SVTR AI VENTURE DATABASE
US & China AI funding recap, July 2026
In July 2026, the SVTR AI Venture Database recorded these confirmed AI startup funding rounds: US: 151 rounds, $23B disclosed in total; China: 148 rounds, $11B disclosed in total. The largest US round was Safe Superintelligence's $5.0B (Strategic). The largest China round was 月之暗面's $3.5B (Series D+).
US: 5 largest rounds
- Safe SuperintelligenceStrategic2026-07-27$5.0B
- AtomsUndisclosed2026-07-22$1.7B
- Fireworks AISeries D+2026-07-16$1.5B
- CsquareIPO2026-07-16$1.1B
- KeyfactorUndisclosed2026-07-07$1.0B
US: most active investors this month
- 1Y Combinator12 deals
- 2Khosla Ventures9 deals
- 3Index Ventures8 deals
- 4Sequoia Capital6 deals
- 5Andreessen Horowitz6 deals
China: 5 largest rounds
- 月之暗面Series D+2026-07-29$3.5B
- 可灵AIPre-IPO2026-07-02$2.9B
- 魔门塔IPO2026-07-08$872M
- 长光卫星Undisclosed2026-07-04$694M
- 爱诗科技Series C2026-07-14$439M
China: most active investors this month
- 1GL Ventures8 deals
- 2HongShan6 deals
- 3华控基金6 deals
- 4Matrix Partners China6 deals
- 5CAS Star5 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.