Global venture capital investment reached US$170.9 billion in Q3’26 despite geopolitical uncertainty, as investors continued to back AI at unprecedented levels and poured billions into the infrastructure needed to support the technology’s rapid growth.
When cities, counties, or states provide corporations with big tax breaks to lure in factories, corporate headquarters, and other facilities, the economic benefits may go beyond the new jobs and investments the companies bring to their regions.
The ninth edition of our proprietary Funding the Future Survey shows that investor sentiment is improving and activity is rising, yet it is increasingly concentrated in fewer themes, fewer funds, and fewer mega-large deals.
