# Top 44 Generative AI Startups by Funding Raised in 2026

> The 44 generative AI startups that raised in 2026 that raised the most in 2026, ranked by money raised this year: $332B combined.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/top-lists/genai-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 [**DeepSeek**](https://millionrounds.com/company/deepseek) *Founded* - China **$24B** last round Oct 2026
- 4 [**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
- 5 [**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
- 6 [**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
- 7 [**Z.ai**](https://millionrounds.com/company/z-ai) *Founded* - - **$5.0B** last round Sept 2026
- 8 [**xAI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/xai) *Founded* - United States **$3.0B** last round Feb 2026
- 9 [**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
- 10 [**PixVerse** PixVerse is a global AI video generation platform founded in 2023, headquartered in Singapore with R&D operations in Beijing.](https://millionrounds.com/company/pixverse) PixVerse is a global AI video generation platform founded in 2023, headquartered in Singapore with R&D operations in Beijing. *Founded* 2023 Singapore, Singapore **$1.2B** last round Sept 2026
- 11 [**VAST**](https://millionrounds.com/company/vast) *Founded* - China **$946M** last round Sept 2026
- 12 [**StepFun**](https://millionrounds.com/company/stepfun) *Founded* - China **$718M** last round Jan 2026
- 13 [**ElevenLabs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/elevenlabs) *Founded* - United States **$600M** last round May 2026
- 14 [**Higgsfield** Higgsfield is a video AI firm committed to democratizing social media content creation for everyone.](https://millionrounds.com/company/higgsfield) Higgsfield is a video AI firm committed to democratizing social media content creation for everyone. *Founded* 2022 San Francisco, United States **$480M** last round Oct 2026
- 15 [**Tripo AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tripo-ai) *Founded* - United States **$446M** last round Sept 2026
- 16 [**Rogo**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rogo) *Founded* - United States **$265M** last round Sept 2026
- 17 [**Sand.ai** Sand AI is an AI company that focuses on producing videos.](https://millionrounds.com/company/sand-ai) Sand AI is an AI company that focuses on producing videos. *Founded* 2023 China **$200M** last round Nov 2026
- 18 [**Video Rebirth** Video Rebirth builds AI foundation models that understand and re-create the physical world, from industrial-grade video generation to real-time, interactive world models.](https://millionrounds.com/company/video-rebirth) Video Rebirth builds AI foundation models that understand and re-create the physical world, from industrial-grade video generation to real-time, interactive world models. *Founded* 2025 Singapore, Singapore **$110M** last round Mar 2026
- 19 [**TwelveLabs** TwelveLabs is a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company founded in 2021 that specializes in video-native foundation models for human-like video understanding.](https://millionrounds.com/company/twelvelabs) TwelveLabs is a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company founded in 2021 that specializes in video-native foundation models for human-like video understanding. *Founded* 2021 San Francisco, United States **$100M** last round Aug 2026
- 20 [**Conveo** Conveo is an AI-powered qualitative research platform that enhances market research by allowing businesses to conduct and analyze voice and video interviews quickly.](https://millionrounds.com/company/conveo) Conveo is an AI-powered qualitative research platform that enhances market research by allowing businesses to conduct and analyze voice and video interviews quickly. *Founded* 2024 London, Belgium **$50M** last round Sept 2026
- 21 [**Resolve AI** Resolve AI is a technology company founded in 2024 and based in San Francisco, California.](https://millionrounds.com/company/resolve-ai) Resolve AI is a technology company founded in 2024 and based in San Francisco, California. *Founded* 2024 San Francisco, United States **$40M** last round Apr 2026
- 22 [**Converge Bio** Converge Bio integrates Generative AI with biological data.](https://millionrounds.com/company/converge-bio) Converge Bio integrates Generative AI with biological data. *Founded* - Wilmington, United States **$25M** last round Jan 2026
- 23 [**Collov Labs** Collov Labs is an Agentic Diffusion Lab, turning generative models into systems that can act, adapt, and scale across use cases.](https://millionrounds.com/company/collov-labs) Collov Labs is an Agentic Diffusion Lab, turning generative models into systems that can act, adapt, and scale across use cases. *Founded* - Redwood City, United States **$23M** last round Apr 2026
- 24 [**Atom** Atom Bodies is a technology company focused on integrating artificial intelligence with the human body.](https://millionrounds.com/company/atom) Atom Bodies is a technology company focused on integrating artificial intelligence with the human body. *Founded* 2005 San Francisco, Japan **$19M** last round May 2026
- 25 [**Octave** Octave Capital partners with venture-backed and founder run technology companies to provide flexible growth capital and liquidity.](https://millionrounds.com/company/octave) Octave Capital partners with venture-backed and founder run technology companies to provide flexible growth capital and liquidity. *Founded* - United States **$12M** last round Sept 2026
- 26 [**Lightbringer** We help growing tech companies protect what matters most: their ideas.](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightbringer) We help growing tech companies protect what matters most: their ideas. *Founded* 2023 Malmoe, Sweden **$10M** last round Jun 2026
