ProBeat: AI startups raised fewer funding rounds in 2019

While funding news isn't as critical to our coverage here at VentureBeat as it once was, we do still follow the money for transformative tech. In 2019, AI startups raised more money than in 2018, and in fewer rounds, according to data from Crunchbase. According to Pitchbook, though, both deal size and the number of deals decreased from 2018 to 2019. AI -- artificial intelligence -- means different things to different people. It's therefore important to define it when you're going to be making comparisons over time. The AI category that Crunchbase tracks includes startups tagged as intelligent systems, machine learning, natural language processing, and predictive analytics.