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The flow of capital into these sectors has been unprecedented. Reflecting on history, a venture round of a hundred million dollars in the 1990s was considered enormous. Facebook’s late-stage DST investment, for example, drew awe for its size at that time. Today, early-stage companies often raise multiple billions in seed or Series A rounds—all on a scale that was unimaginable decades ago. The amount of financial commitment into AI, space, and electric vehicles signifies a fundamental shift: the scale of ambition and investment has skyrocketed.