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Global VC hit $510B in H1 2026, driven by AI

Crunchbase reports global venture funding reached a record $510B in H1 2026, more than all of 2025; OpenAI and Anthropic alone accounted for $217B of the total.

brief no. 175 saturday, july 4, 2026 · 21:42 1 min read 1 source

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1 news.crunchbase.com Global startup exits, IPOs, and M&A soar as AI leads in Q2 and H1 2026

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