The US venture capital (VC) activity recorded a sharp acceleration in funding value during the first seven months of 2026, reinforcing the country’s position as the hotbed for global VC investment. Total VC funding value in the US surged by 199% during January-July 2026 compared to the same period in the previous year even as VC deal volume rose by a modest 2% year-on-year, according to GlobalData, a leading intelligence and productivity platform.

An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that the rise outpaced the 161% growth in global VC funding value over the same period, enabling the US to account for 75% of worldwide VC investment value. This points to a market that is increasingly defined by larger funding rounds and investors’ continued willingness to concentrate capital in US-based companies.

Moreover, although the deal volume growth represented a relatively restrained expansion in transaction activity in the US, it contrasted with a 2% decline in global deal volume. The US retained a substantial 31% share of the total number of VC deals announced globally during January-July 2026, demonstrating that it remains both the largest funding market by value and the most active market by transaction count.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “The US VC market performance in the first seven months of 2026 reflects a clear preference for scale and quality. Despite the limited growth in deal volume, the near-tripling of funding value shows that investors continued to deploy capital aggressively into select high-conviction opportunities.”

The US outperformed several key peer markets on the value dimension. China recorded stronger funding value growth of 213% year on year, but its share of global funding value stood at 9%. It also recorded a 34% increase in deal volume and accounted for 22% of global transactions. However, the much larger US share of global funding value underlines the depth of its capital ecosystem and the greater concentration of large-ticket investments.

The UK remained steady in deal-making, with funding value rising by 113% YoY while deal volume remained roughly at the same level. It represented 7% of global deal volume but only 3% of funding value. India experienced a 13% decline in deal volume, although its funding value increased by 5%, accounting for 7% of global transactions and 1% of global investment value.

Bose adds: “These comparisons indicate that the US maintained a more favorable balance between market scale, capital availability, and investor appetite for large financings.”

Note: Historic data may change in case some deals get added to previous months because of a delay in disclosure of information in the public domain.