Gené Teare / Crunchbase News:
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 — Global venture funding reached a record $510 billion in the first half of 2026, surpassing the $440 billion invested in all of 2025 …
