AI Business & Startup Funding Surge, Big Tech Consolidation

Record startup investment ($510B H1 2026), 195 unicorns. Major acquisitions: SpaceX/Cursor ($60B), Stripe/OpenRouter ($7B+), Anthropic/Decart ($6B). AI revenue proof: Anthropic $30B run rate, OpenAI $25B. Big Tech's hidden $1.65T debt risk challenges capex narrative. AI investment now ~1/3 of US economic growth. New funding rounds: Adaptive Biotech $15M for scientific AI training, EliseAI $3.7B proptech.