1万亿，今年硅谷初创融资创纪录

Core Insights - The hottest startups in Silicon Valley have raised $150 billion (approximately 1.05 trillion RMB) this year, driven by financial backers advising them to build "fortress-like" balance sheets to protect against a potential cooling of AI investment in the coming year [1][3] - The funding surge is attributed to unprecedented large deals, including SoftBank's $41 billion investment in OpenAI and $13 billion in Anthropic, as well as Meta's over $14 billion investment in Scale AI [3][5] Group 1 - The influx of capital is expected to help startups shield themselves from potential future investment downturns while also fueling their growth [3][4] - Investors are encouraging startups to build sufficient reserves while enthusiasm for the potential of AI-driven economic transformation remains high [3][4] - The average time between funding rounds for top-performing AI startups has decreased significantly, with some seeking funding every few months despite many smaller startups facing dwindling funding sources [5] Group 2 - The rapid growth of leading AI companies is a key driver of the funding boom, with companies like Anysphere seeing their valuation soar from $2.6 billion at the beginning of the year to $27 billion by November [5][6] - Cost pressures, particularly for companies developing cutting-edge AI models requiring substantial computational power and expensive chips, have led to increased funding frequency [6] - The funding frenzy has prompted many venture capital firms to accelerate their fundraising efforts, with notable firms like Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz starting new fundraising processes [6]