A LinkedIn post from EquityZen highlights shifting investor interest across private market sectors based on activity on its platform in Q1 2026. According to the post, artificial intelligence has remained the top category for more than two years, while aerospace has moved into the second position and manufacturing has risen to fourth, as fintech activity has slipped to fifth.
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The post suggests that private market investors using EquityZen may be broadening their focus from purely digital and financial technology toward companies building physical-world technologies. For investors, this mix points to sustained enthusiasm for AI alongside growing attention to capital-intensive hard-tech segments, which could signal evolving expectations for future value creation and risk profiles in late-stage private portfolios.