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Who Funded What: The H1 2026 Investor Ledger
3,206 venture AI rounds closed in H1 2026, worth $436.7B. Which investors backed them, where the money moved, and who came back for a second check.
US AI Funding H1 2026: $377.6B Across 1,493 Deals
US AI funding reached $377.59B across 1,493 rounds in H1 2026. The largest rounds, sector shares, stage split, top cities and most active investors.
AI Funding August 2026: $33.01B Across 396 Deals
AI funding reached $33.01B across 396 deals in August 2026. See the largest rounds, sector shares, the stage split and the most active investors.
120+ AI Ecommerce Statistics 2026: Adoption And Agents
AI ecommerce statistics for 2026. AI traffic to US retail sites is up 393%, AI referrals convert 42% better, and agentic checkout has no published totals.
90+ AI Browser Statistics 2026: Usage And Market Share
AI browser statistics for 2026. Chrome holds 69.39% of the browser market, OpenAI shut Atlas down after 292 days, and Comet still reports no user count.
Character AI Statistics 2026: Monthly Active Users & Revenue
Character AI statistics for 2026: 20M+ monthly active users, 66% aged 18-24, 16m 28s per visit, and the $2.7B Google deal, each one traced to its source.
Small Business Statistics 2026: 135+ US Data Points
Small business statistics for 2026: 36,207,130 US firms, 99.9% of all businesses, 45.9% of employment, 34.7% ten-year survival, AI use from 8.8% to 58%.
100+ Midjourney Statistics 2026: Users, Revenue, Facts
Midjourney statistics for 2026: Discord user count, revenue, valuation, traffic, pricing and market share, each traced to its primary source.
90+ Chatbot Statistics 2026: Market, Adoption, and ROI
Chatbot statistics for 2026: 49% of US adults use one, only 10% of support teams have shipped one. 99 sourced numbers on market size, adoption and ROI.
100+ OpenAI Statistics 2026: Users, Revenue, Funding
OpenAI statistics for 2026: 900M weekly users, $25B annualized revenue, an $852B valuation, and 100+ verified numbers on funding and adoption.
Generative AI Statistics 2026: 150+ Market Stats
Generative AI statistics for 2026: enterprise spend hit $37B, AI took 86% of US venture dollars. 162 sourced numbers on adoption, funding and vendor share.
May 2026 AI Market Report
477 AI deals and $101.77B raised in May 2026, but a single $65B Anthropic round bends every dollar chart. Weighted by deal count, a three-hub market appears.
AI Startup Funding Q1 2026: $290B, 1,677 Deals
Explore AI startup funding in Q1 2026: $289.99B across 1,677 deals. Bot Memo analyzed every round to find what the mega-round headlines missed.
AI Startup Funding Statistics 2025: Year in Review
Explore 2025 AI startup funding statistics: $275.1B across 5,430 deals. Bot Memo’s analysis covers top sectors, cities, investors, and stage breakdowns.
July 2026 AI Funding Report: $48.70B Across 547 Deals
AI funding hit $48.70B across 547 rounds in July 2026, up 137.1% on July 2025. See the largest rounds, sector shares, the stage split and the top investors.
European AI Funding H1 2026: $40.1B Across 901 Deals
European AI startups raised $40.06B across 901 rounds in H1 2026. London took 43.2% of the capital, debt carried $5.40B, and the median round was $6.92M.
AI Music Statistics 2026: Market Size and Streaming
AI music statistics 2026: 44% of Deezer uploads are AI, Suno hits $2.45B and $300M ARR, plus the Universal, Warner, and Sony settlement map for Suno and Udio.
AI Cybersecurity Statistics 2026
In this stats report, you will see stats covering the major issues of AI in cybersecurity in the year 2025….
AI Supply Chain Statistics 2026: Adoption and ROI
AI supply chain statistics 2026: 73% piloting vs 13% integrated, McKinsey on EBIT impact, Walmart, Maersk, P&G ROI cases, plus agentic AI funding data.
AI in Transportation Statistics 2026: Robotaxis, AVs
AI in transportation statistics 2026: Waymo 450K weekly rides, Tesla FSD 9B miles, Apollo Go 20M cumulative rides, ADAS market $72.1B, plus AV safety data.