Global VC funding hit a record $510B in H1 2026, with OpenAI and Anthropic accounting for $217B, or 43% of the total; in Q2, VCs put $205B into 5K+ startups (@geneteare / Crunchbase News)
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Many users dismissed the reported record VC funding as evidence of an OpenAI-Anthropic duopoly forming rather than a broad industry boom.
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Latest reporting from Crunchbase data: H1 2026 global venture sets a new half year record at $510B https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/global-startup-exits-ipo-ma-soar-ai-q2-h1-2026/
@Techmeme @geneteare Two companies pulling $217b out of a $510b total isn't a funding boom, it's a duopoly forming in real time.
