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Top 97 AI startups (October 2026)

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Full list: 27,762 Artificial intelligence startups, with website, founding year, employees, location, sectors, funding stage, last round, total raised and investors. CSV, $29 one-time.

# Company What they do City Employees Founded Investors Round Amount Date
1 Dopl Technologies Dopl Technologies develops remote robotic ultrasound systems for diagnostic imaging using robotics, telepresence, and AI. Seattle 1 to 10 2022 Techstars, MedTech Innovator Seed $6.3M Oct 2026
2 Numeral Numeral automates sales tax compliance and filing for e-commerce and SaaS businesses. San Francisco 101 to 250 2022 Y Combinator, FundersClub, Contrarian Thinking Capital Series C $100.0M Sep 2026
3 Owner Owner provides technology tools that help local restaurant owners increase sales and improve their online presence. San Francisco 501 to 1,000 2020 Redpoint, GTMfund, Day One Ventures, Mischief +1 Series D $240.0M Aug 2026
4 Socure Unicorn Socure provides digital identity verification, fraud prevention, and regulatory compliance software. Incline Village 501 to 1,000 2012 Accel, Citi Ventures, JP Morgan, T. Rowe Price Series E $156.0M Aug 2026
5 Metriport Metriport provides tools for accessing, integrating, and analyzing patient records. San Francisco 11 to 50 2022 Y Combinator, VentureSouq, Zillionize, Leonis Investissement Series A $26.0M Aug 2026
6 Faro AI Faro AI develops software that automates clinical workflows and assists with clinical trial design. San Diego 11 to 50 2019 General Catalyst, Polaris Partners, Zetta Venture Partners, S32 +1 Series B $37.3M Aug 2026
7 Cloverleaf AI Cloverleaf AI analyzes government meetings to provide vendors with early insights into upcoming RFPs. Denver 11 to 50 2021 Techstars, Jackson Square Ventures, FirstMile Ventures, The LegalTech Fund Series A $8.0M Aug 2026
8 Adaptyv Biosystems Adaptyv Biosystems develops protein engineering tools using cell-free synthetic biology and nanofluidics technology. Lausanne 11 to 50 2020 Y Combinator, Venture Kick, Acequia Capital (AceCap), Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT) +1 Series A $40.0M Aug 2026
9 Arintra Arintra provides AI software that helps enterprises detect and prevent revenue loss. Austin 11 to 50 2020 Y Combinator, Surge, TEN13 Series B $25.0M Aug 2026
10 Rundoo Rundoo provides AI-powered point-of-sale and retail management software for specialty stores. Redwood City 51 to 100 2022 Plug and Play, Sequoia Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, CRV +1 Series B $30.0M Aug 2026
11 Deepgram Deepgram provides speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and voice application software. San Francisco 51 to 100 2015 Y Combinator, Bossa Invest, Madrona, BlackRock Series C $130.0M Aug 2026
12 Higgsfield Higgsfield provides AI-powered tools for creating and editing images and videos. San Francisco 51 to 100 2023 Menlo Ventures, K5 Global, BITKRAFT Ventures, Zero Prime Ventures +1 Series B $400.0M Aug 2026
13 Groq Unicorn Groq provides hardware and software infrastructure for running artificial intelligence inference workloads. Palo Alto 51 to 100 2016 Alumni Ventures, Tiger Global Management, BlackRock, GCM Grosvenor Series A $350.0M Aug 2026
14 Magier AI Magier AI enforces and proves AI compliance controls across enterprise organizations. San Diego 1 to 10 2024 Techstars Pre-seed $0.1M Aug 2026
15 Yuno Yuno manages and scales online payments for companies across the globe. Bogotá 101 to 250 2022 Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global Management, Latitud, Norte Ventures +1 Series B $45.0M Aug 2026
16 Axle Axle Labs links insurance policies and verifies ongoing coverage through an open data platform. Atlanta 11 to 50 2022 Y Combinator, Soma Capital, Gradient, Rebel Fund +1 Series A $17.5M Aug 2026
17 Moss Moss provides corporate credit cards that handle all types of business spending. Berlin 251 to 500 2019 Tiger Global Management, Global Founders Capital, Cherry Ventures, Valar Ventures +1 Series C $40.4M Aug 2026
18 WindBorne Systems WindBorne Systems collects atmospheric data using smart weather balloons for weather forecasting and climate research. Redwood Shores 51 to 100 2019 Bossa Invest, Khosla Ventures, Pear VC, Footwork +1 Series B $37.0M Aug 2026
