TECH & AI3 July 2026· 18 min
AI Due Diligence: Complete Methodology for Investment Funds in 2025
As AI-driven companies represent 34% of global VC deal flow in 2024, investment funds face a critical knowledge gap in evaluating AI assets. This premium guide delivers a battle-tested, 7-pillar due diligence framework with quantitative scoring, red flags, and real case studies from top-tier deals.
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[2]EU AI Act Official Text and KPMG Compliance Cost Analysis — European Parliament, August 2024
[3]a16z State of AI Report 2024 — Andreessen Horowitz AI Benchmark Database
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[5]McKinsey Global AI Survey 2024 — Acquisition premium and responsible AI maturity correlation analysis
[6]NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) — National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2023
[7]CB Insights State of AI Q3 2024 — Commoditization risk and competitive positioning analysis
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[9]levels.fyi Machine Learning Engineer Compensation Report 2024 — Total compensation benchmarking
[10]Patronus AI / Scale AI Model Evaluation Methodology Documentation — Independent benchmarking protocols