What’s next for AI? How can investors and innovators lead in the era of intelligent systems? The global AI market is projected to reach nearly $2 trillion by 2030, with adoption accelerating faster than any technology wave in history. Infrastructure providers (the ‘picks and shovels’ of AI) are capturing outsized growth as enterprises pour billions into compute hardware, software, and cloud platforms, and outcome-based pricing models are reshaping the economics of AI adoption. Coupled with a thawing U.S. IPO and direct secondary market, these trends are creating new avenues for liquidity, investment, and long-term value creation.