How many total Artificial Intelligence companies are there in United States?

As of January 2026, United States has 8376 active Artificial Intelligence companies.

What is the total funding raised by Artificial Intelligence companies in United States?

Artificial Intelligence companies in United States have collectively raised $317B in funding till date.

Which is the highest funded Artificial Intelligence company in United States?

As of January 2026, OpenAI has raised $57.9B in funding, highest among the funded Artificial Intelligence companies in United States.

How many Artificial Intelligence unicorns are there in United States?

United States has produced 124 unicorns in the Artificial Intelligence sector till date.

Artificial Intelligence in United States - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

Q: How many Artificial Intelligence companies in United States are funded?

As of January 2026, 3385 companies have received funding in this sector.

Q: Who are the top investors in Artificial Intelligence companies in United States?

The top investors in Artificial Intelligence companies in United States by number of investments are Y Combinator and Techstars.

The Artificial Intelligence sector in United States comprises 9.18K companies, including 3.38K funded companies having collectively raised $317B in venture capital money and private equity. Out of these, 1.52K are Series A+ funded, and 124 have achieved unicorn status.

Artificial Intelligence sector in United States has seen 388 acquisitions and 43 IPOs.

This sector includes companies whose core products or offerings are (a) built around AI, making it essential for their operation, and (b) incorporate proprietary AI or machine learning technology.

Companies included in Artificial Intelligence

Includes companies that develop core AI infrastructure, platforms for deploying and managing AI systems, and AI development tools. It also encompasses companies creating core AI-powered applications for consumers, enterprises, and a wide range of industry sectors. Companies are included only if AI is central to their products or services, rather than serving as a secondary feature

Companies excluded in Artificial Intelligence

Exclude those companies whose primary business domain or revenue generation is not fundamentally dependent on AI. It also excludes businesses where AI functions merely as one of several features or components within a broader product or service. Additionally, companies that primarily provide AI services, consulting, or AI-enabled solutions built upon third-party or non-proprietary technologies, rather than developing native AI systems in-house, are not considered AI-native.

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Total Companies

9.18K

Top Companies

OpenAI, Grammarly & more

Total Funding

Funded Companies

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Unicorns Created

IPOs

Acquisitions

388

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There are more than 9.18K companies in Artificial Intelligence in United States. OpenAI is the top Artificial Intelligence company in United States, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top Artificial Intelligence companies in United States:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
OpenAI	Developer of artificial intelligence models tools and research-driven platforms	San Francisco (United States)	2015	Series F	$57.9B
Grammarly	Provider of AI and cloud-based writing assistance platform for improving writing and communication	San Francisco (United States)	2009	Series B	$545M
Anthropic	Platform offering conversational chatbot and research services	San Francisco (United States)	2021	Series F	$27.3B
Vercel	Provider of developer tools and cloud infrastructure for web application development and deployment	Covina (United States)	2015	Series F	$863M
Nvidia	AI-powered graphical processing units and SoCs	Santa Clara (United States)	1993	Public	-

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Companies founded year-on-year in the Artificial Intelligence sector in United States

1,472 Artificial Intelligence startups in United States 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
2025	648
2024	1,166
2023	1,472
2022	759
2021	668
2020	673
2019	568
2018	479
2017	486
2016	338

Stage-wise distribution of Artificial Intelligence sector companies in United States

Out of the total 9,179 Artificial Intelligence companies in United States, 3,385 have secured funding. Among them, 1,521 have reached Series A or higher, and 933 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 9,179

Funded - 3,385

Series A+ - 1,521

Series B+ - 933

Series C+ - 658

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	9,179
Funded	3,385
Series A+	1,521
Series B+	933
Series C+	658

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Total funding year-on-year in the Artificial Intelligence sector in United States

