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Quick Answer
- Global AI VC funding (H1 2027): $184B (CB Insights)
- Share of all VC: 48%
- AI unicorns (global): 510 (CB Insights)
- Mega-rounds ($100M+): 348 (PitchBook)
- Avg AI seed round: $6.4M (Crunchbase)
Key AI Startup Funding Statistics
CB Insights reports AI captured 48% of global VC in H1 2027, up from 22% in 2023. Mega-rounds above $500M hit 94, led by OpenAI ($40B), Anthropic ($10B), xAI ($8B), and Mistral ($4B). Stanford HAI AI Index confirms private AI investment $241B in 2026.
Market Data
Metric
2027 Value
Source
AI VC H1 2027
$184B
CB Insights
Total deals
6,840
PitchBook
Mega-rounds ($100M+)
348
PitchBook
Mega-rounds ($500M+)
94
PitchBook
AI unicorns
510
CB Insights
New unicorns 2026
74
CB Insights
Seed median
$6.4M
Crunchbase
Series A median
$24M
Crunchbase
Series B median
$68M
PitchBook
Series C+ median
$148M
PitchBook
Top Rounds (2026–H1 2027)
Startup
Round
Valuation
OpenAI
$40B Series F
$500B
Anthropic
$10B
$183B
xAI
$8B
$75B
Mistral AI
$4B
$31B
Perplexity
$3.2B
$42B
Moonshot AI
$2.1B
$32B
Geographic Split
Region
H1 2027 Funding
US
$142B
China
$14B
EU
$12B
Israel
$6B
UK
$4.8B
India
$3.2B
Rest
$2B
Sources
- CB Insights — State of AI 2027
- PitchBook — Venture Monitor H1 2027
- Crunchbase — AI Startup Data 2027
- Stanford HAI — AI Index 2027
- Dealroom — Global Tech 2027
- NVCA — Yearbook 2027
- LAVCA — LATAM VC 2027
- Partech — Africa Tech 2027
- Tracxn — India Tech Funding 2027
- Bain — Global Private Equity Report 2027
FAQs
How much did AI startups raise in H1 2027?
$184B per CB Insights.
What's the largest AI round?
OpenAI's $40B Series F at $500B valuation.
How many AI unicorns exist globally?
510 per CB Insights 2027.
What's the median AI seed round?
$6.4M in 2027 (Crunchbase).
What % of global VC is AI?
48% in H1 2027 — up from 22% in 2023.
Conclusion
AI startup funding in 2027 dominates global VC. More at misar.blog↗.