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title: "Banks battle for tech startups as AI boom creates new gold rush"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/274351021.md"
description: "Three years after several major lenders serving technology companies collapsed, big banks are fighting hard to capture their business. The surge in artificial intelligence investments is turning up the heat on this battle. Venture funding for AI hit an all-time high of $222 billion last year, according to PitchBook. This money has created numerous millionaires […] source:"
datetime: "2026-01-30T19:24:19.000Z"
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# Banks battle for tech startups as AI boom creates new gold rush

Three years after several major lenders serving technology companies collapsed, big banks are fighting hard to capture their business. The surge in artificial intelligence investments is turning up the heat on this battle. Venture funding for AI hit an all-time high of $222 billion last year, according to PitchBook. This money has created numerous millionaires \[…\] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/banks-battle-for-tech-startups-as-ai-boom-creates-new-gold-rush/

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