SVTR AI VENTURE DATABASE
US & China AI funding recap, January 2026
In January 2026, the SVTR AI Venture Database recorded these confirmed AI startup funding rounds: US: 84 rounds, $27B disclosed in total; China: 42 rounds, $3.1B disclosed in total. The largest US round was xAI's $20B (Series D+). The largest China round was 阶跃星辰's $694M (Series B).
US: 5 largest rounds
- xAISeries D+2026-01$20B
- York Space SystemsIPO2026-01-29$629M
- Etched2026-01-13$500M
- Humans&Seed2026-01$480M
- CyeraUndisclosed2026-01$400M
US: most active investors this month
- 1Y Combinator10 deals
- 2Andreessen Horowitz7 deals
- 3Sequoia Capital5 deals
- 4Khosla Ventures5 deals
- 5Lightspeed5 deals
China: 5 largest rounds
- 阶跃星辰Series B2026-01$694M
- 稀宇科技IPO2026-01-09$619M
- 智谱华章IPO2026-01-08$558M
- 月之暗面Series C2026-01$500M
- 自变量机器人Series A2026-01$143M
China: most active investors this month
- 1GL Ventures3 deals
- 2东方富海3 deals
- 3Tencent2 deals
- 4AGIBOT2 deals
- 5Nanshan Strategic Emerging Industry Fund2 deals
Scope
Only confirmed rounds in the SVTR AI Venture Database count (rumored rounds excluded), grouped by announcement month.
US and China are defined by the portfolio company's headquarters country; China includes Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Amounts are disclosed amounts, converted to USD at public rates; rounds with undisclosed amounts count toward deal numbers but not totals.
For investors, each round joined counts as one deal, lead or follow-on alike.