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

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Global venture funding reached $159B in Q3 2026, with a record 27 startups raising billion-dollar rounds, led by AI frontier labs and data centers. The US dominated with $91B invested, especially in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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