Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Crunchbase: in H1 2024, generative AI startups raised $500M across 198 angel/seed deals, $8.7B across 39 early-stage deals, and $3.1B across 18 late-stage deals — Investments in generative AI startups — those that are creating AI-powered products to generate text, audio, video and more — aren't slowing down.