Funded Artificial Intelligence Startups in Austin
The 50 most recent rounds among Austin-based AI startups shown here span October 2022 through November 2025.
The 50 most recent rounds among Austin-based AI startups shown here span October 2022 through November 2025. Capital concentration is steep at the top: Saronic's $600M Series C (February 2025), Core Scientific's $550M raise (December 2024), and Apptronik's $331M venture round (November 2025) account for the majority of total disclosed capital in the dataset. Halcyon's $100M Series C (November 2024) and SchooLinks' $80M Series B (October 2024) constitute the next tier.
Seed and pre-seed rounds lead by deal count. Recent 2025 seed closes include Matey ($8M, August), Loman ($4M, August), Equal Parts ($10M, April), and Arintra ($200K, July). Series A and B activity is represented by Autonomize AI ($28M, June 2025), RapidCanvas ($16M, December 2024), Aifleet ($17M, September 2024), and Jirav ($20M Series B, July 2023). Twelve of the 50 companies list their raise amounts as undisclosed, distributed across seed through Series Unknown stage designations.
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What are the largest disclosed rounds among these Austin AI startups?
Saronic leads with a $600M Series C closed in February 2025, followed by Core Scientific at $550M in December 2024 and Apptronik at $331M in November 2025. Halcyon raised $100M at Series C in November 2024, and SchooLinks closed an $80M Series B in October 2024, rounding out the top five disclosed raises in this dataset.
How do these 50 rounds break down by stage?
Seed and pre-seed deals account for the highest share of transactions, with names ranging from Texel.ai's $500K pre-seed in April 2023 to Equal Parts' $10M seed in April 2025. A significant portion of rounds — including raises from Novi Labs ($35M), Striveworks ($32M), and Diligent Robotics ($25M) — carry a 'Series Unknown' label. Series C appears only twice in the dataset: Saronic and Halcyon.
Which Austin AI startups closed rounds most recently?
Verisoul ($7M), Apptronik ($331M), and Vida ($4M Series A) all closed rounds in November 2025, with Verisoul's round dated November 30 being the most recent entry in the dataset.
How many companies in this group have undisclosed round amounts?
Twelve companies list undisclosed amounts: Skribe.ai, Thoughtful AI, Aeon, Pratexo, OpsLab, Zenus, Founding Titans, LocalAway, OmniTeq, TestedWeb, EDGENeural.ai, and ClearBlade. These span seed through Series Unknown stage classifications.
Which companies raised mid-range rounds between $10M and $50M?
Nine companies fall in that range with disclosed amounts: Novi Labs ($35M, June 2025), Striveworks ($32M, June 2023), Autonomize AI ($28M, June 2025), Diligent Robotics ($25M, September 2023), Tquila Automation ($20M, September 2023), Jirav ($20M, July 2023), Aifleet ($17M, September 2024), RapidCanvas ($16M, December 2024), and AI Clearing ($14M, October 2023).
Are any rounds in this dataset from non-equity funding sources?
Mod Tech Labs received a $1M grant in October 2022, making it the only non-equity funding event among the 50 rows shown. All other rounds carry equity stage labels — Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A through C, Venture, or Series Unknown.
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