# Top 50 AI Startups by Funding Raised in 2026

> The 50 AI startups that raised in 2026 that raised the most in 2026, ranked by money raised this year: $540B combined.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/top-lists/ai-startups-raised-2026 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

- 1 [**OpenAI** OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research and deployment company based in San Francisco.](https://millionrounds.com/company/openai) OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research and deployment company based in San Francisco. *Founded* 2011 San Francisco, United States **$171B** last round Oct 2026
- 2 [**Anthropic**](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthropic) *Founded* - United States **$105B** last round May 2026
- 3 [**ByteDance** ByteDance is a Chinese multinational internet technology company based in Beijing, known for its popular video-sharing platform TikTok and a variety of AI-drive](https://millionrounds.com/company/bytedance) ByteDance is a Chinese multinational internet technology company based in Beijing, known for its popular video-sharing platform TikTok and a variety of AI-drive *Founded* 2016 Beijing, China **$30B** last round Sept 2026
- 4 [**DeepSeek**](https://millionrounds.com/company/deepseek) *Founded* - China **$24B** last round Oct 2026
- 5 [**Waymo** Waymo is an American autonomous driving technology company based in Mountain View, California, and a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/waymo) Waymo is an American autonomous driving technology company based in Mountain View, California, and a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. *Founded* 2009 Mountain View, United States **$21B** last round Oct 2026
- 6 [**CoreWeave**](https://millionrounds.com/company/coreweave) *Founded* 2018 United States **$14B** last round Sept 2026
- 7 [**Firmus Technologies** Firmus Technologies is an Australian AI infrastructure company founded in 2019, focused on creating energy-efficient and sustainable "AI Factories." With operat](https://millionrounds.com/company/firmus-technologies) Firmus Technologies is an Australian AI infrastructure company founded in 2019, focused on creating energy-efficient and sustainable "AI Factories." With operat *Founded* 2019 Saint Leonards, Australia **$12B** last round Aug 2026
- 8 [**Prometheus** Prometheus is a clean-energy company based in Santa Cruz, California, founded in 2019.](https://millionrounds.com/company/prometheus) Prometheus is a clean-energy company based in Santa Cruz, California, founded in 2019. *Founded* 2019 Santa Cruz, United States **$12B** last round Jun 2026
- 9 [**Firmus**](https://millionrounds.com/company/firmus) *Founded* - Australia **$7.6B** last round Oct 2026
- 10 [**Crusoe** Crusoe is an energy-first AI infrastructure company that develops and operates large-scale, AI-optimized data centers powered by clean energy sources.](https://millionrounds.com/company/crusoe) Crusoe is an energy-first AI infrastructure company that develops and operates large-scale, AI-optimized data centers powered by clean energy sources. *Founded* 2018 Denver, United States **$7.2B** last round Sept 2026
- 11 [**Shield AI** Shield AI is an artificial intelligence company that aims to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems.](https://millionrounds.com/company/shield-ai) Shield AI is an artificial intelligence company that aims to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. *Founded* 2015 San Diego, United States **$6.5B** last round Nov 2026
- 12 [**Moonshot AI** Moonshot AI seeks solutions in transforming energy into intelligence and generating intelligence with users through its product offerings.](https://millionrounds.com/company/moonshot-ai) Moonshot AI seeks solutions in transforming energy into intelligence and generating intelligence with users through its product offerings. *Founded* 2023 China **$6.2B** last round Jun 2026
- 13 [**Mistral AI** Mistral AI is an AI startup that provides developers and businesses access to open and portable generative AI solutions.](https://millionrounds.com/company/mistral-ai) Mistral AI is an AI startup that provides developers and businesses access to open and portable generative AI solutions. *Founded* 2023 Paris, France **$5.5B** last round Sept 2026
- 14 [**Core Scientific** Core Scientific operates blockchain data centers and manufactures digital currency mining servers.](https://millionrounds.com/company/core-scientific) Core Scientific operates blockchain data centers and manufactures digital currency mining servers. *Founded* 2017 Dover, United States **$5.4B** last round Aug 2026
- 15 [**Nscale**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nscale) *Founded* 2025 United Kingdom **$5.4B** last round Sept 2026
