{"id":"4f0384d7-4e1b-4094-aa47-79932e24f9f4","url":"https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/global-startup-exits-ipo-ma-soar-ai-q2-h1-2026/","domain":"news.crunchbase.com","outlet":{"name":"Crunchbase","country":null,"cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Crunchbase Data: Global Startup Investment Hit Record $510B In H1 2026 As AI Boom Accelerates Funding And Exits","plainHeadline":null,"rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["1. Global venture funding reached a record $510 billion in H1 2026, surpassing 2025's total of $440 billion.","2. OpenAI and Anthropic accounted for $217 billion, or 43% of all startup funding in H1 2026.","3. Q2 2026 saw $205 billion invested in over 5,000 startups, marking the second-largest quarter on record.","4. The second quarter also featured the largest IPO and acquisition ever, both involving SpaceX.","5. Anthropic raised $65 billion in Q2, becoming the most valuable private company on The Crunchbase Unicorn Board.","6. U.S.-based companies received two-thirds of Q2 funding, with over 70% focused on AI.","7. A total of 32 companies went public at values above $1 billion in Q2, the highest on record."],"topics":["Startups"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-07-02T11:00:47.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-07-02T11:22:18.525Z","story":null}