Global VC funding hit a record $510B in H1 2026, with OpenAI and Anthropic accounting for $217B, or 43% of the total; in Q2, VCs put $205B into 5K+ startups (Gené Teare/Crunchbase News)

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OpenAI and Anthropic dominated global venture funding, accounting for 43% of a record $510B invested in H1 2026.

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<a href="https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/global-startup-exits-ipo-ma-soar-ai-q2-h1-2026/"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260702/i23.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260702/p23#a260702p23" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Gen&eacute; Teare / <a href="http://news.crunchbase.com/">Crunchbase News</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/global-startup-exits-ipo-ma-soar-ai-q2-h1-2026/">Global VC funding hit a record $510B in H1 2026, with OpenAI and Anthropic accounting for $217B, or 43% of the total; in Q2, VCs put $205B into 5K+ startups</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Global venture funding reached a record $510 billion in the first half of 2026, surpassing the $440 billion invested in all of 2025 &hellip; </p>

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