# A Record 14 Billion-Dollar Rounds In July Pushed Venture's Historic Run Higher

_Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM EDT · Capital · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Global venture funding reached $65 billion in July, a 100% increase year over year, and included a record 14 billion-dollar rounds, according to Crunchbase data published Monday. The month ranked as the third-largest for funding in 2026, up 10% from June, following a first half in which startups raised $515 billion globally.

The largest deal was a $10 billion investment in Blue Origin, the first external financing for the Jeff Bezos-founded space exploration company. Safe Superintelligence, founded by former OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever, reportedly raised $5 billion from Nvidia. Other major rounds included $3.5 billion for Beijing-based Moonshot AI and $2.8 billion for Kling AI.

Nine U.S.-based companies raised billion-dollar rounds, alongside two each from Germany and China and one from Singapore. AI-focused companies attracted $35 billion, or 53% of global venture funding. U.S. companies captured $39 billion, roughly 59% of the global total.

Exit activity was also strong. Venture-backed M&A totaled more than $9 billion with five deals exceeding $1 billion. Twelve venture-backed companies went public at valuations above $1 billion, led by Chinese chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies at roughly $85 billion.

## Sources

- [Crunchbase News](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/data-billion-dollar-rounds-set-global-funding-record-july-2026/)

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