Venture Capital Sets All‑Time Quarterly Record on Unprecedented AI Funding

... while notable hedge fund firms such as Coatue, RA Capital, and Perceptive accelerated their dealmaking.

Stephen Taub April 2, 2026

Venture capital investing exploded over the past three months. “The first quarter of 2026 was unlike any other for venture investment,” Crunchbase says in a new report. Investors plunked $297 billion into 6,000 start-ups globally, up about 150 percent quarter over quarter and year over year.

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