Institutional investors are pouring record amounts of capital into private equity and venture deals in 2026, as blockbuster artificial intelligence funding rounds—led by companies such as Anthropic—reshape the private markets.
Limited partner coinvestments totaled $198 billion between January 1 and June 25, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. That figure has already exceeded the full-year total recorded in five of the last six years and puts 2026 on track to surpass the $253 billion invested across all of 2025.
