Investment in Frontier Technology Increases Year Over Year; Silicon Valley Bank Releases New Report

Agentic AI, Defense Tech, and Industrial Automation Propelling the Sector SAN FRANCISCO, June 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Venture Capital (VC) investment in frontier technology is up 47% year-over-year, according to the latest report from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank. AI-driven demand for compute power, VC-backed defense innovations, and rapid growth in industrial automation are driving record-setting growth for the sector. "Within the innovation economy, frontier tech bears the ...