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PitchBook: US growth and late-stage venture funds raised 23.6B YTD, up from 7.4B in 2025 and above the totals for any of the past 12 years, amid the AI boom (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal)
Yuliya Chernova / Wall Street Journal: PitchBook: US growth and late-stage venture funds raised 23.6B YTD, up from 7.4B in 2025 and above the totals for any of the past 12 years, amid the AI boom — U.
Yuliya Chernova / Wall Street Journal: PitchBook: US growth and late-stage venture funds raised 23.6B YTD, up from 7.4B in 2025 and above the totals for any of the past 12 years, amid the AI boom — U.S.-based growth and late-stage venture funds raised a record $23.6 billion this year so far, according to PitchBook
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Source: Techmeme | 2026-04-15