Bay Area Captures 57% of US Venture Dollars as AI Gold Rush Reshapes Silicon Valley

San Francisco's AI boom masks broader struggles across Northern California's startup ecosystem Silicon Valley's dominance over American venture capital has reached new heights—and new extremes. The Bay Area captured a staggering 57 percent of all capital invested in the United States through Q3 2025, translating to $44 billion deployed across 648 deals in the third […]