The Artificial Intelligence sector in United States saw a total funding of more than $308B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2025 at more than $146B. There has been a total funding of $20M in 2026 till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$20M
2025	$146B
2024	$63.6B
2023	$28.1B
2022	$16.8B
2021	$25.4B
2020	$10.7B
2019	$8.52B
2018	$5.48B
2017	$3.27B

Recent Funding Rounds in Artificial Intelligence in United States

In the year 2026, till January 2026, Artificial Intelligence companies in United States have raised $65M in equity funding across 6 rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till January 2025), Artificial Intelligence companies in United States had raised $2.19B across 88 rounds. So, 2026 has seen a 97.03% drop in funding in Artificial Intelligence companies in United States as compared to 2025.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in Artificial Intelligence companies in United States:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
Spangle AI	Series A	4836	Jan 08, 2026	NewRoad Capital Partners and 3 more
Deepsee Analytics	Series A	3885	Jan 08, 2026	Broadridge
Protege	Series A	7639	Jan 08, 2026	Andreessen Horowitz and 5 more
Articul8	Series B	4753	Jan 07, 2026	Adara and 2 more
Clipto	Seed	7632	Jan 06, 2026	HSG and 6 more

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

Here are some top investors in Artificial Intelligence companies in United States:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
Y Combinator	Mountain View (United States)	Observe.AI, Presto, Algolia and SingleStore
Techstars	New York City (United States)	Outreach, Gorgias, Rasa and Aftershoot
Plug and Play Tech Center	Sunnyvale (United States)	Dialpad, Covariant, Glean and Jasper AI
Sequoia Capital	Menlo Park (United States)	OpenAI, Nvidia, Innovaccer and Gong
Andreessen Horowitz	New York City (United States)	OpenAI, Dialpad, Superhuman and Character.ai

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In the year 2026, till January 2026, 2 acquisitions happened in Artificial Intelligence sector in United States. Last year, in 2025, a total of 101 acquisitions happened in Artificial Intelligence sector in United States.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in Artificial Intelligence sector in United States:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
Matrisk	Business Acquisition	Jan 06, 2026	Akur8 Technologies
Osmos	Business Acquisition	Jan 05, 2026	Microsoft
Codegen	Business Acquisition	Dec 24, 2025	Clickup
Aquabyte	Business Acquisition	Dec 23, 2025	Vitruvian Partners
Unleash	Business Acquisition	Dec 19, 2025	Zendesk

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Acquisition trends in Artificial Intelligence sector in United States

Here are the acquisition trends in Artificial Intelligence sector in United States:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	2
2025	101
2024	53
2023	28
2022	36
2021	49
2020	19
2019	21
2018	24
2017	15

In the year 2025, till December 2025, 5 IPOs happened in Artificial Intelligence sector in United States.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in Artificial Intelligence sector in United States:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
In Silico	Dec 30, 2025	Hong Kong Exchanges (HKG)
Gloo	Nov 19, 2025	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
WeRide	Nov 06, 2025	Hong Kong Exchanges (HKG)
Pony.ai	Nov 06, 2025	Hong Kong Exchanges (HKG)
CoreWeave	Mar 28, 2025	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)

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Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the Artificial Intelligence in United States

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

College	No. of companies
Stanford University	353
University of California (Berkeley)	231
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	215
Harvard University	181
Carnegie Mellon University	134
Cornell University	94
Columbia University	88
Stanford Business School	85
University of Pennsylvania	81
University of California (Los Angeles)	72

Total funding in Artificial Intelligence companies founded by alumni from top colleges in United States

In the last 10 years, Harvard University graduates' Artificial Intelligence companies in United States have raised the most funding among top colleges. Stanford University alumni are second, and University of Toronto alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
Harvard University	$145B
Stanford University	$121B
University of Toronto	$110B
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$98.6B
Carnegie Mellon University	$70B
Harvard Business School	$64.4B
New York University	$63.7B
The University of British Columbia	$62.3B
Stanford Business School	$35.8B
Columbia University	$34.1B