- 16 [**Cohere** Cohere is a Canadian multinational artificial intelligence company founded in 2019, specializing in foundational large language models (LLMs) and enterprise AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/cohere) Cohere is a Canadian multinational artificial intelligence company founded in 2019, specializing in foundational large language models (LLMs) and enterprise AI *Founded* 2019 Toronto, Canada **$5.1B** last round Oct 2026
- 17 [**Thinking Machines Lab** Thinking Machines Lab is an American artificial intelligence research and product company based in San Francisco, California.](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinking-machines-lab) Thinking Machines Lab is an American artificial intelligence research and product company based in San Francisco, California. *Founded* - San Francisco, United States **$5.0B** last round Nov 2026
- 18 [**Safe Superintelligence**](https://millionrounds.com/company/safe-superintelligence) *Founded* - United States **$5.0B** last round Jul 2026
- 19 [**Lambda** Train and scale AI on NVIDIA VR200 NVL 72, GB300 NVL 72, B300, B200, H200, H100, and more GPUs.](https://millionrounds.com/company/lambda) Train and scale AI on NVIDIA VR200 NVL 72, GB300 NVL 72, B300, B200, H200, H100, and more GPUs. *Founded* 2012 United States **$5.0B** last round Oct 2026
- 20 [**Z.ai**](https://millionrounds.com/company/z-ai) *Founded* - - **$5.0B** last round Sept 2026
- 21 [**DayOne** DayOne is a Singapore-based company that develops and operates advanced data center infrastructure for hyperscalers and large enterprises.](https://millionrounds.com/company/dayone) DayOne is a Singapore-based company that develops and operates advanced data center infrastructure for hyperscalers and large enterprises. *Founded* 2022 Singapore, Singapore **$4.5B** last round Jun 2026
- 22 [**Hut 8 Corp.** Hut 8 Corp.](https://millionrounds.com/company/hut-8-corp) Hut 8 Corp. *Founded* - Toronto, Canada **$4.3B** last round Jun 2026
- 23 [**Snowflake** Snowflake is a cloud data platform that provides a data warehouse as a service designed for the cloud.](https://millionrounds.com/company/snowflake) Snowflake is a cloud data platform that provides a data warehouse as a service designed for the cloud. *Founded* 2012 San Mateo, United States **$4.2B** last round Sept 2026
- 24 [**Meta**](https://millionrounds.com/company/meta) *Founded* - United States **$4.0B** last round Oct 2026
- 25 [**OpenAI Deployment Company** OpenAI Deployment Company provides artificial intelligence software services.](https://millionrounds.com/company/openai-deployment-company) OpenAI Deployment Company provides artificial intelligence software services. *Founded* - San Francisco, United States **$4.0B** last round May 2026
- 26 [**IREN**](https://millionrounds.com/company/iren) *Founded* - Australia **$4.0B** last round Oct 2026
- 27 [**Baseten** Baseten is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2019 that specializes in AI inference infrastructure.](https://millionrounds.com/company/baseten) Baseten is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2019 that specializes in AI inference infrastructure. *Founded* 2019 San Francisco, United States **$3.8B** last round Oct 2026
- 28 [**Nebius Group**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nebius-group) *Founded* - Netherlands **$3.5B** last round Oct 2026
- 29 [**Ramp** Ramp is a financial operations and spend management platform based in New York City, founded in 2019.](https://millionrounds.com/company/ramp) Ramp is a financial operations and spend management platform based in New York City, founded in 2019. *Founded* 2006 Boston, United States **$3.4B** last round Oct 2026
- 30 [**xAI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/xai) *Founded* - United States **$3.0B** last round Feb 2026
- 31 [**Helsing** Helsing is a German defense technology company based in Munich, founded in 2021.](https://millionrounds.com/company/helsing) Helsing is a German defense technology company based in Munich, founded in 2021. *Founded* 2021 Munich, Germany **$3.0B** last round Jul 2026
- 32 [**Kling AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/kling-ai) *Founded* - China **$3.0B** last round Jul 2026
- 33 [**Cognition** Cognition, based in San Francisco, is an artificial intelligence company focused on enhancing software development.](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognition) Cognition, based in San Francisco, is an artificial intelligence company focused on enhancing software development. *Founded* - San Francisco, United States **$3.0B** last round Sept 2026
- 34 [**Fluidstack** FluidStack is a GPU cloud for AI, ML and LLM companies.](https://millionrounds.com/company/fluidstack) FluidStack is a GPU cloud for AI, ML and LLM companies. *Founded* 2017 New York, United States **$3.0B** last round Sept 2026
- 35 [**Rapidus** One-hour and same-day professional delivery for businesses, 24/7](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapidus) One-hour and same-day professional delivery for businesses, 24/7 *Founded* 2015 Japan **$2.6B** last round Jun 2026
