What counts as AI funding?

We count equity and strategic investment rounds for companies whose core product or R&D is machine-learning driven.

Why are some numbers tagged 'Reported' or 'Estimated'?

Disclosed means the company published the amount. Reported means a credible publication cited sources. Estimated means the figure is derived from analyst or market data.

How often is the leaderboard updated?

Major rounds are added within 24–48 hours of announcement and the full set is reviewed weekly.

The AI companies that raised the most, ranked.

A running tally of the best-funded artificial-intelligence startups and labs worldwide, sorted by total disclosed capital and by the size of their largest round. Every figure is sourced and tagged so you can judge the confidence behind it.

Inclusion criteria

Minimum scale

Companies must have disclosed or credibly reported at least $250M in total funding, or a single round above $100M.

AI-native core

The company's primary product, R&D, or business model is built on machine learning, foundation models, or AI infrastructure.

Verified sources

Each row is tagged Disclosed (official announcement), Reported (major publication), or Estimated (analyst estimate).

Leaderboard

Rank	Company	Total raised	Latest round	Valuation	Date	Country	Lead investors	Source
1	OpenAI	$142B	Strategic	$852B	Mar 31	United States	SoftBank Andreessen Horowitz D. E. Shaw Ventures MGX TPG T. Rowe Price	Disclosed
2	Anthropic	$118B	Series H	$965B	May 28	United States	Altimeter Capital Dragoneer Greenoaks Sequoia Capital	Disclosed
3	xAI	$37B	Series E	$230B	Jan 6	United States	Valor Equity Partners Fidelity Qatar Investment Authority	Disclosed
4	Waymo	$27.10B	Series D	$126B	Feb 2	United States	Dragoneer Investment Group DST Global Sequoia Capital	Disclosed
5	Databricks	$25B	Strategic	$190B	Aug 13	United States	Coatue Management Blackstone MGX T. Rowe Price Sixth Street Growth	Disclosed
6	Scale AI	$15.90B	Strategic	$29B	Jun 12	United States	Meta	Reported
7	Safe Superintelligence	$8B	Strategic	—	Jul 27	United States	NVIDIA	Reported
8	Zhipu AI	$5.80B	Post-IPO Placement	$64B	Jul 9	China		Reported
9	Moonshot AI	$5B	Series F	$35B	Jul 29	China	National AI Industry Investment Fund	Reported
10	Groq	$4.26B	Series A	$3.50B	Aug 17	United States	Disruptive NVIDIA	Disclosed
11	Mistral AI	$4.02B	Series C	$13.80B	Sep 9	France	ASML	Disclosed
12	MiniMax	$3.40B	PIPE	—	Jul 10	China	Global institutional backers	Disclosed
13	Cerebras	$2.85B	Series H	$23B	Feb 3	United States	Tiger Global	Disclosed
14	Figure AI	$1.75B	Series C	$39B	Sep 16	United States	Parkway Venture Capital NVIDIA	Disclosed
15	Sierra	$1.58B	Series E	$15.80B	May 4	United States	Tiger Global GV	Disclosed
16	Together AI	$1.33B	Series C	$8.30B	Jul 1	United States	Aramco Ventures	Disclosed
17	Harvey	$1.23B	Growth	$11B	Mar 25	United States	GIC Sequoia Capital	Disclosed
18	Unitree	$1.15B	IPO	$9B	Aug 19	China	Public markets	Disclosed
19	Physical Intelligence	$1.07B	Series B	$5.60B	Nov 20	United States	CapitalG	Reported
20	Abridge	$830M	Series E	$5.30B	Jun 24	United States	Andreessen Horowitz	Disclosed
21	ElevenLabs	$781M	Series D	$11B	Feb 4	United States / United Kingdom	Sequoia Capital	Disclosed
22	Suno	$775M	Series D	$5.40B	Jun 3	United States	Bond Capital	Disclosed
23	Glean	$768M	Series F	$7.20B	Jun 10	United States	Wellington Management	Disclosed
24	Sarvam AI	$350M	Series B	$1.50B	Jun 15	India	HCLTech	Disclosed

