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PitchBook: US venture funding surges to record $267B as OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI dominate AI deals
$267B. That's how much US venture funding hit in Q1 2026 — a record driven entirely by AI mega-deals.
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Why it matters
AI companies are consuming unprecedented amounts of venture capital, with OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI driving record-breaking quarterly funding that reshapes the entire VC landscape.
The key facts
4 to know$267.2 billion in US venture deal value in Q1 2026
Record-breaking quarterly funding levels
OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI dominated AI deals
Small number of outsized AI deals drove the surge
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Publisher excerpt: U.S. venture capital activity surged to unprecedented levels in the first quarter of 2026, driven by a small number of outsized artificial intelligence deals that reshaped the overall market profile, according to a first look at the quarterly PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor report released early…