Global venture capital trends point to cybersecurity start up investing as a hot spot. With rising geopolitical tensions and increased cyber threats, Q2 saw a 15% increase in Series A valuations. Public market equivalents in this sector have outperformed the S&P 500 by almost 7%. Tesla, which has seen sales growth diminish, just registered its best quarter of deliveries ever at 497,099 vehicles. That’s a massive 29% jump from the second quarter, about a 7% increase over the same period last year, and more than it has ever delivered in a single quarter. Scaling AI companies in the U.K. has been challenging due to limited access to supercomputing, constrained venture capital outside London, rising energy costs and difficulty for VCs to access leading academic institutions, where many researchers are also entrepreneurs. NVIDIA, in collaboration with Accel, Air Street Capital, Balderton Capital, Hoxton Ventures and Phoenix Court, will accelerate the U.K. AI ecosystem by providing new capital for AI startups. Recent market data shows that start up investing has gained traction in Q2 2024, with IPO activity rising by 12% compared to Q
