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Angel investment · 7 Aug 2026

Angel investment in 2026: a bigger market through a narrower door

The global angel market keeps growing while seed funding falls 27%. The two numbers do not contradict each other — they describe two different groups of investors.

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Crowdfunding · 7 Aug 2026

Crowdfunding in 2026: from crowd capital to coordinated capital

Regulatory rails in Europe, the UK and the US are pulling equity crowdfunding into mainstream capital markets. Institutional investors are the fastest-growing segment.

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Venture capital · 7 Aug 2026

Venture capital in 2026: one market, two economies

US$510 billion in the first half is a record. But strip out the AI mega-rounds and the rest of the market looks entirely different.

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Corporate venture · 7 Aug 2026

Corporate venture in 2026: corporates become the most powerful venture investors

3,068 active corporate investors — a record, surpassing even the 2021 peak. Deal value climbed 75% to US$233.8 billion.

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Venture capital · 7 Aug 2026

A new kind of liquidity: secondaries and continuation funds set records in H1 2026

Capital is returning to limited partners not only through IPOs and M&A, but increasingly through secondary transactions and continuation funds — a shift that is reshaping pricing and fee-sharing across venture and private capital.

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Briefing

01Venture capital · 7 Aug 2026July 2026: Global venture funding hits $65B as billion-dollar rounds set a recordCrunchbase data shows 14 rounds of $1B or more in a single month, the highest count on record, led by a $10B investment in Blue Origin.
02Ecosystem · 7 Aug 2026India in early August 2026: small cheques keep flowing as Vaaree raises $6.8MHero and Cap Alpha co-led a $6.8M round in Vaaree; the first week of August also brought a $27M round for InRisk Labs and several multi-million-dollar deals.
03Angel investment · 7 Aug 2026Index Ventures raises $2B, earmarking $400M for seedThe 30-year-old firm lifts total investing capacity to $3.5B, including a new dedicated seed fund — the stage where angels usually co-invest.
04Ecosystem · 7 Aug 2026Singapore's Acrab raises $130M Series B as Asia AI funding tops $20B in H1The round again drew support from Vertex Ventures SEA & India and Vertex Growth, lifting Acrab's cumulative funding above $480M; the valuation was not disclosed.
05Corporate venture · 7 Aug 2026Corporates as acquirers: exits reopen, with Alphabet paying $32B for WizThe deal, completed this year, handed a very large payout to a seed-stage investor, while Crunchbase recorded the most billion-dollar exits since 2021 in Q2 2026.
06Venture capital · 6 Aug 2026Global startup investment hits a record US$510B in H1 2026The AI boom pushed both funding and exits to unprecedented levels — but most of the money went to a very small group of companies.
07Ecosystem · 6 Aug 2026Southeast Asia draws US$12.8B across 178 rounds to July 2026Singapore continues to absorb most of the region's capital. Vietnam and Indonesia, together with Singapore, account for over 80% of deal volume.
08Ecosystem · 6 Aug 2026Southeast Asia's AI startups raise US$9.3B — Vietnam ranks second in the regionAccording to Tracxn, Singapore is the region's largest AI hub with US$9.3 billion across 227 rounds. Vietnam is the second-largest AI market.
09Angel investment · 5 Aug 2026Seed and angel funding falls 27% — a K-shaped marketWhile total funding set records, the earliest stage contracted the most in years. This looks structural, not cyclical.
10Venture capital · 5 Aug 2026Base Power raises a US$1B Series D at a US$13B valuationThe round was led by a consortium including Ribbit Capital, Addition, Valor Equity and JPMorgan's Strategic Investment Group.
11Venture capital · 4 Aug 2026An estimated 75% of 2026 venture capital went to just five AI companiesThree senior investors called the concentration “unprecedented”. One company alone took close to a third of global Q2 funding.
12Venture capital · 4 Aug 2026Valar Atomics raises US$1B led by Sequoia, plus US$200M in creditThe nuclear energy company's Series B came with a US$200 million credit line from a JPMorgan-led syndicate.
13Corporate venture · 3 Aug 2026Corporate investors account for a record 87.9% of US AI deal valuePitchBook Q3 2026: fewer deals but bigger ones. Corporate capital is reshaping the AI market.
14Ecosystem · 2 Aug 2026Asia's startup funding hits a multiyear peak in Q2, led by China and AIAsian capital flows recovered clearly, but the bulk concentrated in China and AI-related deals.
15Venture capital · 1 Aug 2026Cybersecurity is a steady bright spot for startup funding in H1 2026While early-stage capital contracts, cybersecurity keeps growing steadily — a sector worth noting for angel portfolios.
16Corporate venture · 30 Jul 2026River raises US$120M from Yamaha Motor and MitsuiThe EV maker's Series C is a textbook example of industrial corporates using venture investment to secure a seat in an emerging value chain.