[Analyst: AI Sector Secures $242 Billion in Q1 Funding, But Funds Highly Concentrated in a Few 'Super Rounds'] Odaily Planet Daily News – Crypto analyst Ai disclosed data on the X platform, revealing that companies in the artificial intelligence sector raised approximately $242 billion in the first quarter of 2026, accounting for about 80% of global venture capital. However, the funds were highly concentrated in a few 'super funding rounds,' such as OpenAI securing $122 billion, Anthropic raising $30 billion, xAI completing a $20 billion round, and Waymo raising $16 billion. Meanwhile, enterprise AI spending continues to rise. Gartner predicts that global AI spending will reach $2.52 trillion in 2026, a year-on-year increase of 44%, with funds rapidly shifting from the application layer to infrastructure and computing power development.