[Analyst: AI Companies Raised $242 Billion in Q1, Setting a Historic Record] According to a report by Jinse Finance, crypto analyst Ai disclosed data on the X platform showing that in the first quarter of 2026, AI companies raised approximately $242 billion, accounting for about 80% of global venture capital, setting a historic record. However, the funding was highly concentrated in a few 'super funding rounds,' such as OpenAI securing $122 billion, Anthropic raising $30 billion, xAI completing $20 billion in funding, and Waymo raising $16 billion. Meanwhile, enterprise-level AI spending continues to rise. Gartner predicts that global AI spending will reach $2.52 trillion in 2026, a year-on-year increase of 44%, with funds rapidly shifting from application layers to infrastructure and computational power development.