19 Wordsmith AI Wordsmith AI helps companies manage their legal work in-house. New York 101 to 250 2024 General Catalyst, Index Ventures, s16vc, Felix Capital Series B $14.0M Aug 2026
20 HappyRobot HappyRobot provides AI workers and automation software for enterprise workflows and operational processes. San Francisco 101 to 250 2022 Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Array Ventures, RyderVentures Series C $150.0M Aug 2026
21 Obsidian Security Obsidian Security detects threats, manages risks, and secures enterprise applications through SaaS and AI software. Newport Beach 101 to 250 2017 Menlo Ventures, Greylock, Norwest, Wing Venture Capital +1 Series D $85.0M Aug 2026
22 Andromeda Surgical Andromeda Surgical develops autonomous robots that perform surgery with greater consistency and fewer errors. San Francisco 11 to 50 2023 Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, Pioneer Fund, Eight Capital +1 Series A $15.0M Aug 2026
23 dili Dili provides AI-powered compliance automation software for construction, infrastructure, and energy projects. New York 51 to 100 2023 Y Combinator, Gaingels, Pioneer Fund, Amino Capital +1 Series A $15.0M Jul 2026
24 Eliyan Eliyan develops chiplet interconnect solutions that improve bandwidth and power efficiency for AI systems. Santa Clara 11 to 50 2021 Intel Capital, Tiger Global Management, Samsung Catalyst Fund Series C $145.0M Jul 2026
25 Henry Henry develops AI software that automates underwriting, market research, and deal workflows for commercial real estate. New City 11 to 50 2024 Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund, Susa Ventures, Coalition Operators +1 Series A $16.5M Jul 2026
26 Centralize Centralize maps and manages enterprise deal relationships using artificial intelligence. San Francisco 11 to 50 2023 Y Combinator Series A $15.0M Jul 2026
27 CrewAI CrewAI automates complex enterprise tasks using multiple coordinated AI agents. San Francisco 11 to 50 2024 Insight Partners, Craft Ventures, boldstart ventures Series B $12.4M Jul 2026
28 Fly.io Fly.io deploys and runs applications, databases, and AI workloads across global infrastructure. Chicago 51 to 100 2016 Y Combinator, Bossa Invest, Andreessen Horowitz, Intel Capital +1 Series D $25.0M Jul 2026
29 telli Telli builds AI voice agents that automate pre-sales outreach for B2C companies. Berlin 11 to 50 2024 Y Combinator Seed $15.0M Jul 2026
30 Genius AI Genius AI provides software solutions for small business owners in the salon and studio industry. New York 251 to 500 2016 Techstars, Bessemer Venture Partners, 2048 Ventures, Left Lane Capital +1 Series D $44.0M Jul 2026
31 Storspay Storspay enables same-day payouts across Africa and Latin America for AI-era workers. New York 1 to 10 2022 Techstars Pre-seed $0.1M Jul 2026
32 Bunkerhill Health Bunkerhill Health develops AI agents that enhance clinical and operational teams within health systems. Palo Alto 11 to 50 2022 Y Combinator, SciFi VC, Pacific 8 Ventures Series B $25.0M Jul 2026
33 Fireworks AI Fireworks AI enables users to build, tune, and scale AI applications using open-source models. Redwood City 101 to 250 2022 Sequoia Capital, Benchmark Series D $1,505.0M Jul 2026
34 Meticulous Meticulous develops an AI-powered automated testing platform for web applications. London 11 to 50 2021 Y Combinator Series A $15.0M Jul 2026
35 Chai Discovery Chai Discovery develops artificial intelligence models and software for protein engineering and molecular design. San Francisco 11 to 50 2024 Thrive Capital, OpenAI Series C $400.0M Jul 2026
36 Feathery Feathery automates data intake and operational workflows for financial services companies. San Francisco 51 to 100 2021 SV Angel, Liquid 2 Ventures, Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures Series A $30.0M Jul 2026
37 Hadrius Hadrius centralizes compliance operations for financial firms using artificial intelligence. San Francisco 101 to 250 2021 Y Combinator, Unpopular Ventures, Dorm Room Fund, Singularity Capital +1 Series A $22.0M Jul 2026
38 Helsing Unicorn Helsing develops artificial intelligence software and autonomous defense systems for military and government applications. Munich 1,001 to 5,000 2021 Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst Series E $1,800.0M Jul 2026
