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15.04.2026

Global startup funding jumps to $300B with AI at $242B, Jacob King reveals — AI drives record startup funding surge

A surge in artificial intelligence investment has propelled global startup funding to an unprecedented $300 billion in the first quarter of 2026.

Jacob King reports that AI accounted for approximately $242 billion of this total—about 80 percent—with just four U.S. companies raising $188 billion, led by OpenAI.

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Jacob King has previously reported on sudden market moves in other sectors. Earlier this year, he covered the 5 percent decline in gold and more than 10 percent drop in silver prices after hopes for interest rate cuts faded. He also documented the arrest of CoinDCX co-founders by Indian police for investor fraud linked to a fake website.

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