US Venture Capital Hits $67 Billion in May 2026, Driven by Anthropic's $50 Billion Round
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Summary
US venture capital funding surged to $67.03 billion across 409 companies in May 2026, a 222.3% increase from April, driven overwhelmingly by Anthropic's $50 billion Series H round which accounted for 74.6% of all capital deployed. Excluding Anthropic, the market totaled $17.03 billion across 408 companies. AI companies captured 94% of all capital, with 193 of 409 funded companies identified as AI-focused. Deal volume declined 7.5% from April's 442 transactions. Other notable rounds included Anduril Industries ($5B, defense tech), Cognition ($1B, AI coding), and Hark ($700M Series A, the largest in the dataset).
Key quotes
· 5 pulledUS venture capital reached $67.03 billion across 409 companies in May 2026, a 222.3% increase in capital from April.
Anthropic's $50 billion Series H accounted for 74.6% of all capital deployed nationally.
AI companies captured 94% of capital, with 193 of 409 funded companies identified as AI-focused.
Deal volume fell 7.5% from April's 442 transactions.
Anduril Industries raised $5 billion in defense technology, Cognition raised $1 billion for AI coding, and Hark raised a $700 million Series A, the largest Series A in the dataset.
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