Just three companies controlled $189 billion in venture capital investments last month

Artificial Intelligence continues to dominate the world of adventure, According to a new Crunchbase report.

According to the report, a record $189 billion worth of global venture capital flowed into startups in February. AI startups raised a total of $171 billion, or 90% of the capital raised last month. It’s a staggering number that seems like it’s only the beginning.

This record spending was more than three times global spending Venture capital spending in JanuaryIt was dominated by huge funding rounds from just three companies: OpenAI, Anthropic, and Waymo.

Latest OpenAI 110 billion dollars Lifting led beam. It was one of the largest private rounds ever raised and valued the company at $730 billion. Her competition Anthropic It also secured a $30 billion Series G at a $380 billion valuation. Finally, Weymo sparked 16 billion dollars With a value of $126 billion. These three companies alone were responsible for 83% of the investment money raised last month.

The amount raised by OpenAI, Anthropic and Waymo last month represented a third of the $425 billion in total investment spending in 2025. According to Crunchbase.