H1 2026 global VC hits $510bn, with 43% going to OpenAI and Anthropic alone
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-10-26
Per an analysis by Silicon Valley Alan Walker: global VC funding reached $510bn in H1 2026, exceeding all of last year, with OpenAI and Anthropic capturing $217bn (43%). The thesis: capital now prices untapped potential over accumulated experience — mobile-era playbooks have become liabilities, a point argued across six questions with caveats.
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