AI Captures 70 Percent of Global VC Funding in 2026

Global venture capital hit $510 billion in the first half of 2026 alone, with nearly 70% of all dollars flowing into AI-first companies — a concentration that has fundamentally restructured where startup money goes. The figure already surpasses many full-year totals from the pre-AI era, per Crunchbase's H1 2026 report released July 2.