Note on AI-Augmented Value Creation in Emerging-Market Venture Capital

Venture capital (VC) is entering a new operating era. Silicon Valley remains at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) experimentation, but the use of generative and agentic AI is expanding rapidly across emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). This Note examines how AI is reshaping venture capital’s operating model in EMDEs and offers insights as to how VCs can design an AI-augmented value-creation system that meets the needs of tech founders in the AI era. It examines the transition from partner-dependent assistance to systemized, AI-augmented post-investment value creation. Drawing on Global Ventures, a UAE-based VC firm, and survey and interview insights from 25 emerging-market venture investors, it explores how AI can expand support capacity, change engagement cadence, and enable more proactive assistance. It considers the trade-offs between scalable, personalized support and trust, confidentiality, founder autonomy, and human judgment, while asking whether AI democratizes VC capabilities or creates new sources of differentiation. While the pace and maturity of adoption vary considerably across regions, the direction is increasingly clear: AI is changing both what VC firms can offer founders and how that support can be delivered.