global / worldwidequánqiú全球startupchuàngyè创业investmenttóuzī投资the first half of the yearshàng bàn nián上半年to reachdádào达到$510 billion USDwǔqiān yībǎi yì měiyuán五千一百亿美元，to set (a record)chuàng创historicallìshǐ历史new record / new highxīn gāo新高。
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
startup
chuàngyè
创业
investment
tóuzī
投资
the first half of the year
shàng bàn nián
上半年
to reach
dádào
达到
$510 billion USD
wǔqiān yībǎi yì měiyuán
五千一百亿美元
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new record / new high
xīn gāo
新高
2026
2026 nián
2026年
the first half of the year
shàng bàn nián
上半年
global
quánqiú
全球
startup
chuàngyè
创业
investment
tóuzī
投资
to reach
dádào
达到
$510 billion USD
wǔqiān yībǎi yì měiyuán
五千一百亿美元
to exceed
chāoguò
超过
2025
2025 nián
2025年
the whole year
quán nián
全年
total
zǒng é
总额
artificial intelligence
réngōngzhìnéng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
to take / to receive
ná zǒu
拿走
(completed action)
le
了
the United States
měiguó
美国
venture
fēngxiǎn
风险
investment
tóuzī
投资
(particle)
de
的
86 percent
bǎifēn zhī bāshíliù
百分之八十六
August 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM
2026
2026 nián
2026年
the first half of the year
shàng bàn nián
上半年
global
quánqiú
全球
startup
chuàngyè
创业
investment
tóuzī
投资
to reach
dádào
达到
$510 billion USD
wǔqiān yībǎi yì měiyuán
五千一百亿美元
to set
chuàng
创
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new record
xīn gāo
新高
this
zhè
这
to exceed
chāoguò
超过
(completed)
le
了
2025
2025 nián
2025年
whole year
quán nián
全年
(particle)
de
的
$440 billion USD
sìqiān sìbǎi yì měiyuán
四千四百亿美元
artificial intelligence
réngōngzhìnéng
人工智能
is
shì
是
the largest
zuì dà
最大
(particle)
de
的
reason / cause
yuányīn
原因
in
zài
在
the United States
měiguó
美国
every
měi
每
one
yī
一
US dollar
měiyuán
美元
venture
fēngxiǎn
风险
investment
tóuzī
投资
out of
zhōng
中
there is
yǒu
有
86
bāshíliù
八十六
US cents
měifēn
美分
to flow to
liúxiàng
流向
artificial intelligence
réngōngzhìnéng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI
and
hé
和
Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
both (companies)
liǎng jiā
两家
together / in total
gòng
共
to receive / to obtain
nádào
拿到
$217 billion USD
liǎngqiān yībǎi qīshí yì měiyuán
两千一百七十亿美元
accounting for
zhàn
占
the first half
shàng bàn nián
上半年
global
quánqiú
全球
total
zǒng é
总额
(particle)
de
的
43 percent
bǎifēn zhī sìshísān
百分之四十三
the first
dì yī
第一
quarter
jìdù
季度
was
shì
是
ever / in recorded history
yǒu shǐ yǐlái
有史以来
the largest
zuì dà
最大
(particle)
de
的
single quarter
dān jì
单季
investment
tóuzī
投资
amount
é
额
to reach
dá
达
$305 billion USD
sānqiān líng wǔshí yì měiyuán
三千零五十亿美元
in addition to
chú
除
artificial intelligence
réngōngzhìnéng
人工智能
outside / beyond
wài
外
defense
guófáng
国防
robotics
jīqìrén
机器人
and
hé
和
healthcare
yīliáo
医疗
field
lǐngyù
领域
(particle)
de
的
investment
tóuzī
投资
also
yě
也
a lot / very much
hěnduō
很多
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BusinessGlobal Venture Investment Hits Record 510 Billion Dollars in First Half of 2026
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国际
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油价
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