TECH & AI17 September 2026· 16 min

AI Due Diligence: Complete Methodology for Investment Funds in 2025

As AI-driven startups capture 35% of global VC deal flow, traditional due diligence frameworks are dangerously inadequate. This guide delivers a battle-tested, 7-pillar methodology with quantitative scoring rubrics, real case studies, and prioritized recommendations to help funds separate genuine AI from sophisticated theater.

InekIA Editorial Team

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[1]CB Insights — 'State of AI Report 2024: Venture Funding, Failure Rates, and Emerging Verticals' (Q4 2024)

[2]PitchBook & Stanford HAI — 'AI Investment Patterns and Due Diligence Practices Survey' (2024)

[3]Dealroom.co — 'Global AI VC Funding Report H1 2024' (July 2024)

[4]European Commission — 'EU Artificial Intelligence Act: Official Text and Implementation Guidelines' (OJ 2024/1689)

[5]NIST — 'Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)' and 2024 Generative AI Profile (NIST AI 600-1)

[6]Docket Alarm / Lex Machina — 'AI Litigation Trends Report 2024: Data IP and Model Liability' (2024)

[7]RedPoint Ventures — 'Foundation Model Risk in Portfolio Companies: A 2024 Analysis' (Internal research note, widely cited, 2024)