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New generative AI startups, founded 2020 on

The new wave: 240 generative AI startups founded in 2020 or later that have raised money in rounds we track, $18B between them, placed in 8 segments.

240startups on the map
8segments
$18Braised between them
Foundation modelsmost funded segment

Foundation models

112

+88 more

Enterprise copilots

39

+15 more

Image and video

33

+9 more

Writing and content

15

Infrastructure and tooling

15

Search and assistants

10

Coding

9

Voice and audio

7

Segment by segment

Foundation models

112 startups · $8.4B 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. Prior LabsPrior Labs is developing innovative foundation models that understand spreadsheets and databases.Germany$1.2B
  4. General IntuitionGeneral Intuition is an artificial intelligence research lab based in New York City, with operations in Geneva, Switzerland.United States$654M
  5. FundamentalFundamental is an AI company focused on developing foundation models tailored for tabular data and enterprise decision-making.United States$480M
  6. ArenaArena is a community-powered AI platform developed by UC Berkeley researchers to evaluate large language models (LLMs) using real-United States$401M
  7. VinciVinci is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2023 that specializes in physics-based AI simulation for hardware designUnited States$286M
  8. Hippocratic AIHippocratic AI is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2023.United States$267M

Enterprise copilots

39 startups · $366M raised

  1. Read AIRead AI is a Seattle-based enterprise productivity software company founded in 2021.United States$50M
  2. MixModeMixMode is a cybersecurity company based in Santa Barbara, California, specializing in generative AI-powered threat detection and United States$45M
  3. Articul8Articul8 operates as a Generative AI enterprise software.United States$35M
  4. OpsinOpsin is a GenAI and enterprise AI security company based in San Jose, California, founded in 2024.United States$21M
  5. TextQLTextQL is an enterprise data intelligence platform that utilizes generative AI to convert natural language questions into actionabUnited States$17M
  6. Dynamo AIDynamo AI is a San Francisco-based enterprise software company founded in 2021 by MIT Ph.D.United States$15M
  7. WorkhelixWorkhelix is a private AI software company founded in 2021 and based in Beaverton, Oregon.United States$15M
  8. ToltIQToltIQ is a generative AI platform founded in 2023 that enhances private equity due diligence.United States$14M

Image and video

33 startups · $3.4B raised

  1. PixVersePixVerse is a global AI video generation platform founded in 2023, headquartered in Singapore with R&D operations in Beijing.Singapore$1.2B
  2. Luma AILuma AI is a generative AI startup that enables users to transform text descriptions into corresponding 3D models.United States$900M
  3. HiggsfieldHiggsfield is a video AI firm committed to democratizing social media content creation for everyone.United States$480M
  4. Black Forest LabsBlack Forest Labs is a generative AI research company dedicated to developing advanced deep learning models for image and video synthesis.Germany$300M
  5. SSand.aiSand AI is an AI company that focuses on producing videos.China$200M
  6. GuiddeGuidde is a generative AI platform that transforms everyday workflows into step-by-step video documentation.United States$65M
  7. ConveoConveo is an AI-powered qualitative research platform that enhances market research by allowing businesses to conduct and analyze Belgium$55M
  8. Coram AICoram AI is an AI-native physical security platform that integrates video surveillance, access control, and emergency response intUnited States$49M

Writing and content

15 startups · $245M raised

  1. TypefaceTypeface offers a generative AI application that provides streamlined and personalized content creation for enterprises.United States$100M
  2. AirOpsAirOps is an enterprise-level content engineering platform that specializes in AI search growth.United States$56M
  3. AutogenAIAutogenAI is an enterprise-focused generative AI company that enhances the bid, proposal, and grant writing processes for organizaUnited Kingdom$40M
  4. InformedInformed, based in Berlin, is a digital media startup founded in 2021 that specializes in Generative AI solutions for the content Germany$25M
  5. POCKLAPOCKLA is a London-based adtech company founded in 2022 by Hugo Bibby and Rupert Boddington.United Kingdom$4.3M
  6. SpawningSpawning is an AI company dedicated to ensuring consent, provenance, and compliance in AI training data.United States$3.0M
  7. AveriAveri, Inc.United States$3.0M
  8. SartiqSartiq, based in Viganello, Switzerland, is a Vertical AI startup founded in 2024 by Luca Ambrosini, Felipe Cardoso, and Andrea Ravano.Switzerland$2.6M

