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The Non-AI Founder’s Market: Raising Capital When You’re Not an AI Company
Venture funding reached extraordinary levels in early 2026, but the number of investors actually writing checks moved in the opposite direction. CB Insights found that the global active investor pool fell to about 10,000 in Q1, down 10% from the previous quarter and its lowest level since 2020. Deal activity also weakened. The same CB […]
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Why 43% of Global Startup Funding Went to Just Two Companies in H1 2026
Global startup funding reached a record $510 billion during the first half of 2026. Yet nearly half of that money went to just two companies. Data from Crunchbase shows that OpenAI and Anthropic raised a combined $217 billion, equal to about 43% of all startup investment worldwide during the period. That concentration changes how founders […]
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