According to BlockBeats, on July 1st, statistics show that the 14 largest funding rounds globally in the first half of 2026 raised a total of $4.3 billion, with prediction markets, AI, and payments being the most favored sectors by investors.
Specifically, prediction market platform Kalshi topped the list with $1.2 billion in funding, while Polymarket raised $600 million, bringing their combined total to $1.8 billion, accounting for over 40% of the top 14 funding rounds.
In the AI field, Replit, Exa AI, and OpenRouter have raised $400 million, $250 million, and $113 million respectively.
In the blockchain sector, Canton Network, Arc, and Morpho raised $355 million, $222 million, and $175 million in funding, respectively.
In addition, payment, RWA, infrastructure, and compliance projects such as Rain, Slash, Goldcom, Alpaca, and Elliptic also made the list.