1OpenAI
$142B
Strategic · Mar 31 · United States
Valuation: $852B · Leads: SoftBank, [Andreessen Horowitz], D. E. Shaw Ventures, MGX, TPG, T. Rowe Price
Disclosed
2Anthropic
$118B
Series H · May 28 · United States
Valuation: $965B · Leads: Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, [Sequoia Capital]
Disclosed
3xAI
$37B
Series E · Jan 6 · United States
Valuation: $230B · Leads: Valor Equity Partners, Fidelity, Qatar Investment Authority
Disclosed
4Waymo
$27.10B
Series D · Feb 2 · United States
Valuation: $126B · Leads: Dragoneer Investment Group, DST Global, [Sequoia Capital]
Disclosed
5Databricks
$25B
Strategic · Aug 13 · United States
Valuation: $190B · Leads: Coatue Management, Blackstone, MGX, T. Rowe Price, Sixth Street Growth
Disclosed
6Scale AI
$15.90B
Strategic · Jun 12 · United States
Valuation: $29B · Leads: Meta
Reported
7Safe Superintelligence
$8B
Strategic · Jul 27 · United States
Leads: NVIDIA
Reported
8Zhipu AI
$5.80B
Post-IPO Placement · Jul 9 · China
Valuation: $64B · Leads:
Reported
9Moonshot AI
$5B
Series F · Jul 29 · China
Valuation: $35B · Leads: National AI Industry Investment Fund
Reported
10Groq
$4.26B
Series A · Aug 17 · United States
Valuation: $3.50B · Leads: Disruptive, NVIDIA
Disclosed
11Mistral AI
$4.02B
Series C · Sep 9 · France
Valuation: $13.80B · Leads: ASML
Disclosed
12MiniMax
$3.40B
PIPE · Jul 10 · China
Leads: Global institutional backers
Disclosed
13Cerebras
$2.85B
Series H · Feb 3 · United States
Valuation: $23B · Leads: Tiger Global
Disclosed
14Figure AI
$1.75B
Series C · Sep 16 · United States
Valuation: $39B · Leads: Parkway Venture Capital, NVIDIA
Disclosed
15Sierra
$1.58B
Series E · May 4 · United States
Valuation: $15.80B · Leads: Tiger Global, GV
Disclosed
16Together AI
$1.33B
Series C · Jul 1 · United States
Valuation: $8.30B · Leads: Aramco Ventures
Disclosed
17Harvey
$1.23B
Growth · Mar 25 · United States
Valuation: $11B · Leads: GIC, [Sequoia Capital]
Disclosed
18Unitree
$1.15B
IPO · Aug 19 · China
Valuation: $9B · Leads: Public markets
Disclosed
19Physical Intelligence
$1.07B
Series B · Nov 20 · United States
Valuation: $5.60B · Leads: CapitalG
Reported
20Abridge
$830M
Series E · Jun 24 · United States
Valuation: $5.30B · Leads: [Andreessen Horowitz]
Disclosed
21ElevenLabs
$781M
Series D · Feb 4 · United States / United Kingdom
Valuation: $11B · Leads: [Sequoia Capital]
Disclosed
22Suno
$775M
Series D · Jun 3 · United States
Valuation: $5.40B · Leads: Bond Capital
Disclosed
23Glean
$768M
Series F · Jun 10 · United States
Valuation: $7.20B · Leads: Wellington Management
Disclosed
24Sarvam AI
$350M
Series B · Jun 15 · India
Valuation: $1.50B · Leads: HCLTech
Disclosed

Total capital on list

$409.95B

Companies ranked

Median total raised

$3.13B

Most active lead

Sequoia Capital

4 entries

Funding scale (logarithmic)

Top 20 by total raised

A log-scale view makes the long tail visible. OpenAI and Anthropic still dominate, but the bars below show how several Chinese labs and infrastructure players have closed multi-billion-dollar rounds in 2026.

$142B

$118B

$37B

$27.10B

$25B

$15.90B

$8B

$5.80B

$5B

$4.26B

$4.02B

$3.40B

$2.85B

$1.75B

$1.58B

$1.33B

$1.23B

$1.15B

$1.07B

$830M

Methodology & FAQ

What counts as AI funding?: We count equity and strategic investment rounds for companies whose core product or R&D is machine-learning driven. Debt, secondary sales, and unexercised commitments are excluded unless clearly disclosed as primary capital.
Why are some numbers tagged 'Reported' or 'Estimated'?: Disclosed means the company published the amount. Reported means a credible publication cited sources. Estimated means the figure is derived from analyst or market data and should be treated as directional.
How often is the leaderboard updated?: Major rounds are added within 24–48 hours of announcement. The full set is reviewed weekly to reconcile newly reported totals.