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AI continues to dominate the venture world, per a new Crunchbase report<\/a>.<\/p>\n A record $189 billion of global venture capital flowed to startups in February, according to the report. AI startups overall raised $171 billion, or 90% of the capital raised last month. It\u2019s a stunning number that feels like only the start.\u00a0<\/p>\n That record spending was more than three times the global VC spend in January<\/a> and was dominated by mammoth funding rounds from just three companies: OpenAI, Anthropic, and Waymo.<\/p>\n OpenAI\u2019s latest $110 billion<\/a> raise led the pack. It was one of the largest private rounds ever raised and valued the company at $730 billion.\u00a0Its rival Anthropic<\/a> also nabbed a $30 billion Series G at a $380 billion valuation. Lastly, Waymo raised $16 billion<\/a> at a valuation of $126 billion. These three companies alone were responsible for 83% of the venture dollars raised last month.<\/p>\n The amount raised by just OpenAI, Anthropic, and Waymo last month was one-third of the total $425 billion venture spend in 2025, according to Crunchbase<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n