OpenAI
The most-funded AI lab in the world.
Funding: $20B+
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Top 10 AI Startups by Funding
Deep-pocketed builders with the capital to shape enterprise and creator AI.
Updated 2025-Q2•3 criteria
Latest disclosed fundingInvestors and valuationStrategic partnership signal
Anthropic
Safety-first LLM innovators.
Funding: $6B
Runway
Video/creative AI platform.
Funding: $1.4B
Character.AI
Conversational character platform.
Funding: $1.1B
Replika
Companion-focused studio.
Funding: $500M
Boomy
Music creation in seconds.
Funding: $200M
Perplexity AI
AI research co-pilot.
Funding: $220M
Aurora
Autonomous driving + AI stack.
Funding: $2B
Inflection AI
Conversational AI company.
Funding: $1.3B
Cohere
Enterprise LLM services.
Funding: $1.1B