Venture Capital Is Booming. That Does Not Mean Your Startup Will Find It Easier to Raise0

• Finance, Startups
• August 20, 2026

Global venture capital has a headline problem: the numbers look wonderfully optimistic from a distance and much less democratic when you get close. In 2025, AI firms attracted USD 258.7 billion—61% of global venture-capital investment, according to the OECD. Mega-deals over USD 100 million made up 73% of AI investment value, while deals above USD