Inteligencia Artificial (IA)
The Rise of AI Revolutionizes Venture Capital Operations: Innovation and Efficiency in Investment
Paloma Firgaira
2025-09-28
5 min read
Investment funds are consolidating as key drivers in the technological transformation of Europe through the strategic integration of artificial intelligence (AI), both in their internal operations and in the companies within their portfolios.
The accelerated adoption of AI solutions is redefining the venture capital sector. Fund managers are using these technologies to optimize decision-making, improve efficiency in due diligence processes, and maximize the value of their investments. Additionally, they are promoting the implementation of AI in their portfolio companies, enhancing productivity and innovation.
Leading private equity firms, such as Blackstone, KKR, and Eurazeo, are placing AI at the center of their strategy to revitalize the European tech landscape, after years of lagging behind the United States and China. For instance, Blackstone has developed internal AI-based tools that generate key questions for its investment committee and has implemented an "AI label" to assess the potential impact of this technology on each investment opportunity. They have also appointed AI leaders across all their portfolio companies globally.
However, Lionel Assant, global co-head of investment at Blackstone, acknowledges that productivity and return increases have not yet reached the level of disruption that the internet or mobile phones once did. Nevertheless, he believes that AI will trigger a new industrial revolution.
Philipp Fraise, co-head of Private Equity at KKR in Europe, already sees a "productivity boom" in the United States thanks to AI and expects Europe to follow suit. Fraise emphasizes that the true potential of AI lies in its practical application, especially in B2B industrial sectors and robotics, where Europe has a strong foundation, particularly in countries like Germany. KKR notes that many European family-owned businesses are actively seeking support from private equity funds to tackle digital transformation, and the firm is sharing its AI expertise with all its portfolio companies.
Christophe Bavière, co-CEO of Eurazeo, agrees that AI is the most effective tool to address the structural challenge of low productivity in Europe.
Regarding investment strategy, Blackstone is focused on investing in the infrastructure that supports the AI ecosystem—data centers, utilities, renewable energy, and transmission networks—while avoiding direct exposure to individual AI companies, a space they consider more suitable for venture capital.
Valerie Baudson, CEO of Amundi, emphasizes that the fund managers who best integrate AI will be the big winners in an increasingly consolidated sector aimed at providing multi-strategy solutions.
In summary, AI is positioning itself as the catalyst for the European technological resurgence, with investment funds leading the adoption and dissemination of this technology across the continent's business landscape.