Finance & Blockchain's 3.9pp seed funding share drop contrasts with AI's smaller 1.3pp decline

Across the 817 seed-stage deals Brouky tracks in Israel and Switzerland, Finance & Blockchain experienced the largest decline in funding share, dropping 3.9 percentage points from 9.6% in 2021 to 5.7% in 2024. Finance & Blockchain’s 3.9 percentage point drop contrasts with Artificial Intelligence & Data’s smaller 1.3 percentage point decrease, falling from 4.7% to 3.4% over the same period.

The decline in Finance & Blockchain’s share is the single biggest loser among tracked sectors, with Artificial Intelligence & Data also losing ground but to a lesser extent. These share shifts may partly reflect expanding data coverage. Meanwhile, Healthcare & Life Sciences advanced by 8.5 percentage points, rising from 20.7% to 29.2%, marking the most significant gain and highlighting a notable sector substitution within the seed funding landscape.