tangible value of their solutions.
A dual global dynamic
This AI race unfolds on two fronts:
• Giants are betting on infrastructure, with long-term horizons and a strategy of global dominance
• Startups are experimenting and trying to establish profitable use cases, in a much faster and more uncertain cycle
For most companies, this dual dynamic raises a key question: how can they benefit from AI now, without waiting for large-scale projects to become operational?
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