Practical AI · Weekly Funding Tracker

24 Weeks of AI Funding

Every week of AI dollar flow since October 2025 · Tracked live on the show · Updated weekly from Crunchbase
AI has captured 60.3% of all venture funding tracked, every week, since October. Total raised: $299.3 billion. The biggest single week was March 5 with $112 billion in one round.
Weeks Tracked
24
Oct 2025 → May 2026
Avg Weekly AI Funding
$12.7B
Mean across all weeks
Avg AI Share
60.3%
Of all venture dollars
Avg per Company
$199M
Across all funded AI cos
Peak Week (Mar 5)
$112B
94.1% of total · OpenAI mega-round
Chart 01

AI Funding Amount by Week

Note: Y-axis is compressed above $30B so normal weekly funding stays readable. The Mar 5 spike ($112B OpenAI round) appears just above the red break line. Hover any point for the exact figure.

Chart 02

AI Share of Total Venture Funding

What percentage of ALL venture dollars went to AI companies each week. The story: AI is now the majority of all venture investing, week after week.

Chart 03

AI Companies vs Total Companies Funded

Headcount, not dollars. How many AI companies got funded each week vs how many companies total. The AI category is broader than it looks — usually 40–60 AI cos in any given week.

Chart 04

Average Funding per AI Company

The "concentration check." Tall bars = a few mega-rounds skewing the average. Short bars = broad distribution across many cos. Compressed above $400M so normal weeks stay readable.

Chart 05

Regional Distribution: US · China · Europe · Rest of World

Where the money goes geographically. US dominates, but watch the China + Europe stripes — they're moving. Compressed above $30B to match Chart 01.

Table

Week-by-Week Breakdown · Newest First

Week Ending AI Funding % of Total AI Cos Total Cos Avg per Co Deep-Dive