12:38 - 21.04.2026

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April 21, Fineko/abc.az. The volume of the global venture capital market in the first quarter of 2026 reached $285.5 billion, which is 2.8-fold more than a year earlier, and the highest figure in the entire history of observations.

ABC.AZ reports that the key growth factor was the deal with OpenAI for $122 billion (nearly 43% of overall volume). At the same time, even without taking it into account, the market would have shown a result of $163.5 billion, the maximum since the first quarter of 2022.

Simultaneously with the growth of investments, business activity decreased: the number of concluded transactions decreased by more than a quarter compared to last year.