- 36 [**Neura Robotics** NEURA Robotics is a German high-tech robotics company founded in 2019 and based in Metzingen, near Stuttgart.](https://millionrounds.com/company/neura-robotics) NEURA Robotics is a German high-tech robotics company founded in 2019 and based in Metzingen, near Stuttgart. *Founded* 2019 Metzingen, Germany **$2.6B** last round Jun 2026
- 37 [**Sharon AI** Sharon AI offers infrastructure for traditional AI and GenAI inference and training workloads, alongside on-demand cloud storage solutions.](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharon-ai) Sharon AI offers infrastructure for traditional AI and GenAI inference and training workloads, alongside on-demand cloud storage solutions. *Founded* 2023 North Sydney, Australia **$2.5B** last round Jul 2026
- 38 [**Isomorphic Labs** Isomorphic Labs is a London-based artificial intelligence company focused on transforming the drug discovery process.](https://millionrounds.com/company/isomorphic-labs) Isomorphic Labs is a London-based artificial intelligence company focused on transforming the drug discovery process. *Founded* 2021 London, United Kingdom **$2.1B** last round May 2026
- 39 [**Databricks** Databricks is a data and AI company that provides a unified, cloud-based platform designed for data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.](https://millionrounds.com/company/databricks) Databricks is a data and AI company that provides a unified, cloud-based platform designed for data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. *Founded* 2013 San Francisco, United States **$2.0B** last round Feb 2026
- 40 [**Cursor** Cursor is an American software company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2022 by four MIT graduates.](https://millionrounds.com/company/cursor) Cursor is an American software company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2022 by four MIT graduates. *Founded* 2017 San Francisco, United States **$2.0B** last round Apr 2026
- 41 [**VAST Data** VAST Data offers a unified data platform that integrates storage, database, and compute capabilities into a single software platform.](https://millionrounds.com/company/vast-data) VAST Data offers a unified data platform that integrates storage, database, and compute capabilities into a single software platform. *Founded* 2016 New York, United States **$2.0B** last round Apr 2026
- 42 [**Edged US**](https://millionrounds.com/company/edged-us) *Founded* - United States **$2.0B** last round May 2026
- 43 [**Thrive Holdings** Holdings owns and operates businesses in critical industries where we believe technology can deliver strategic value to employees and customers.](https://millionrounds.com/company/thrive-holdings) Holdings owns and operates businesses in critical industries where we believe technology can deliver strategic value to employees and customers. *Founded* - United States **$2.0B** last round Aug 2026
- 44 [**Cerebras Systems** Cerebras Systems develops computing chips with the sole purpose of accelerating AI.](https://millionrounds.com/company/cerebras-systems) Cerebras Systems develops computing chips with the sole purpose of accelerating AI. *Founded* 2016 Sunnyvale, United States **$1.9B** last round Apr 2026
- 45 [**Neysa** Neysa is an AI Acceleration Cloud provider on a mission to democratize AI built in India, for the world.](https://millionrounds.com/company/neysa) Neysa is an AI Acceleration Cloud provider on a mission to democratize AI built in India, for the world. *Founded* 2023 Mumbai, India **$1.8B** last round May 2026
- 46 [**Hadrian** Hadrian is a machine parts startup that manufactures precision components for technology companies.](https://millionrounds.com/company/hadrian) Hadrian is a machine parts startup that manufactures precision components for technology companies. *Founded* 2020 United States **$1.8B** last round Oct 2026
- 47 [**Groq** Groq, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/groq) Groq, Inc. *Founded* 2016 Palo Alto, United States **$1.8B** last round Sept 2026
- 48 [**Joulent**](https://millionrounds.com/company/joulent) *Founded* - United States **$1.8B** last round Jul 2026
- 49 [**Atoms**](https://millionrounds.com/company/atoms) *Founded* - United States **$1.7B** last round Jul 2026
- 50 [**Tenstorrent** Tenstorrent is a computing company that develops processors designed to help in faster training and adaptability to future algorithms.](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenstorrent) Tenstorrent is a computing company that develops processors designed to help in faster training and adaptability to future algorithms. *Founded* 2016 North York, United States **$1.5B** last round Oct 2026

**Money raised in 2026** how the list is ranked

**15 November 2026** updated nightly

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