Uber Technologies, Snapchat and other unicorns snagged the most funding from venture capitalists in the first half of 2016 as the industry sets the pace for another record year. In total, venture investors plowed $40 billion into American startups during the first half of this year, according to a report last week from PitchBook Data, an amount that puts the investments on track to match the $79 billion from venture firms in 2015.
