U.S. Venture Capital Hits $412.7B in H1 2026, Led by AI Mega-Rounds

U.S. venture capital reached a record $412.7 billion in the first half of 2026, already exceeding the total raised during all of 2025. The increase was driven primarily by artificial intelligence companies and a small number of exceptionally large financings, not by a broad-based recovery across the startup market. The official PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor page describes the result as a record recovery with capital concentrated among relatively few companies and funds. READ MORE