SVTR AI VENTURE DATABASE
US & China AI funding recap, May 2026
In May 2026, the SVTR AI Venture Database recorded these confirmed AI startup funding rounds: US: 177 rounds, $84B disclosed in total; China: 55 rounds, $6.3B disclosed in total. The largest US round was Anthropic's $65B (Series D+). The largest China round was 阶跃星辰's $2.5B (Pre-IPO).
US: 5 largest rounds
- AnthropicSeries D+2026-05-28$65B
- AndurilSeries D+2026-05-13$5.0B
- AmpUndisclosed2026-05$1.3B
- Cognition2026-05$1.0B
- KalshiSeries D+2026-05$1.0B
US: most active investors this month
- 1Y Combinator17 deals
- 2General Catalyst14 deals
- 3Andreessen Horowitz14 deals
- 4Sequoia Capital10 deals
- 5Lightspeed9 deals
China: 5 largest rounds
- 阶跃星辰Pre-IPO2026-05$2.5B
- 月之暗面2026-05$2.0B
- 魔门塔Pre-IPO2026-05$500M
- 星动纪元Undisclosed2026-05$200M
- HiDream.aiSeries B2026-05$139M
China: most active investors this month
- 1Baidu Ventures4 deals
- 2SAIF Partners3 deals
- 3Inno Angel Fund3 deals
- 4小苗朗程3 deals
- 5Puhua Capital3 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.