Infrastructure and tooling

15 startups · $5.5B raised

  1. Sharon AISharon AI offers infrastructure for traditional AI and GenAI inference and training workloads, alongside on-demand cloud storage solutions.Australia$2.5B
  2. Fireworks AIFireworks AI is a generative AI infrastructure platform that specializes in delivering fast inference and full-parameter training United States$1.7B
  3. Positron AIPositron AI is a semiconductor and AI infrastructure company based in Reno, Nevada, founded in 2023.United States$875M
  4. Infinigence AIInfinigence AI is an enterprise AI cloud platform that focuses on the full lifecycle of machine learning and generative AI workloads.China$344M
  5. FriendliAIFriendliAI is a generative AI infrastructure company based in Redwood City, California, with roots in Seoul, South Korea.United States$20M
  6. ElastixAIElastixAI is an AI inference platform company based in Seattle, WA, founded in 2025.United States$18M
  7. MeibelMeibel is an AI orchestration and runtime platform company founded in 2024 and based in Tysons, Virginia.United States$7.0M
  8. PipeshiftPipeshift is a San Francisco-based AI infrastructure startup that provides a modular orchestration platform for training, deployinUnited States$4.5M

Search and assistants

10 startups · $64M raised

  1. geoSurgegeoSurge is a London-based deep-tech AI company that specializes in helping brands and organizations understand and enhance their United Kingdom$24M
  2. ArynAnswer questions from all of your data.United States$7.5M
  3. Portrait AnalyticsPortrait Analytics creates a generative AI research assistant that helps analysts accelerate and deepen investment research.United States$7.0M
  4. AmieAmie GmbH is a privacy-first AI meeting note taker and personal assistant based in Berlin, Germany.Germany$7.0M
  5. OhaiOhai is a technology startup that creates O, an AI-powered household assistant aimed at easing the mental load for busy parents anUnited States$6.0M
  6. ProdlaneB2B Generative AI Document SearchGermany$4.6M
  7. Wald.aiWe secure employee conversations with AI assistants.United States$4.0M
  8. Talkie.aiAI chatbot,AI Entertainment.Poland$1.3M

Coding

9 startups · $193M raised

  1. QodoQodo is an enterprise-grade generative AI platform that enhances code quality and governance for engineering teams.United States$110M
  2. Mechanical OrchardMechanical Orchard is an AI-native technology company founded in 2022, based in San Francisco, CA.United States$53M
  3. LastMile AILastMile AI is an enterprise-grade AI application development platform founded in 2023.United States$10M
  4. TestSpriteTestSprite is the simplest AI end-to-end software testing agent for resource-limited teams needing confidence in their GenAI-coded software.United States$6.7M
  5. JabaliJabali is an AI-native game engine company founded in 2023 and based in Los Altos, California.United States$5.0M
  6. VertesiaVertesia is a technology company based in New York, founded in 2024.United States$4.0M
  7. VectorShiftVectorShift is a San Francisco-based no-code AI automation platform founded in 2023.United States$3.0M
  8. KommentKomment is a Munich-based startup founded in 2023 that specializes in automated software documentation for enterprise code.Germany$1.5M

Voice and audio

7 startups · $16M raised

  1. UdioUdio is an American artificial intelligence startup founded in December 2023, with its public launch in April 2024.United States$10M
  2. Rauda AIRauda AI is a Madrid-based B2B software company founded in 2024, specializing in AI agents that automate customer support across tSpain$2.8M
  3. FonosSaaS, Gen AI, Synthetic voices, Content creation-$1.8M
  4. Soundry AISoundry AI is a Seattle-based startup founded in 2023 that specializes in generative AI tools for music production.United States$500K
  5. skoob.aiskoob.ai is a Bangalore-based generative AI startup founded in 2023, officially known as Knowverse Innovations Private Limited.India$500K
  6. AddavoxAddavox is a web based application employing AI enhanced Speech to Text, Closed Captions, Subtitling, Voice Mimicking and Lip SyncUnited States$250K
  7. StaccatoStaccato is a generative AI platform founded in 2023, designed to assist musicians, lyricists, and music producers.Canada$160K

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and was founded in 2020 or later. 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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