Market map · San Francisco

Generative AI market map: San Francisco

92 generative AI startups based in San Francisco that have raised money in rounds we track, placed in 6 segments by what each says it does. Together they have raised $6.0B.

92startups on the map
6segments
$6.0Braised between them
Foundation modelsmost funded segment

Foundation models

63

+39 more

Enterprise copilots

12

Image and video

7

Infrastructure and tooling

4

Coding

3

Writing and content

3

Segment by segment

Foundation models

63 startups · $5.0B raised

  1. PoolsidePoolside is an AI startup founded in 2023 by Jason Warner and Eiso Kant.United States$1.5B
  2. PerplexityPerplexity AI, Inc.United States$1.3B
  3. FundamentalFundamental is an AI company focused on developing foundation models tailored for tabular data and enterprise decision-making.United States$480M
  4. ArenaArena is a community-powered AI platform developed by UC Berkeley researchers to evaluate large language models (LLMs) using real-United States$401M
  5. LMArenaLMArena is a web-based platform that evaluates large language models (LLMs) through anonymous, crowd-sourced pairwise comparisons.United States$250M
  6. TownTown is an applied AI company based in San Francisco that focuses on creating tools to simplify software creation and usage for evUnited States$241M
  7. ExaExa is an applied AI research lab based in San Francisco, founded in 2021.United States$170M
  8. InferactInferact is an AI infrastructure startup founded by the creators of vLLM, a leading open-source LLM inference engine.United States$150M

Enterprise copilots

12 startups · $196M raised

  1. TectonTecton is an AI Data Platform and feature store designed for enterprises, enabling the transformation of raw data into production-United States$100M
  2. ForethoughtForethought is a generative AI suite for customer support automation.United States$34M
  3. PandaDocPandaDoc is an American SaaS company that specializes in document automation technology.United States$27M
  4. Dynamo AIDynamo AI is a San Francisco-based enterprise software company founded in 2021 by MIT Ph.D.United States$15M
  5. ScenarioScenario is an Enterprise SaaS platform and AI-powered creative technology company founded in 2021 and based in San Francisco, California.United States$6.0M
  6. DiffuseDriveDeveloping an End-To-End (E2E) automated data solution to help computer vision developers build better autonomous machines faster United States$3.5M
  7. Impact AIImpact AI LLC is a business services company based in the United States, focusing on generative AI solutions for enterprise organizations.United States$3.1M
  8. Gaspar AIGaspar AI is an enterprise-grade Generative AI platform designed to enhance employee support and IT service management (ITSM).United States$3.0M

Image and video

7 startups · $522M raised

  1. HiggsfieldHiggsfield is a video AI firm committed to democratizing social media content creation for everyone.United States$480M
  2. RecraftRecraft is a generative AI design platform that enables designers to create and edit vector art, illustrations, icons, and 3D graphics.United States$30M
  3. Third Dimension AIThird Dimension AI is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2024 that specializes in creating high-fidelity 3D worlds for embodUnited States$7.0M
  4. Booth AIBooth AI was a San Francisco-based B2B SaaS company founded in 2022, specializing in generative AI for product lifestyle photography.United States$2.2M
  5. HOMI AIHOMI AI is an AI company that builds generative AI models for creating and controlling visual content.United States$1.4M
  6. FlikforgeFlikforge is a software development company founded in 2023 and based in the US.United States$1.3M
  7. IliadIliad is a California-based generative AI platform that enables artists and creators to transform 2D images into 3D voxel art from prompts.United States$500K

Infrastructure and tooling

4 startups · $26M raised

  1. FriendliAIFriendliAI is a generative AI infrastructure company based in Redwood City, California, with roots in Seoul, South Korea.United States$20M
  2. PipeshiftPipeshift is a San Francisco-based AI infrastructure startup that provides a modular orchestration platform for training, deployinUnited States$4.5M
  3. each::labseach::labs is a private AI software company based in San Francisco, specializing in a unified platform for AI model inference.United States$1.0M
  4. TensorFuseTensorfuse is a technology startup based in San Francisco, founded in 2023 by Samagra Sharma and Agam Jain.United States$500K

Coding

3 startups · $56M raised

  1. Mechanical OrchardMechanical Orchard is an AI-native technology company founded in 2022, based in San Francisco, CA.United States$53M
  2. VectorShiftVectorShift is a San Francisco-based no-code AI automation platform founded in 2023.United States$3.0M
  3. KODIFKodif is a customer support automation platform that leverages generative AI and low-code technology.United States$126K

Writing and content

3 startups · $178M raised

  1. Rad AIRad AI is a radiologist-led generative AI company based in San Francisco, founded in 2018 by Dr.United States$122M
  2. AirOpsAirOps is an enterprise-level content engineering platform that specializes in AI search growth.United States$56M
  3. MercatorMercator builds Generative AI data analytics tools, including Dubo, for writing faster, cheaper, and smarter SQL.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 generative AI, 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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