The A.I. Daily
Crunchbase: Q3 global VC hits $159B as billion-dollar rounds set record
Global venture funding reached $159 billion in Q3 2026 across nearly 6,000 startups, down 25% quarter over quarter but up 53% year over year, per Crunchbase. A record 27 companies raised billion-dollar rounds, with Databricks and Safe Superintelligence each raising $5 billion.