Crunchbase Logs 27 Billion-Dollar Rounds in Q3 2026 as AI Grabs $102B, or 64% of Global VC

Crunchbase's Q3 2026 global venture tally hit $159B across ~6,000 startups, with AI startups capturing $102B — 64% of all VC — and an all-time record 27 companies raising $1B+ rounds (vs 16 in Q2 and 14 in Q1). Eight companies raised $3B+, including $5B each for Databricks and Safe Superintelligence; US companies took $91B (57% of global). Year-to-date venture funding reached $679B, the highest three-quarter total on record, even as Q3 was down 25% quarter-over-quarter.