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BlackRock's AI portfolio
BlackRock has backed 41 AI startups in rounds we track, $529B between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Openai.
41startups backed
5stages
$529Braised between them
Series C and laterbiggest stage
Funding by segment
- Series C and later$228B19
- Stage not reported$248B10
- Growth$40B7
- Series B$12B3
- Pre-seed and seed$692M2
Where they are based
- United States28$517B
- United Kingdom3$1.0B
- France2$7.6B
- Canada2$1.1B
- Netherlands2$700M
- Singapore1$305M
- Finland1$219M
- Saudi Arabia1$101M
- Spain1$147M
United States
United Kingdom
France
Canada
Netherlands
Singapore
Finland
Saudi Arabia
SpainFounded
4Earlier
512
413
14
415
316
317
118
319
220
321
222
123
24
25
26
6 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M0
- $1M to $10M0
- $10M to $50M4
- $50M to $250M12
- $250M to $1B14
- $1B and over11
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
35 of 41 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States28
- United Kingdom3
- France2
- Canada2
- Netherlands2
- Singapore1
- Finland1
- Saudi Arabia1
- Spain1
Startups by country, 9 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Series C and later
19 startups · $228B raised
AnthropicUnited States$134B
xAIUnited States$81B
Mistral AIMistral AI is an AI startup that provides developers and businesses access to open and portable generative AI solutions.France$7.5B
WaabiWaabi is an artificial intelligence company based in Toronto, Canada, specializing in autonomous self-driving technology for long-Canada$1.0B
FractileFractile is a UK-based technology company and semiconductor startup founded in 2022 by Dr.United Kingdom$960M- EElevenLabsUnited States$780M
ContentSquareContentsquare is a global leader in Digital Experience Analytics (DXA) and Experience Intelligence, founded in 2012 in Paris, France.United States$522M
GreyOrangeGreyOrange is a technology startup that creates artificial intelligence-driven software and mobile robots for the warehousing industry.Singapore$305M
Stage not reported
10 startups · $248B raised
OpenAIOpenAI is an artificial intelligence research and deployment company based in San Francisco.United States$230B- CCoreWeaveUnited States$15B
MotiveMotive builds technology to improve the safety, productivity and profitability of businesses that power the physical economy.United States$1.4B
Applied IntuitionApplied Intuition is a software company based in Silicon Valley, focused on developing physical AI to enhance the intelligence andUnited States$640M- BBird.comNetherlands$450M
DomaDoma is an insurtech platform that uses machine intelligence to remove friction from residential real estate transactions.United States$300M
Berkshire GreyBerkshire Grey develops a materials handling system intended to automate omnichannel fulfillment.United States$165M
RapidSOSRapidSOS is an intelligent safety platform that connects devices, apps, and sensors for safety agents.United States$160M
Growth
7 startups · $40B raised
DatabricksDatabricks is a data and AI company that provides a unified, cloud-based platform designed for data analytics, artificial intelligUnited States$34B
GroqGroq, Inc.United States$3.2B
SambaNova SystemsSambaNova Systems builds AI hardware and integrated systems to run AI applications from the data center to the cloud.United States$1.0B
ArmadaArmada is a pioneering company that offers a full-stack edge computing platform designed for remote and bandwidth-constrained induUnited States$591M
Snorkel AISnorkel AI, Inc.United States$350M
Cart.comCart.com is a technology company based in Houston, Texas, that offers a comprehensive platform for e-commerce, logistics, fulfillmUnited States$180M- JjobandtalentSpain$147M
Series B
3 startups · $12B raised
PrometheusPrometheus is a clean-energy company based in Santa Cruz, California, founded in 2019.United States$12B
ValidereValidere is on a mission to better human prosperity by making the energy supply chain efficient and sustainable.Canada$50M
ExscientiaExscientia is a pharmatech company that uses an end-to-end AI platform to design and discover new drugs.United Kingdom$28M
How this map is made. Every startup here works in AI and has raised money in a round we track that names BlackRock as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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