Venture funding drops in Seattle area as AI boom reshapes startup world
THE SO WHAT
Seattle’s 40% funding drop to $2.7B while US venture hits a $412.7B record shows how AI mega-rounds are concentrating capital into a few hubs and categories. If you’re building outside those currents—fusion, space, cybersecurity in this case—you either lean into being a deep-tech outlier or rethink where and how you raise.
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