39 Ollama Ollama runs large language models locally on users' computers. Toronto 11 to 50 2021 Y Combinator Series B $65.0M Jul 2026
40 SambaNova Unicorn SambaNova delivers AI inference and scalable solutions for agentic AI applications. Palo Alto 251 to 500 2017 Intel Capital, Google Ventures, BlackRock, GIC +1 Series F $1,000.0M Jul 2026
41 Together AI Unicorn Together AI provides a cloud platform for developing, training, fine-tuning, and deploying generative AI models. San Francisco 251 to 500 2022 New Enterprise Associates, Kleiner Perkins, Coatue, Emergence Capital Series C $800.0M Jul 2026
42 Warp Warp manages employees using artificial intelligence for ambitious companies. New York 51 to 100 2023 Y Combinator, Abstract, HOF Capital, A* Series B $60.0M Jun 2026
43 Patronus AI Patronus AI develops simulation research and infrastructure for human-aligned artificial general intelligence. San Francisco 11 to 50 2023 Lightspeed Venture Partners, Notable Capital Series B $50.0M Jun 2026
44 Lincode Lincode automates visual inspection in manufacturing to detect defects and ensure product quality. Sunnyvale 51 to 100 2018 Alumni Ventures, Accel, Right Side Capital Management, Expert Dojo +1 Seed $4.0M Jun 2026
45 Covatic Covatic uses mobile-based algorithms to personalize app experiences for individual users. Birmingham 11 to 50 2016 Techstars, Parkwalk Advisors, Oxford Science Enterprises, Praetura Ventures Series B $2.0M Jun 2026
46 Taktile Taktile automates and enhances risk management strategies for financial institutions using artificial intelligence. New York 251 to 500 2020 Y Combinator, Plug and Play, Tiger Global Management, Index Ventures +1 Series C $130.0M Jun 2026
47 Coval Coval simulates and evaluates AI agents to help engineers deploy reliable assistants. San Francisco 11 to 50 2024 Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund Series A $28.0M Jun 2026
48 Allium Allium provides blockchain data infrastructure for institutions and crypto-focused organizations. New York 11 to 50 2021 Kleiner Perkins, Amplify Partners, Markd, Theory Ventures Series B $40.0M Jun 2026
49 JustAI JustAI develops AI agents that automate personalization, campaign optimization, and customer engagement for lifecycle marketing. San Francisco 11 to 50 2024 Y Combinator, Peak XV Partners, Leonis Investissement, Cloud Capital Series A $18.7M Jun 2026
50 Baseten Baseten provides infrastructure and tools to integrate artificial intelligence into business operations. San Francisco 251 to 500 2019 Greylock, Caffeinated Capital, South Park Commons, IVP Series F $1,500.0M Jun 2026
51 Verse Verse provides energy cost intelligence software for enterprise customers. San Francisco 11 to 50 2022 Google Ventures, Coatue, Collaborative Fund, Firstminute Capital +1 Series B $54.0M Jun 2026
52 CuspAI CuspAI enables structured search for discovering physical materials. Cambridge 51 to 100 2024 FJ Labs, Lightspeed Venture Partners, LocalGlobe, Northzone +1 Series B $450.0M Jun 2026
53 Flagright Flagright delivers AI-powered transaction monitoring and AML compliance solutions through a customizable API platform. Santa Clara 51 to 100 2022 Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund, Four Cities Capital, Moonfire Ventures Series A $12.5M Jun 2026
54 Kimba Kimba uses AI to analyze biometric data and deliver personalized scent treatments for better sleep and health. New York 1 to 10 2024 Techstars Seed $5.4M Jun 2026
55 Sarvam AI Sarvam AI develops AI infrastructure, models, and applications for Indian languages and enterprise use cases. bangalore-karnataka 101 to 250 2023 Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Peak XV Partners Series B $308.0M Jun 2026
56 Hydra Host Hydra Host connects businesses to independent AI Factory Franchises through a bare metal GPU platform. Boulder 11 to 50 2021 Founders Fund, 1517 Fund, 10x Founders, Sovereign’s Capital +1 Series A $100.0M Jun 2026
57 Bestie Bite Bestie Bite lets users discover and review hospitality spots through short videos. Rome 1 to 10 2022 Techstars Seed $1.7M Jun 2026
58 Standard Bots Standard Bots builds industrial robotics systems that combine hardware and AI software to automate manufacturing. New York 101 to 250 2016 General Catalyst, BoxGroup, Quiet Capital, Samsung NEXT +1 Series C $200.0M Jun 2026
