Anthropic's $65B Raise and $965B Valuation Lead H1 2026 AI Funding Surge, Seed Drops 27%
AI dominated H1 2026 venture capital with OpenAI's $122B and Anthropic's $65B rounds, pushing total VC to $392B. However, the AI boom is hollowing out seed funding, which fell 27%, raising questions about long-term innovation if only the biggest players get funded.