Crunchbase Data: Q3 2026 Posted A Record Count Of Billion-Dollar Rounds As The Global AI Race Heats Up

Global venture funding totaled $159 billion in Q3 2026 with close to 6,000 startups funded, Crunchbase data shows.

And while the third quarter was the lowest for startup investment so far this year, it still exceeded every other quarter since Q2 2022. We take a look at where the funding went.