Venture Investing In Artificial Intelligence -- Q1 2017

The following graphs highlight venture investing trends into the Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector. The graphics include data through October 2016. The above graph compares the total venture funding in each AI category to the number of companies in the category. The Machine Learning Applications category leads the sector in both metrics, with around $3.5B in total funding and 425 startups. The Smart Robots category leads the sector with around $22M in average funding per company.