North American Funding Hits $392B, AI Takes 80%
HaktanSuren · x · 2026-07-13
North American startup funding reached $392 billion in the first half of 2024, though the number of deals has not returned to historical highs.
Notably, AI captured about 80% of the funding in Q2 2024. The author describes the current funding landscape not as a blooming market, but as capital heavily concentrated at a few tables.
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