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Summary
Funding for generative AI startups reached a quarterly record at the start of 2025, largely thanks to the blockbuster funding round for OpenAI LLC. The swell of interest – and capital – in this technology does not appear to be slowing down anytime soon. What’s driving this demand and how are new AI companies handling it? Join us for our complimentary webinar as market experts from S&P Global and Synthesia break down the latest funding totals for Q2 2025, product developments that continue to fuel generative AI capabilities, and a first-hand account of how a new round of funding and valuation has impacted a leading firm in this space.
Moderator
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Sarah James
Senior Editor, TMT
Sarah has more than a decade of experience writing and editing data-driven, sector-focused content, covering everything from retransmission consent disputes to municipal broadband deployment. She has moderated various panels at industry events like Mobile World Congress and Streaming Media West, and she continues to produce articles around environmental, social and governance issues.
Speakers
S&P Global Energy
Alexander Johnston
Senior Research Analyst, Data, AI & Analytics
Alex Johnston is a research analyst on the 451 Research Data, AI & Analytics team at S&P Global Market Intelligence. He focuses on emerging technologies and how they can be applied in business contexts. Alex's primary coverage areas are artificial intelligence, distributed ledger technology, event stream processing and data marketplaces.
Before joining S&P Global Market Intelligence, Alex was a principal analyst at Procurement Leaders, leading much of the research on procurement and supply chain. His specialty focus was procurement and supply chain technology markets, advising chief procurement officers on digital roadmaps and building out a suite of diagnostic tools. He has a background in qualitative and quantitative research and has significant data science experience. Alex holds a history degree from the University of Warwick.
Alex’s recent areas of concentration include monitoring the emerging generative AI market, tracking the evolution in blockchain use cases and investigating real-time architectures.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Iuri Struta
Editor, TMT
Iuri Struta is a Senior Research Associate at S&P Global Market Intelligence. He specializes in analyzing M&A activity within the technology sector, with a particular focus on fintech and artificial intelligence.
Prior to joining S&P Global in 2022, Iuri conducted research on shareholder activism at Insightia, where, among others, he led the research effort on activism vulnerability assessment. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree in international business.
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