Deals to AI startups reached a record high last year, from 160 deals in 2012 to 658 in 2016. Although non-US deal share has been increasing over the time period, well over a majority of deals, around 70%, went to startups in the US in the last 5 years.
The top 3 states for deals were California (51%), New York (11%), and Massachusetts (9%).
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