Sovereign wealth funds are sharply increasing their exposure to technology as their total assets swell to an estimated $15 trillion, underscoring a strategic shift toward future-ready investments. In 2025 alone, sovereign-owned investors poured around $66 billion into artificial intelligence and digitalisation, highlighting growing confidence in long-term tech-driven growth.
With traditional asset classes offering more modest returns, these state-backed funds are increasingly targeting areas such as AI, cloud computing, data infrastructure, and digital platforms. The move reflects both the scale of capital they now manage and the need to generate sustainable returns in a rapidly evolving global economy.
Industry experts note that sovereign funds are no longer passive investors. Many are taking a more active role—backing late-stage tech companies, forming direct partnerships, and investing across the innovation lifecycle. This trend is also reshaping global tech funding, providing stable, patient capital at a time when venture funding remains uneven.
As digital transformation accelerates worldwide, sovereign wealth funds are positioning themselves at the center of the tech revolution—using their growing financial muscle to gain early exposure to technologies that could define the next decade of economic growth.
