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North American startup funding hits $92B in Q3, with $61B going to AI

Crunchbase News says U.S. and Canadian startups raised about $92B in Q3, down 35% from Q2 and up 50% year over year. About $61B went to AI rounds, roughly two-thirds of the total. There were 11 acquisitions at $1B or more, and 17 venture-backed IPOs raised just under $4B combined.

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Crunchbase Newsnews.crunchbase.com/venture/q3-2026-north-america-startup-funding-falls-ai-exits-data/

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Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Thursday, October 8, 2026

00:40
Cleveland Business Journal
bizjournals.com/cleveland/news/2026/10/08/sonic-fire-harmoni-aeris-biosciences-pitchbook.html?page=all
10:10
Crunchbase News
European venture funding rose 77% YoY to $25B in Q3, the region's strongest funding quarter in four years, representing 16% of global VC and led by AI startups
10:10
Seattle Business Journal
bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2026/10/07/pitchbook-venture-capital-nvca-stoke-temporal.html?page=all
11:40
Chicago Business Journal
bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2026/10/08/startups-funding-pitchbook-artificial-intelligence.html?page=all

Friday, October 9, 2026

05:10
Silicon Republic
siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/crunchbase-european-start-up-vc-sees-best-quarter-in-4-years-again

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