# Generative AI Market Map San Francisco 2026: 92 Startups in 6 Segments > 92 generative AI startups in San Francisco, mapped in 6 segments: foundation models, enterprise copilots and image and video and more. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/generative-ai-san-francisco-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Foundation models 63 - [Poolside](https://millionrounds.com/company/poolside) - [Perplexity](https://millionrounds.com/company/perplexity) - [Fundamental](https://millionrounds.com/company/fundamental) - [Arena](https://millionrounds.com/company/arena) - [LMArena](https://millionrounds.com/company/lmarena) - [Town](https://millionrounds.com/company/town) - [Exa](https://millionrounds.com/company/exa) - [Inferact](https://millionrounds.com/company/inferact) - [TwelveLabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/twelvelabs) - [Arize AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/arize-ai) - [AfterQuery](https://millionrounds.com/company/afterquery) - [Vals AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/vals-ai) - [Wordware](https://millionrounds.com/company/wordware) - [Composio](https://millionrounds.com/company/composio) - [Mem0](https://millionrounds.com/company/mem0) - [Uncovr](https://millionrounds.com/company/uncovr) - [super.AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/super-ai) - [Guide Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/guide-labs) - [Automat](https://millionrounds.com/company/automat) - [Gentrace](https://millionrounds.com/company/gentrace) - [CTGT](https://millionrounds.com/company/ctgt) - [Stardust AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/stardust-ai) - [Flip AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/flip-ai) - [Nexad](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexad) +39 more ## Enterprise copilots 12 - [Tecton](https://millionrounds.com/company/tecton) - [Forethought](https://millionrounds.com/company/forethought) - [PandaDoc](https://millionrounds.com/company/pandadoc) - [Dynamo AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/dynamo-ai) - [Scenario](https://millionrounds.com/company/scenario) - [DiffuseDrive](https://millionrounds.com/company/diffusedrive) - [Impact AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/impact-ai) - [Gaspar AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/gaspar-ai) - [LevelPlane.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/levelplane-ai) - [Nova AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/nova-ai) - [Bitext](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitext) - [Asteroid](https://millionrounds.com/company/asteroid) ## Image and video 7 - [Higgsfield](https://millionrounds.com/company/higgsfield) - [Recraft](https://millionrounds.com/company/recraft) - [Third Dimension AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/third-dimension-ai) - [Booth AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/booth-ai) - [HOMI AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/homi-ai) - [Flikforge](https://millionrounds.com/company/flikforge) - [Iliad](https://millionrounds.com/company/iliad) ## Infrastructure and tooling 4 - [FriendliAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/friendliai) - [Pipeshift](https://millionrounds.com/company/pipeshift) - [each::labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/each-labs) - [TensorFuse](https://millionrounds.com/company/tensorfuse) ## Coding 3 - [Mechanical Orchard](https://millionrounds.com/company/mechanical-orchard) - [VectorShift](https://millionrounds.com/company/vectorshift) - [KODIF](https://millionrounds.com/company/kodif) ## Writing and content 3 - [Rad AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/rad-ai) - [AirOps](https://millionrounds.com/company/airops) - [Mercator](https://millionrounds.com/company/mercator) ## Segment by segment ### Foundation models 63 startups · $5.0B raised - [**Poolside**](https://millionrounds.com/company/poolside) Poolside is an AI startup founded in 2023 by Jason Warner and Eiso Kant. United States $1.5B - [**Perplexity**](https://millionrounds.com/company/perplexity) Perplexity AI, Inc. United States $1.3B - [**Fundamental**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fundamental) Fundamental is an AI company focused on developing foundation models tailored for tabular data and enterprise decision-making. United States $480M - [**Arena**](https://millionrounds.com/company/arena) Arena is a community-powered AI platform developed by UC Berkeley researchers to evaluate large language models (LLMs) using real- United States $401M - [**LMArena**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lmarena) LMArena is a web-based platform that evaluates large language models (LLMs) through anonymous, crowd-sourced pairwise comparisons. United States $250M - [**Town**](https://millionrounds.com/company/town) Town is an applied AI company based in San Francisco that focuses on creating tools to simplify software creation and usage for ev United States $241M - [**Exa**](https://millionrounds.com/company/exa) Exa is an applied AI research lab based in San Francisco, founded in 2021. United States $170M - [**Inferact**](https://millionrounds.com/company/inferact) Inferact 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 - [**Tecton**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tecton) Tecton is an AI Data Platform and feature store designed for enterprises, enabling the transformation of raw data into production- United States $100M - [**Forethought**](https://millionrounds.com/company/forethought) Forethought is a generative AI suite for customer support