59 PhysicsX PhysicsX develops AI-powered engineering software that combines physics-based modeling, simulation, and machine learning. London 101 to 250 2019 General Catalyst, NGP Energy Capital Management, Radius Capital Series C $300.0M Jun 2026
60 PointFive PointFive detects cloud waste and automates remediation for engineering and platform teams. New City 101 to 250 2023 Index Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Vesey Ventures Series B $60.0M Jun 2026
61 Scispot Scispot provides cloud-based lab software for biotech companies to manage laboratory workflows and information. Kitchener 11 to 50 2020 Y Combinator, Incisive Ventures, Pack Ventures, Breakwater Ventures Series A $8.0M Jun 2026
62 Intellectible Intellectible provides AI-powered proposal writing solutions. Austin 1 to 10 2023 Techstars, Plug and Play, Anorak Ventures, Circadian Ventures Seed $3.0M Jun 2026
63 Suno Suno creates original songs from text prompts using artificial intelligence. Cambridge 101 to 250 2022 Lightspeed Venture Partners, Founder Collective, Matrix Series D $400.0M Jun 2026
64 Factorial Unicorn Factorial automates HR processes including time tracking, payroll, and recruitment. Barcelona 501 to 1,000 2016 General Catalyst, Tiger Global Management, Creandum, GIC +1 Series D $150.0M Jun 2026
65 Collate Collate creates and manages documentation for pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostic companies. San Francisco 1 to 10 2025 Y Combinator, First Round Capital, Redpoint Series A $95.0M Jun 2026
66 Terra AI Terra AI develops artificial intelligence software for mining, energy, and subsurface resource sectors. Palo Alto 11 to 50 2023 Plug and Play, Khosla Ventures, Climate Capital, StoryHouse Ventures Series A $20.0M Jun 2026
67 DriveNets Unicorn DriveNets provides networking solutions, hardware, software, and cluster orchestration for AI infrastructures. Ra'anana 501 to 1,000 2015 Bessemer Venture Partners, Pitango VC, Samsung Ventures, C4 Ventures +1 Series D $410.0M Jun 2026
68 Xena Xena uses artificial intelligence to assist gynecological surgeons during precision surgical procedures. Mannheim 1 to 10 2023 Techstars Pre-seed $0.3M May 2026
69 Fonoa Fonoa automates tax compliance by tracking rules and calculating obligations using artificial intelligence. Dublin 101 to 250 2019 Bossa Invest, FJ Labs, Index Ventures, Coatue +1 Series C $110.0M May 2026
70 Triomics Triomics matches patients to clinical trials using generative AI technology. San Francisco 51 to 100 2021 Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst, Nexus Venture Partners +1 Series B $22.0M May 2026
71 Elemental Machines Elemental Machines provides data-driven insights to improve research, laboratory operations, and manufacturing outcomes. Cambridge 11 to 50 2015 Founders Fund, Tau Ventures, Rock Health Capital, KdT Ventures +1 Series B $5.7M May 2026
72 CREWASIS CREWASIS converts large volumes of data into ranked insights for decision intelligence. Brooklyn 11 to 50 2020 Techstars Seed $0.1M May 2026
73 Exa Exa provides an AI-powered search engine designed for automated systems and applications. San Francisco 51 to 100 2021 Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, NVentures Series C $250.0M May 2026
74 Socket Socket protects applications from software supply chain attacks. Stanford 101 to 250 2020 Andreessen Horowitz, Abstract Series C $60.0M May 2026
75 CircuitHub CircuitHub manufactures printed circuit boards and assembles electronic hardware on demand. South Deerfield 101 to 250 2011 Y Combinator, Google Ventures Series A $28.0M May 2026
76 Armada Armada develops computing infrastructure for AI processing, connectivity, and data management in remote environments. San Francisco 251 to 500 2022 Founders Fund, Felicis, 8VC, M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund +1 Series B $230.0M May 2026
77 RADAR RADAR automates in-store inventory tracking, analytics, and checkout processes for retail businesses. New York 101 to 250 2013 Y Combinator, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Colle Capital Partners, Pathfinder Series B $170.0M May 2026
78 Dust Dust helps organizations build and manage custom AI assistants connected to internal knowledge and business tools. Paris 101 to 250 2023 Sequoia Capital, Seedcamp, XYZ Venture Capital, AI Grant Series B $40.0M May 2026
