How many artificial intelligence companies are there in Agentic AI sector?

There are 1,020 artificial intelligence companies in Agentic AI sector.

How much funding have artificial intelligence companies in Agentic AI sector raised?

Artificial intelligence companies in Agentic AI sector raised $22.4B in funding till date.

Which artificial intelligence companies in Agentic AI sector have received the most funding?

As of April 2026, the top-funded Artificial Intelligence companies in Agentic AI sector are Replit, Automation Anywhere and Legora.

How many unicorns are there in artificial intelligence companies in Agentic AI sector?

There are 25 unicorns in artificial intelligence companies in Agentic AI sector.

Artificial Intelligence in Agentic AI - 2026 Market & Investment Trends

Q: How many artificial intelligence companies are funded in Agentic AI sector?

As of April 2026, 555 artificial intelligence companies in Agentic AI sector are funded.

Q: How many artificial intelligence companies in Agentic AI sector have been acquired?

As of April 2026, 25 artificial intelligence companies in Agentic AI sector have been acquired.

Q: Which are the top investors in artificial intelligence companies in Agentic AI sector?

The top investors in artificial intelligence companies in Agentic AI sector by number of investments are Y Combinator and Andreessen Horowitz.

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
Replit	Provider of a platform for developing and deploying applications with AI	Foster City (United States)	2016	Series D	$922M
Otter.ai	Developer of an AI meeting agent providing transcription and summarization	Los Altos (United States)	2016	Series B	$70M
Manus	General AI agent that leverages its autonomous capabilities to bridge minds and actions	China	2022	Series B	$85M
Cresta	Developer of a platform providing real-time intelligence for contact center operations	San Francisco (United States)	2017	Series D	$282M
Qualified	Provider of conversational marketing platform	San Francisco (United States)	2018	Acquired	$163M

Artificial Intelligence companies founded year-on-year in Agentic AI

239 Artificial Intelligence startups in Agentic AI were founded in 2023 - this is the most number of startups founded in any year in the last 10 years.

Total Number of Companies

Year	No. of companies
2026	-
2025	88
2024	221
2023	239
2022	97
2021	61
2020	54
2019	33
2018	46
2017	48

Stage-wise distribution of Artificial Intelligence companies in Agentic AI

Out of the total 1,029 Artificial Intelligence companies in Agentic AI, 555 have secured funding. Among them, 240 have reached Series A or higher, and 123 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 1,029

Funded - 555

Series A+ - 240

Series B+ - 123

Series C+ - 67

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	1,029
Funded	555
Series A+	240
Series B+	123
Series C+	67

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Total funding year-on-year in Artificial Intelligence companies in Agentic AI

Artificial Intelligence companies in Agentic AI saw a total funding of more than $22.2B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2025 at more than $6.34B. There has been a total funding of $2.92B in 2026 till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$2.92B
2025	$6.34B
2024	$4.78B
2023	$1.87B
2022	$2.18B
2021	$2.07B
2020	$650M
2019	$450M
2018	$805M
2017	$110M

Recent Funding Rounds in Artificial Intelligence companies in Agentic AI

In the year 2026, till April 2026, Artificial Intelligence companies in Agentic AI have raised $2.92B in equity funding across 54 rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till April 2025), Artificial Intelligence companies in Agentic AI had raised $1.09B across 71 rounds. So, 2026 has seen a 166.34% rise in funding in Artificial Intelligence companies in Agentic AI as compared to 2025.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in Artificial Intelligence companies in Agentic AI:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
Cluster Protocol	Series A	5800	Apr 23, 2026	dao5 and 3 more
Sedai	Series B	9015	Apr 22, 2026	In-Q-Tel
TextQL	Series A	1104	Apr 20, 2026	Blackstone
Resolve.ai	Series A	9447	Apr 16, 2026	DST Global and 1 more
Factory	Series C	7754	Apr 16, 2026	Khosla Ventures and 7 more

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Y Combinator is the top investor in Artificial Intelligence companies in Agentic AI based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in Artificial Intelligence companies in Agentic AI:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
Y Combinator	Mountain View (United States)	Replit, Observe.AI, Deepgram and Motion
Andreessen Horowitz	New York City (United States)	Replit, Cresta, Decagon and 11x
Accel	Palo Alto (United States)	Decagon, Basis, 11x and Lovable
Sequoia Capital	Menlo Park (United States)	Cresta, LangChain, Sierra and Factory
Insight Partners	New York City (United States)	WRITER, Factory, Relevance AI and Torq

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In the year 2026, till March 2026, 3 acquisitions happened in Artificial Intelligence companies in Agentic AI. Last year, in 2025, a total of 14 acquisitions happened in Artificial Intelligence companies in Agentic AI.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in Artificial Intelligence companies in Agentic AI:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
Versori	Business Acquisition	Mar 02, 2026	Avalara
Virtuans	Business Acquisition	Feb 11, 2026	AutoAcquireAI
TensorStax	Business Acquisition	Feb 04, 2026	Snowflake
Codegen	Business Acquisition	Dec 24, 2025	Clickup
Wobby	Business Acquisition	Dec 22, 2025	HCLSoftware

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Acquisition trends in Artificial Intelligence companies in Agentic AI

Here are the acquisition trends in Artificial Intelligence companies in Agentic AI:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	3
2025	14
2024	6
2023	1
2022	-
2021	-
2020	-
2019	2
2018	-
2017	-

In the year 2026, till April 2026, 1 IPO happened in Artificial Intelligence companies in Agentic AI.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in Artificial Intelligence companies in Agentic AI:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
SalesCloser AI	Apr 09, 2026	Toronto Stock Exchange - Venture Exchange (TSX-V)
BEN	Mar 14, 2024	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
Cykel	Oct 23, 2023	Aquis Stock Exchange (AQSE)
Decidr	Dec 14, 2020	Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
Cykel	Jul 29, 2019	London Stock Exchange (LSE)

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Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in Artificial Intelligence companies in Agentic AI

Most number of Artificial Intelligence startups in Agentic AI have been founded by alumni from Stanford University, University of California (Berkeley) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

College	No. of companies
Stanford University	50
University of California (Berkeley)	29
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	28
IIT Bombay	24
Carnegie Mellon University	21
Harvard University	21
IIT Kharagpur	20
Cornell University	18
Harvard Business School	18
IIT Delhi	18

Total funding in Artificial Intelligence companies founded by alumni from top colleges in Agentic AI

In the last 10 years, graduates from Stanford University have raised the most funding for Artificial Intelligence companies in Agentic AI, compared to alumni from other top colleges. Harvard University alumni are second, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
Stanford University	$2.96B
Harvard University	$2.35B
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$1.5B
University of California (Berkeley)	$1.31B
Tel Aviv University	$982M
Stanford Business School	$809M
Cornell University	$764M
Carnegie Mellon University	$751M
University of Cambridge	$738M
KTH Royal Institute of Technology	$737M