Growth Equity Update - September 2026 (Edition 54)
Pitchbook issued its latest global VC ranking, placing Accel, Index Ventures, Sequoia, Benchmark, and Andreessen Horowitz in its top five.
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Pitchbook issued its latest global VC ranking, placing Accel, Index Ventures, Sequoia, Benchmark, and Andreessen Horowitz in its top five.
Mega-rounds of $100 million or more accounted for 81% of total global venture capital funding in Q2 2026.
In H1 2026, US VC deal value reached $412.7 billion with megadeals of $100 million or more representing 87.5% of total capital deployed.
OpenAI's $122 billion round collected more value than all other quarterly totals ever recorded in US venture capital.
The EU faces an annual investment gap of €750-800 billion to boost productivity, support the digital transition, and meet climate goals.
US venture capital deal value reached $515.8 billion across an estimated 14,199 deals through the first three quarters of 2026.
The US venture capital market deployed $215.4 billion across 14,320 deals in 2024.