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
Conclusion
AI startup funding in 2027 dominates global VC. More at misar.blog.
