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Z Venture Capital's AI portfolio
Z Venture Capital has backed 30 AI startups in rounds we track, $1.2B between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Turing.
30startups backed
5stages
$1.2Braised between them
Pre-seed and seedbiggest stage
Z Venture Capital's whole portfolioZ Venture Capital's profile
Funding by segment
- Pre-seed and seed$126M12
- Series A$339M8
- Series B$305M4
- Stage not reported$210M3
- Series C and later$193M3
Where they are based
- United States21$812M
- Japan3$139M
- South Korea2$114M
- United Kingdom1$13M
- Australia1$12M
- Czechia1$2.5M
- France1$81M
United States
Japan
South Korea
United Kingdom
Australia
Czechia
FranceFounded
1Earlier
112
113
214
15
116
117
118
119
20
421
122
523
424
25
26
7 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M2
- $1M to $10M6
- $10M to $50M15
- $50M to $250M7
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over0
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.
23 of 30 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 States21
- Japan3
- South Korea2
- United Kingdom1
- Australia1
- Czechia1
- France1
Startups by country, 7 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Pre-seed and seed
12 startups · $126M raised
RLWRLDRLWRLD is a software company that develops foundation models through Artificial Intelligence and robotics.South Korea$41M
SparaSpara is an accounting service-based company.United States$15M
PlotPlot is an AI-powered creative management and social listening platform designed for social media teams in enterprise marketing orUnited States$15M
Frontier HealthFrontier Health, also known as Frontier AI Ltd, is a UK-based software company focused on enhancing healthcare administrative teams.United Kingdom$13M
ParrotParrot is an AI-first technology company empowering attorneys to get more from depositions.United States$12M
Chronicle StudiosChronicle Studios operates as an entertainment company.Australia$12M
WraithwatchWraithwatch is an AI-driven cyber defense company founded in 2023, headquartered in Bozeman, Montana.United States$8.0M
Refuel.AIRefuel.AI focuses on infrastructure and tooling for teams building ML applications on top of unstructured data.United States$5.2M
Series A
8 startups · $339M raised
- TTuringUnited States$189M
TaxwireTaxwire is a New York-based company founded in 2023 that focuses on automating sales tax compliance for various sectors, includingUnited States$34M
LinqAlphaLinqAlpha is an AI-native company based in Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in automated financial research for global public markets.United States$29M
Rune TechnologiesRune Technologies is a defense technology company founded on July 4, 2024, in Arlington, Virginia.United States$28M- UUnblockedUnited States$20M
NationGraphNationGraph is an AI-driven sales intelligence platform that assists organizations in identifying and pursuing public-sector businUnited States$18M
Joyful HealthJoyful Health is a healthcare revenue-cycle and financial operations company based in New York, founded in 2023.United States$17M
GlobaleurGlobaleur is a travel technology company based in Santa Clara, California, founded in 2017 by David C.United States$4.5M
Series B
4 startups · $305M raised
LayerXLayerX is a provider of a browser security platform that turns any browser into a secure and manageable workspace.Japan$111M
DustDust, officially known as Permutation Labs SAS, is a Paris-based technology company founded in February 2023 by Gabriel Hubert andFrance$81M
Wrtn TechnologiesWrtn Technologies, founded in 2021 and based in Seocho-gu, Seoul, is a prominent South Korean generative AI startup.South Korea$73M- YYurtsUnited States$40M
Stage not reported
3 startups · $210M raised
Gecko RoboticsGecko Robotics is an innovative AI and robotics company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.United States$174M
Built TechnologiesBuilt Technologies is an enterprise technology company that provides cloud-based construction lending software.United States$31M
ElotlElotl is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in developing a nodeless Kubernetes platform and AI infrastructure engine.United States$5.0M
Series C and later
3 startups · $193M raised
ScribeScribe, an AI powered online transcription service which provides 99% + accurate transcripts with speed.United States$100M
CommuneCommune is an AI-powered customer analytics and decision-support company that helps businesses analyze customer feedback and qualiUnited States$65M
ZealsZEALS is a Japanese company specializing in AI marketing and conversational commerce, founded in April 2014 by Masa Shimizu in Tokyo.Japan$27M
How this map is made. Every startup here works in AI and has raised money in a round we track that names Z Venture Capital as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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