79 Multiverse Unicorn Multiverse provides upskilling training for artificial intelligence and technology adoption. London 501 to 1,000 2016 Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst, Google Ventures, Index Ventures Series E $70.0M May 2026
80 Anduril Industries Unicorn Anduril Industries develops autonomous systems for defense and national security applications. Costa Mesa 5,001 to 10,000 2017 Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Thrive Capital, BlackRock +1 Series H $5,000.0M May 2026
81 Cinder Technologies Cinder Technologies provides AI safety, trust and security services, and data labeling solutions. New York 11 to 50 2021 Y Combinator, Accel, Pioneer Fund, Mischief +1 Series B $41.0M May 2026
82 Adfin Adfin automates money movement for businesses to accelerate payment collection. London 11 to 50 2024 Index Ventures, Visionaries Club Series A $18.0M May 2026
83 StackAI StackAI builds and deploys AI agents for business use. Cambridge 51 to 100 2023 Y Combinator, Soma Capital, Gradient, Epakon Capital Series A $16.0M May 2026
84 Modicus Prime Modicus Prime enables pharmaceutical manufacturers to deploy auditable and compliant AI systems. Austin 11 to 50 2020 Techstars, Plug and Play, Alumni Ventures, Silverton Partners +1 Seed $4.5M May 2026
85 Blitzy Blitzy automates custom software development using generative AI technology. Boston 101 to 250 2023 Bessemer Venture Partners, NFX, Picus Capital, Link Ventures +1 Series A $200.0M May 2026
86 Sierra Unicorn Sierra builds and deploys AI agents that communicate with users across chat, voice, email, and messaging channels. San Francisco 501 to 1,000 2023 Sequoia Capital, Benchmark, Thrive Capital, Greenoaks +1 Series E $950.0M May 2026
87 Deep Infra Deep Infra provides machine-learning models and infrastructure for deep-learning applications. Palo Alto 11 to 50 2022 Felicis, A.Capital Ventures Series B $107.0M May 2026
88 Netomi Netomi provides generative AI solutions for enterprise customer service across multiple channels. San Mateo 251 to 500 2015 Y Combinator, Index Ventures, BoxGroup, Salesforce Ventures +1 Series C $110.0M Apr 2026
89 Iterative Health Iterative Health develops technology to improve patient access to healthcare across different socioeconomic and geographic areas. Cambridge 251 to 500 2017 Plug and Play, Alumni Ventures, Insight Partners, Wavemaker 360 Series C $77.0M Apr 2026
90 Aidoc Aidoc develops artificial intelligence software for healthcare imaging and clinical workflows. Tel Aviv 251 to 500 2016 General Catalyst, TCV, TLV Partners, Magma Venture Partners +1 Series E $150.0M Apr 2026
91 Hightouch Unicorn Hightouch enables marketers to activate customer data across business tools and channels. San Francisco 251 to 500 2018 Y Combinator, Bain Capital Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, ICONIQ Growth +1 Series D $150.0M Apr 2026
92 Shapes Shapes enables users to interact with artificial intelligence and other users in shared chat environments. San Francisco 1 to 10 2021 Techstars, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Haystack Seed $8.0M Apr 2026
93 True Anomaly True Anomaly develops spacecraft, software platforms, and mission systems for orbital security operations. Centennial 251 to 500 2022 Menlo Ventures, ACME Capital, Eclipse, Riot Ventures +1 Series D $600.0M Apr 2026
94 Counterpart Counterpart provides an agentic insurance system for management and professional liability coverage. Los Angeles 51 to 100 2019 Felicis, Susa Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, Vy Capital Series C $50.0M Apr 2026
95 Actively AI Actively AI deploys AI agents that work around the clock to support sales teams across enterprise accounts. New York 51 to 100 2022 First Round Capital, Neo, Conversion Capital Series B $45.0M Apr 2026
96 dehaze Dehaze brings medical AI models into clinical practice to provide healthcare services. Munich 1 to 10 2023 Techstars Seed $3.7M Apr 2026
97 Avoca Avoca uses AI agents to handle customer calls and manage inbound and outbound interactions. New York 101 to 250 2022 Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund, Citta Capital, Outbound Capital Series B $125.0M Apr 2026