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US Startup Funding Slows Sharply In March

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Crunchbase News - Funding Ma Title: US Startup Funding Slows Sharply In March Date: 2026-03-23 17:36 Source: https://news.crunchbase.com/business/us-startup-funding-slows-march-2026-data/ <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After a rollicking start in </span><a href="https://news.crunchbase.com/ai/global-vc-investment-s…
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  • A $110 billion funding round will likely take years, not weeks or months, to be topped

    60% confidence

  • This month's funding deceleration is mostly a U.S. phenomenon

    60% confidence

  • The slowdown is almost entirely due to fewer giant AI megarounds closing this month

    60% confidence

  • American companies raised just around $13 billion in seed through growth-stage funding in March 2026 so far

    60% confidence

  • US startup funding slowed dramatically in March 2026 after strong January and February

    60% confidence

  • European startup funding hit its highest point of the year in March 2026

    60% confidence

  • February's U.S. funding tally will remain one for the record books

    60% confidence

  • Early- and seed-stage dealmaking in March is on track to come in close to the prior two months' levels

    60% confidence

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