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AI training data market map: San Francisco

11 AI training data startups based in San Francisco that have raised money in rounds we track, placed in 3 segments by what each says it does. Together they have raised $309M.

11startups on the map
3segments
$309Mraised between them
Labeling platformsmost funded segment

Segment by segment

Synthetic data

4 startups · $69M raised

  1. Tonic.aiTonic.ai is a technology company based in San Francisco, specializing in AI-driven synthetic data solutions.United States$35M
  2. Parallel DomainParallel Domain is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in synthetic data and sensor simulation for autoUnited States$30M
  3. SecludyPrivacy-guaranteed synthetic data for training AI modelsUnited States$4.0M
  4. Synthesis AISynthesis AI is a technology company based in San Francisco, founded in 2019 by Yashar Behzadi.United States$169K

Labeling platforms

4 startups · $227M raised

  1. LabelboxLabelbox is a data-centric AI company based in San Francisco, founded in 2018.United States$224M
  2. TranscribeMeTranscribeMe is a global technology company that specializes in high-accuracy speech-to-text transcription, translation, and data United States$1.4M
  3. BabylonAIBabylonAI (YC W23) is a smart logging SDK for machine learning applications with limited bandwidth, data storage, or compute.United States$800K
  4. Ango AIAngo AI is a data labeling company offering end-to-end, managed labeling services for AI, focusing on speed, quality, and efficiency.United States$720K

Expert and human feedback

3 startups · $13M raised

  1. Origin LabOrigin Lab is a technology company based in California that specializes in providing premium, rights-cleared multimodal training dUnited States$8.0M
  2. Pareto AIPareto.AI is a data research partner that specializes in human-centered data collection and expert annotation services for AI companies.United States$4.5M
  3. FixpointFixpoint helps AI training data companies hire the expert humans that create AI training data.United States$500K

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in San Francisco. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in AI training data, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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