Market Analysis
Q1 2026 Venture Funding Hit $300 Billion — But Strip Out Two Deals and the Story Changes Completely
$300 billion in one quarter. Crunchbase confirmed the number on April 1, 2026 , and the headlines that followed were predictably breathless: the strongest quarter for global venture since Q2 2022, a figure that topped...
Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
Startups
Sovereign Wealth Funds Are Buying American Startups at Record Pace — Here's Why
Sovereign wealth fund investment in U.S. startups hit $47 billion in 2025, a record that's raising both opportunity and concern. The geopolitical implications are as important as the financial ones.
AIN Editorial Team··7 min read