PitchBook and National Venture Capital Association. Q3 2026 PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor. October 2026; data as of September 30, 2026.

https://nvca.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Q3-2026-PitchBook-NVCA-Venture-Monitor.pdf

Printed page 9, Dealmaking: U.S. venture deal value reached $515.8 billion across an estimated 14,199 deals through September 2026; AI companies accounted for 82.7% of that value. A handful of outsized rounds contributed heavily to the total.

These aggregate industry figures describe funding transactions and dollars, not counts of unique startups or ideas, investor understanding, or demand for 1Cademy. The public report and publisher summary were inspected on November 11, 2026; individual transaction records were not audited.