Every week of AI dollar flow since October 2025 · Tracked live on the show · Updated weekly from Crunchbase
Tracker dated · May 21, 2026 Week 25 · May 15–21
AI has captured 57.6% of all venture funding tracked, every week, since October. Total raised: $301.6 billion. The biggest single week was March 5 with $112 billion in one round. This week: $2.3B, the smallest AI week in months while OpenAI and Anthropic dominated the headlines.
Weeks Tracked
25
Oct 2025 → May 2026
Total AI Funding
$301.6B
Across 25 weeks of tracking
Avg Weekly AI Funding
$12.1B
Mean across all weeks
Avg AI Share
57.6%
Of all venture dollars · simple mean of weekly %
Avg per Company
$177M
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.