# Top 50 AI Startups Worldwide by Funding (2026) > The 50 best-funded AI startups worldwide, ranked by total funding raised: $830B combined. With founding year, headquarters and each company's rounds. Source: https://millionrounds.com/top-lists/ai-startups (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 **$230B** last round Oct 2026 - 2 [**Anthropic**](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthropic) *Founded* - United States **$134B** last round May 2026 - 3 [**xAI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/xai) *Founded* - United States **$81B** last round Feb 2026 - 4 [**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 **$34B** last round Feb 2026 - 5 [**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 **$33B** last round Sept 2026 - 6 [**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 **$27B** last round Oct 2026 - 7 [**DeepSeek**](https://millionrounds.com/company/deepseek) *Founded* - China **$24B** last round Oct 2026 - 8 [**Scale AI** Scale delivers proven data, evaluations, and outcomes to AI labs, governments, and the Fortune 500.](https://millionrounds.com/company/scale-ai) Scale delivers proven data, evaluations, and outcomes to AI labs, governments, and the Fortune 500. *Founded* - United States **$15B** last round Jun 2025 - 9 [**CoreWeave**](https://millionrounds.com/company/coreweave) *Founded* 2018 United States **$15B** last round Sept 2026 - 10 [**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 **$13B** last round Aug 2026 - 11 [**Crusoe Energy Systems** Crusoe Energy Systems provides solutions for the energy industry helping them to reduce routine flaring of natural gas.](https://millionrounds.com/company/crusoe-energy-systems) Crusoe Energy Systems provides solutions for the energy industry helping them to reduce routine flaring of natural gas. *Founded* 2018 Arvada, United States **$12B** last round May 2025 - 12 [**Aligned Data Centers** Aligned Data Centers is a prominent private hyperscale data center infrastructure provider, established in 2013 and headquartered in Plano, Texas.](https://millionrounds.com/company/aligned-data-centers) Aligned Data Centers is a prominent private hyperscale data center infrastructure provider, established in 2013 and headquartered in Plano, Texas. *Founded* 2013 Plano, United States **$12B** last round Jan 2025 - 13 [**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 - 14 [**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 **$9.9B** last round Sept 2026 - 15 [**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 **$9.0B** last round Nov 2026 - 16 [**Vantage Data Centers** Vantage Data Centers designs and develops data center campuses to large cloud providers, AI enterprises, and other tech-driven businesses.](https://millionrounds.com/company/vantage-data-centers) Vantage Data Centers designs and develops data center campuses to large cloud providers, AI enterprises, and other tech-driven businesses. *Founded* 2010 Denver, United States **$8.6B** last round Jan 2026 - 17 [**Safe Superintelligence**](https://millionrounds.com/company/safe-superintelligence) *Founded* - United States **$8.0B** last round Jul 2026 - 18 [**Firmus**](https://millionrounds.com/company/firmus) *Founded* - Australia **$7.6B** last round Oct 2026 - 19 [**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 **$7.5B** last round Sept 2026 - 20 [**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 **$7.0B** last round Nov 2026 - 21 [**Nscale**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nscale) *Founded* 2025 United Kingdom **$6.9B** last round Sept 2026 - 22 [**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 **$6.8B** last round Oct 2026 - 23 [**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 **$6.7B** last round Jun 2026 - 24 [**Project Prometheus**](https://millionrounds.com/company/project-prometheus) *Founded* - United States **$6.2B** last round Nov 2025 - 25 [**IREN**](https://millionrounds.com/company/iren) *Founded* - Australia **$6.0B** last round Oct 2026 - 26 [**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 **$5.6B** last round Oct 2026 - 27 [**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 - 28 [**Z.ai**](https://millionrounds.com/company/z-ai) *Founded* - - **$5.1B** last round Sept 2026 - 29 [**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 **$4.6B** last round Sept 2026 - 30 [**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 **$4.5B** last round Oct 2026 - 31 [**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 - 32 [**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 **$4.3B** last round Apr 2026 - 33 [**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 - 34 [**Nebius Group**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nebius-group) *Founded* - Netherlands **$4.2B** last round Oct 2026 - 35 [**Radiology Partners** Radiology services provided to Southeastern Regional Medical Center](https://millionrounds.com/company/radiology-partners) Radiology services provided to Southeastern Regional Medical Center *Founded* 2007 Lumberton, United States **$4.2B** last round Jul 2025 - 36 [**Meta**](https://millionrounds.com/company/meta) *Founded* - United States **$4.1B** last round Oct 2026 - 37 [**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 **$4.0B** last round Oct 2026 - 38 [**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 - 39 [**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 **$3.9B** last round Jun 2026 - 40 [**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 **$3.7B** last round Jul 2026 - 41 [**ARGO AI** Argo AI was an autonomous driving technology company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 2016 by Bryan Salesky and Peter Rander.](https://millionrounds.com/company/argo-ai) Argo AI was an autonomous driving technology company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 2016 by Bryan Salesky and Peter Rander. *Founded* 2016 Pittsburgh, United Kingdom **$3.6B** last round Nov 2024 - 42 [**Mistral** Mistral AI is a French artificial intelligence startup founded in April 2023 and based in Paris.](https://millionrounds.com/company/mistral) Mistral AI is a French artificial intelligence startup founded in April 2023 and based in Paris. *Founded* 2023 Paris, France **$3.3B** last round Sept 2025 - 43 [**Anysphere** Anysphere is a company that builds Artificial Intelligence tools and assistants to help humans.](https://millionrounds.com/company/anysphere) Anysphere is a company that builds Artificial Intelligence tools and assistants to help humans. *Founded* 2022 San Francisco, United States **$3.3B** last round Nov 2025 - 44 [**Groq** Groq, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/groq) Groq, Inc. *Founded* 2016 Palo Alto, United States **$3.2B** last round Sept 2026 - 45 [**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 **$3.1B** last round May 2026 - 46 [**Kling AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/kling-ai) *Founded* - China **$3.0B** last round Jul 2026 - 47 [**Reflection AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/reflection-ai) *Founded* - United States **$3.0B** last round Oct 2025 - 48 [**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 - 49 [**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 **$3.0B** last round Oct 2026 - 50 [**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 **$3.0B** last round Apr 2026 **Total funding** how the list is ranked **15 November 2026** updated nightly **Rounds we track** source: Millionrounds Companies whose funding rounds we classed as any of these sectors, ranked by the total they have raised in rounds we hold. 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