AI Boom Drives $392 Billion VC Surge in H1 2026 as Mega-Rounds Dominate

North American venture capital funding surged to a record high in the first half of 2026, driven by an unprecedented boom in mega-rounds for leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies—while IPO and MA activity simultaneously hit historic peaks. The scale of capital moving into a small number of perceived category winners is reshaping both private and […]