The firm, which has backed artificial intelligence companies including Anthropic, Cursor and Perplexity, has raised four separate funds dedicated to backing young startups in a moment when the AI race is upending the fundraising market. A $1.35 billion global expansion fund will be set aside for larger early-stage rounds and rapid follow-on investments; $800 million will target US investments, primarily in Silicon Valley; $800 million will be deployed in Europe and Israel; and $550 million in new funds will be invested in India.

Average investments in AI startups have increased to $3-5 million at the seed level and upwards of $10 million in Series A rounds, said investors. For other startups, it is $2-4…

The U.S. VC firm still has more than 55% of its previous $650 million India fund available for deployment.