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PitchBook: US venture funding hits $412.7B in first half as AI deals dominate

U.S. venture capital deal value hit $412.7 billion in the first half of 2026, nearly 30% more than investors put to work in all of last year — and a small cluster of giant artificial intelligence rounds accounted for almost the entire jump. That’s according to the second-quarter PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor report released Wednesday night. Artificial […] The post PitchBook: US venture funding hits $412.7B in first half as AI deals dominate appeared first on SiliconANGLE .

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Published: 9 July 2026
Source: SiliconANGLE AI
Category: News
Topics: Finance, VC & PE
Retrieved: 14 July 2026

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