Anthropic's $15B Round and Project Prometheus's $10B Dominate April VC

According to Crunchbase's April tally, Anthropic ($15B) and Jeff Bezos's AI manufacturing venture Project Prometheus ($10B) accounted for 45% of April's VC capital. Global AI funding hit $37B in April—66% of total monthly funding. Q1 2026 cumulative VC reached a record $297B, with AI capturing 81% of the total. Stegra, Vast Data, and Ineffable Intelligence joined the $1B+ club.