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Startup funding shatters all records in Q1

That’s a massive 2.5x increase over the $118 billion raised in the previous quarter. These four rounds collectively raised $188 billion, accounting for more than 63% of total funding in the quarter.

Apr 1Published Apr 1, 2026 · First seen Apr 2, 2026 · Updated Apr 27, 2026 · 1 link

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  • Last month, OpenAI that it is now valued at $852 billion after collecting $122 billion, surpassing the previous record for the largest funding round ever, also held by OpenAI when the ChatGPT maker raised a year ago. These four rounds collectively raised $188 billion, accounting for more than 63% of total funding in the quarter.TechCrunch

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