Funded Artificial Intelligence Startups in Oakland
Disclosed funding in Oakland’s AI listings shows one clear size outlier: Fal.ai’s $140M round (2025-12-09) dwarfs the next-largest disclosed amount of $75M…
Disclosed funding in Oakland’s AI listings shows one clear size outlier: Fal.ai’s $140M round (2025-12-09) dwarfs the next-largest disclosed amount of $75M (Vivun, 2022-05-17). Excluding “undisclosed,” the smallest disclosed amounts cluster at $100K (KudoAI on 2023-09-16 and Dascena on 2022-03-29), while most other disclosed rounds sit in the single-digit millions to tens of millions range.
The time window is also uneven. Rounds cluster heavily in late 2025: three of the 19 rows fall between 2025-12-09 and 2025-12-18, and five rows run from 2025-03-12 (Weave) to 2025-12-18 (Manifold). Stage labeling is mixed: “Series Unknown” appears in 4 rows (Promaxo 2026-03-30, Cartken 2024-07-03, Encultured AI 2023-03-07, StructionSite 2022-01-19), and one row is explicitly “undisclosed” (Gemini Data Inc., 2022-06-07). The 19 rows span 2020-11-12 (Nana) through 2026-03-30 (Promaxo).
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed round in this Oakland AI set, and how does it compare to the rest of the disclosed amounts?
Fal.ai’s $140M (2025-12-09) is the only disclosed round above $100M in the 19-row view. The next-highest disclosed amount is $75M (Vivun, 2022-05-17), making Fal.ai an outsize funding outlier relative to the rest of the disclosed rounds.
Is funding timing concentrated into a narrow window, or spread evenly across years in this list?
It’s concentrated toward the back end of the range: three rounds land between 2025-12-09 (Fal.ai) and 2025-12-18 (Manifold), and five rows fall between 2025-03-12 (Weave) and 2025-12-18. The earliest row is 2020-11-12 (Nana) and the most recent is 2026-03-30 (Promaxo).
Which stage labels dominate, and where do “unknown” or undisclosed amounts show up?
Among the 19 rows, “Series Unknown” appears 4 times: Promaxo ($27M, 2026-03-30), Cartken ($10M, 2024-07-03), Encultured AI ($6M, 2023-03-07), and StructionSite ($10M, 2022-01-19). Separately, one row is explicitly “undisclosed”: Gemini Data Inc. (2022-06-07).
Are there notable funding outliers on the low end (smallest disclosed rounds) compared with the rest?
The smallest disclosed amount in the list is $100K, appearing twice: KudoAI ($100K, 2023-09-16) and Dascena ($100K, 2022-03-29). These two sits far below the $500K floor visible in other early-stage entries like Weave (2025-03-12, $500K) and OfOne (2023-04-05, $500K).
How much of the most recent activity is happening in the last part of the timeline shown?
From the latest six months of the range shown, multiple entries cluster in 2025: Fal.ai ($140M, 2025-12-09), Manifold ($18M, 2025-12-18), Qpoint ($9M, 2025-07-21), and Weave ($500K, 2025-03-12). The newest row overall is Promaxo on 2026-03-30 with $27M.
Does this list show any repeated geography within Oakland, or is it consistently one city?
All 19 rows list Oakland, California, United States as the location, with no alternative cities shown under the Oakland name. That removes geographic variance as a driver of cluster effects; the clustering is primarily temporal and by disclosed size/stage labeling.
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