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Sequoia Capital's AI portfolio

Sequoia Capital has backed 209 AI startups in rounds we track, $543B between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Openai.

209startups backed
6stages
$543Braised between them
Series C and laterbiggest stage

Sequoia Capital's whole portfolioSequoia Capital's profile

Series C and later

49

+25 more

Pre-seed and seed

48

+24 more

Series A

43

+19 more

Stage not reported

31

+7 more

Series B

28

+4 more

Growth

10

Segment by segment

Series C and later

49 startups · $237B raised

  1. AnthropicUnited States$134B
  2. xAIUnited States$81B
  3. Cerebras SystemsCerebras Systems develops computing chips with the sole purpose of accelerating AI.United States$3.0B
  4. Fireworks AIFireworks AI is a generative AI infrastructure platform that specializes in delivering fast inference and full-parameter training United States$1.7B
  5. SierraSierra is an American enterprise artificial intelligence company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2023.United States$1.5B
  6. Falfal.ai is a developer-first generative media platform and cloud infrastructure provider based in San Francisco, California.United States$1.4B
  7. Skild AIBuilding general purpose robotic intelligence.United States$1.4B
  8. InstinctInstinct® is a rapidly growing, family-owned marketer and manufacturer of science-based 100% natural pet food for dogs and cats.United States$1.3B

Pre-seed and seed

48 startups · $2.8B raised

  1. Ineffable IntelligenceIneffable Intelligence develops machine learning systems that learn through interaction and experience.United Kingdom$1.1B
  2. Unconventional AIUnconventional AI rethinks computer foundations to optimize energy efficiency for AI.United States$475M
  3. PaidPaid is a web-developing company that provides shipping solutions by building website, collect payments, and compare shipping rates.United States$297M
  4. InferactInferact is an AI infrastructure startup founded by the creators of vLLM, a leading open-source LLM inference engine.United States$150M
  5. PodiumPodium is a cloud-based technology company based in Lehi, Utah, founded in 2014 by Eric Rea and Dennis Steele.United States$108M
  6. EntEnt is an intent-aware workspace security platform dedicated to protecting work in real-time, particularly in environments where hUnited States$100M
  7. EngramEngram's software products enable businesses to create a seamless experience for people in every interaction with the company.United States$98M
  8. AArcadeUnited States$66M

Series A

43 startups · $5.3B raised

  1. Flapping AirplanesFlapping Airplanes is an AI research lab dedicated to developing data-efficient training methods for artificial intelligence.United States$1.2B
  2. Xaira TherapeuticsXaira Therapeutics is an integrated biotechnology company founded in 2023 and publicly launched in April 2024.United States$1.0B
  3. TypeSafe AITypeSafe AI, founded in mid-2024 in San Francisco, specializes in developing reliable general AI systems optimized for no-human-inUnited States$910M
  4. GGlowUnited States$306M
  5. Ricursive IntelligenceRicursive Intelligence is an AI laboratory founded by Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini, focusing on semiconductor design through United States$300M
  6. XSX Square RobotChina$240M
  7. EthosEthos ESG, now part of ACA Group, specializes in data and analysis services that assess the impact of companies and funds on varioUnited Kingdom$143M
  8. TrajectoryTrajectory is a civil engineering company that offers transport development and railway engineering services.United States$101M

Stage not reported

31 startups · $280B raised

  1. OpenAIOpenAI is an artificial intelligence research and deployment company based in San Francisco.United States$230B
  2. ByteDanceByteDance is a Chinese multinational internet technology company based in Beijing, known for its popular video-sharing platform TiChina$33B
  3. SSSafe SuperintelligenceUnited States$8.0B
  4. SnowflakeSnowflake is a cloud data platform that provides a data warehouse as a service designed for the cloud.United States$4.6B
  5. VerkadaVerkada Inc.United States$1.6B
  6. Pony.aiLeading global autonomous driving technology company Pony.ai, Inc.United States$875M
  7. DecartDecart AI Lab is an innovative artificial intelligence research laboratory and technology company founded in 2023, headquartered iUnited States$432M
  8. RRogoUnited States$333M

Series B

28 startups · $8.7B raised

  1. RAReflection AIUnited States$3.0B
  2. PIPhysical IntelligenceUnited States$2.0B
  3. Valar AtomicsValar Atomics is a U.S.-based advanced nuclear energy startup founded in 2023 and headquartered in El Segundo, California.United States$1.6B
  4. SSesameUnited States$269M
  5. Oasis SecurityOasis is a non-human identity management platform that aims to give visibility and risk assessment.United States$155M
  6. OpenRouterOpenRouter is an artificial intelligence infrastructure company founded in 2023 by Alex Atallah, the co-founder and former CTO of OpenSea.United States$153M
  7. TraversalTraversal is an AI-powered Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) platform that autonomously troubleshoots, remediates, and prevents pUnited States$125M
  8. MAMecka AIUnited States$120M

Growth

10 startups · $9.6B raised

  1. ZZ.ai-$5.1B
  2. HarveyHarvey is a domain-specific artificial intelligence company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2022.United States$2.3B
  3. Applied ComputeApplied Compute is an artificial intelligence company based in San Francisco, founded in 2025 by former OpenAI researchers Yash PaUnited States$580M
  4. FactoryUnited States$405M
  5. CommureCommure is a healthcare-specific operating system and AI-native platform founded in 2017 and based in Mountain View, California.United States$340M
  6. FFal.aiUnited States$250M
  7. EEnterBrazil$166M
  8. GleanGlean Technologies, Inc.United States$150M

How this map is made. Every startup here works in AI and has raised money in a round we track that names Sequoia Capital as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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