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WIPO Global Innovation Index 2026 - VC funding grew 28% to $510B, and more and more money is going into AI

Three numbers from the report show where the money went and how many deals it was split across.

- AI took 53% of global VC deal value in 2025 and 77% in the first half of 2026
- Overall startup funding posted its biggest annual gain since 2021
- At the same time, the number of VC deals fell for a fourth year in a row

https://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2026/article_0014.html

📎 Read also:
→ Crunchbase Q1 2026 - four companies took 65% of VC
→ Fenwick x Carta Venture Beacon - AI's growing share of VC
→ Exponential View priced real AI demand at $175B
www.wipo.int WIPO Global Innovation Index 2026: Switzerland, Sweden, US, Republic of Korea and Singapore Top Ranking; AI Reshaping Innovation… Switzerland, Sweden, the US, the Republic of Korea and Singapore are the world’s most-innovative economies, according to WIPO’s Global Innovation Index 2026, which also shows that AI is driving a rebound in innovation investments.
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