automation. United States $34M - [**PandaDoc**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pandadoc) PandaDoc is an American SaaS company that specializes in document automation technology. United States $27M - [**Dynamo AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/dynamo-ai) Dynamo AI is a San Francisco-based enterprise software company founded in 2021 by MIT Ph.D. United States $15M - [**Scenario**](https://millionrounds.com/company/scenario) Scenario is an Enterprise SaaS platform and AI-powered creative technology company founded in 2021 and based in San Francisco, California. United States $6.0M - [**DiffuseDrive**](https://millionrounds.com/company/diffusedrive) Developing an End-To-End (E2E) automated data solution to help computer vision developers build better autonomous machines faster United States $3.5M - [**Impact AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/impact-ai) Impact AI LLC is a business services company based in the United States, focusing on generative AI solutions for enterprise organizations. United States $3.1M - [**Gaspar AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/gaspar-ai) Gaspar 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 - [**Higgsfield**](https://millionrounds.com/company/higgsfield) Higgsfield is a video AI firm committed to democratizing social media content creation for everyone. United States $480M - [**Recraft**](https://millionrounds.com/company/recraft) Recraft is a generative AI design platform that enables designers to create and edit vector art, illustrations, icons, and 3D graphics. United States $30M - [**Third Dimension AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/third-dimension-ai) Third Dimension AI is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2024 that specializes in creating high-fidelity 3D worlds for embod United States $7.0M - [**Booth AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/booth-ai) Booth AI was a San Francisco-based B2B SaaS company founded in 2022, specializing in generative AI for product lifestyle photography. United States $2.2M - [**HOMI AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/homi-ai) HOMI AI is an AI company that builds generative AI models for creating and controlling visual content. United States $1.4M - [**Flikforge**](https://millionrounds.com/company/flikforge) Flikforge is a software development company founded in 2023 and based in the US. United States $1.3M - [**Iliad**](https://millionrounds.com/company/iliad) Iliad 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 - [**FriendliAI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/friendliai) FriendliAI is a generative AI infrastructure company based in Redwood City, California, with roots in Seoul, South Korea. United States $20M - [**Pipeshift**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pipeshift) Pipeshift is a San Francisco-based AI infrastructure startup that provides a modular orchestration platform for training, deployin United States $4.5M - [**each::labs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/each-labs) each::labs is a private AI software company based in San Francisco, specializing in a unified platform for AI model inference. United States $1.0M - [**TensorFuse**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tensorfuse) Tensorfuse 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 - [**Mechanical Orchard**](https://millionrounds.com/company/mechanical-orchard) Mechanical Orchard is an AI-native technology company founded in 2022, based in San Francisco, CA. United States $53M - [**VectorShift**](https://millionrounds.com/company/vectorshift) VectorShift is a San Francisco-based no-code AI automation platform founded in 2023. United States $3.0M - [**KODIF**](https://millionrounds.com/company/kodif) Kodif is a customer support automation platform that leverages generative AI and low-code technology. United States $126K ### Writing and content 3 startups · $178M raised - [**Rad AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rad-ai) Rad AI is a radiologist-led generative AI company based in San Francisco, founded in 2018 by Dr. United States $122M - [**AirOps**](https://millionrounds.com/company/airops) AirOps is an enterprise-level content engineering platform that specializes in AI search growth. United States $56M - [**Mercator**](https://millionrounds.com/company/mercator) Mercator 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. ## More market maps [All maps](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps) [Market map **Generative AI market map** 411 startups · 8 segments · $50B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/generative-ai-market-map)[Market map · United States **Generative AI market map: United States** 263 startups · 8 segments · $34B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/generative-ai-united-states-market-map)[New wave **New generative AI startups, founded 2020 on** 240 startups · 8 segments · $18B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/new-generative-ai-startups-market-map)[Investors map **Who invests in generative AI** 238 investors · 7 segments](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/generative-ai-investors-map)[Market map · Europe **Generative AI market map: Europe** 94 startups · 8 segments · $3.6B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/generative-ai-europe-market-map)[Raised in 2026 **Generative AI startups that raised in 2026** 92 startups · 4 segments · $24B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/generative-ai-raised-2026-market-map) ## Who backs generative AI? 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