- 27 [**i14** Rethinking AI with Cognition as our Blueprint](https://millionrounds.com/company/i14) Rethinking AI with Cognition as our Blueprint *Founded* - Melbourne, Australia **$6.3M** last round Nov 2026
- 28 [**Iconic** Iconic is a tech-enabled M&A advisory platform located in Los Angeles.](https://millionrounds.com/company/iconic) Iconic is a tech-enabled M&A advisory platform located in Los Angeles. *Founded* - Los Angeles, United Kingdom **$6.0M** last round May 2026
- 29 [**Perplexity** Perplexity AI, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/perplexity) Perplexity AI, Inc. *Founded* 2022 San Francisco, United States **$5.5M** last round Aug 2026
- 30 [**Heywa Labs** Heywa Labs focuses on Generative UX (GenUX),an AI system that creates visual, and interactive user experiences instead of traditional search](https://millionrounds.com/company/heywa-labs) Heywa Labs focuses on Generative UX (GenUX),an AI system that creates visual, and interactive user experiences instead of traditional search *Founded* - London, United Kingdom **$5.0M** last round Feb 2026
- 31 [**Prodlane** B2B Generative AI Document Search](https://millionrounds.com/company/prodlane) B2B Generative AI Document Search *Founded* 2021 Leipzig, Germany **$4.6M** last round Jul 2026
- 32 [**Quellra** Quellra is the AI product-discovery layer that tells software teams what to build next, with evidence.](https://millionrounds.com/company/quellra) Quellra is the AI product-discovery layer that tells software teams what to build next, with evidence. *Founded* - London, United Kingdom **$4.0M** last round Jan 2026
- 33 [**Airmouse** Turn your phone into a wireless Bluetooth mouse and trackpad for any computer, no cables, no dongles, no companion app.](https://millionrounds.com/company/airmouse) Turn your phone into a wireless Bluetooth mouse and trackpad for any computer, no cables, no dongles, no companion app. *Founded* - London, United Kingdom **$4.0M** last round Jan 2026
- 34 [**Aline** Aline develops software that digitizes legal contracts and builds smart automated workflows for contracts.](https://millionrounds.com/company/aline) Aline develops software that digitizes legal contracts and builds smart automated workflows for contracts. *Founded* 2019 Berkeley Heights, United States **$3.3M** last round Jul 2026
- 35 [**5U AI** 5U AI is a logistics technology company that specializes in creating an AI workforce for freight teams.](https://millionrounds.com/company/5u-ai) 5U AI is a logistics technology company that specializes in creating an AI workforce for freight teams. *Founded* 2025 Munich, Germany **$3.2M** last round Jul 2026
- 36 [**Intersect** Connect teens who saw each other in real life, not online.](https://millionrounds.com/company/intersect) Connect teens who saw each other in real life, not online. *Founded* 2015 Japan **$3.0M** last round Jan 2026
- 37 [**Mandarum** GPU-native runtime and control plane to build, serve, govern, and observe production AI on NVIDIA GPUs.](https://millionrounds.com/company/mandarum) GPU-native runtime and control plane to build, serve, govern, and observe production AI on NVIDIA GPUs. *Founded* - London, United Kingdom **$3.0M** last round Feb 2026
- 38 [**Marvix AI** Marvix AI is a health tech company that uses generative AI to automate administrative tasks for clinicians.](https://millionrounds.com/company/marvix-ai) Marvix AI is a health tech company that uses generative AI to automate administrative tasks for clinicians. *Founded* - Boston, United States **$2.8M** last round Feb 2026
- 39 [**Punto** Punto is a mobility company based in Monterrey, Mexico, specializing in flexible car-sharing and rental services tailored for gig-economy rideshare drivers.](https://millionrounds.com/company/punto) Punto is a mobility company based in Monterrey, Mexico, specializing in flexible car-sharing and rental services tailored for gig-economy rideshare drivers. *Founded* 2021 Monterrey, Spain **$2.4M** last round Apr 2026
- 40 [**LevelPlane.ai** LevelPlane.ai offers an AI driven operating software for sourcing automation and streamlining in auto and aerospace industries.](https://millionrounds.com/company/levelplane-ai) LevelPlane.ai offers an AI driven operating software for sourcing automation and streamlining in auto and aerospace industries. *Founded* - San Francisco, United States **$2.0M** last round Mar 2026
- 41 [**Fid Labs** Fid Labs uses advancements in generative AI to create developer tools specifically designed for robots.](https://millionrounds.com/company/fid-labs) Fid Labs uses advancements in generative AI to create developer tools specifically designed for robots. *Founded* 2024 New York, United States **$1.7M** last round Feb 2026
- 42 [**nu:legal** nu:legal is a unique legal system designed for European businesses in collaboration with top lawyers and law firms.](https://millionrounds.com/company/nu-legal) nu:legal is a unique legal system designed for European businesses in collaboration with top lawyers and law firms. *Founded* - Berlin, Germany **$1.5M** last round May 2026
- 43 [**Bevyl** Bevyl is a New York-based AI startup founded in 2025, specializing in short-form video marketing.](https://millionrounds.com/company/bevyl) Bevyl is a New York-based AI startup founded in 2025, specializing in short-form video marketing. *Founded* 2025 New York, United States **$800K** last round Mar 2026
- 44 [**ALTEK AI** Altek AI transforms hospitality with AI agents that boost guest experience and drive hotel revenue through smart integration.](https://millionrounds.com/company/altek-ai) Altek AI transforms hospitality with AI agents that boost guest experience and drive hotel revenue through smart integration. *Founded* 2024 Oslo, Norway **$500K** last round Jan 2026

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

**15 November 2026** updated nightly

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