Private Equity Funded Artificial Intelligence Startups
Among the 20 most recent private equity rounds in AI shown here, disclosed deal sizes range from $100K — recorded at Cardinality.ai, Sales Boomerang, and I…
Among the 20 most recent private equity rounds in AI shown here, disclosed deal sizes range from $100K — recorded at Cardinality.ai, Sales Boomerang, and Iodine Software — up to $202M at Kpler, which closed in Brussels in April 2022. Dental Monitoring ($150M, Paris, October 2021) and Well ($72M, Chapel Hill, April 2022) round out the larger disclosed transactions. Six of the 20 entries carry undisclosed amounts, including both 2025 records: Suno in New York (November 2025) and Conifers.Ai in Dallas (October 2025).
Geography skews toward the United States, with New York appearing three times (Suno, Fusemachines, SoftWorks), Texas twice (Conifers.Ai, Iodine Software), and California twice (Acqueon, Flywheel Software). Five European cities — London, Brussels, Zürich, Paris, and Milan — each contribute one company, and Saudi Arabia (Master Works, Riyadh) and Brazil (Leads2b, InvestAI) add further international reach.
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What are the largest disclosed PE rounds in this AI dataset?
Kpler leads with $202M (Brussels, April 2022), followed by Dental Monitoring at $150M (Paris, October 2021) and Well at $72M (Chapel Hill, April 2022). Master Works (Riyadh) and SuccessKPI (Chantilly, VA) follow at $40M and $33M respectively.
How many of these private equity AI rounds have undisclosed deal sizes?
Six of the 20 entries list no amount — Suno, Conifers.Ai, Acqueon, CUBE, Alivia Analytics, and Flywheel Software. The two most recent rounds, from Suno and Conifers.Ai closing in October and November 2025, both fall into this category.
Which US cities appear most often among PE-backed AI companies here?
New York accounts for three companies — Suno, Fusemachines, and SoftWorks. Texas contributes two (Conifers.Ai in Dallas and Iodine Software in Austin), as does California (Acqueon in San Jose and Flywheel Software in San Francisco) and Virginia (Cardinality.ai in McLean and SuccessKPI in Chantilly).
Is private equity AI funding in this set limited to the United States?
Eight of the 20 companies are headquartered outside the US. European entries include CUBE (London), Kpler (Brussels), Squirro (Zürich), Dental Monitoring (Paris), and Athics (Milan). Leads2b and InvestAI are both based in Brazil, and Master Works operates from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
When did most of these PE rounds close?
Thirteen of the 20 rounds closed in 2022, with activity concentrated from January through May and three additional entries in October 2022 — Acqueon, CUBE, and Alivia Analytics. Five rounds closed in 2021, and the two most recent — Suno and Conifers.Ai — date to late 2025.
What is the smallest disclosed private equity round in this dataset?
Cardinality.ai (McLean, VA), Sales Boomerang (Owings Mills, MD), and Iodine Software (Austin, TX) each received $100K — the lowest disclosed figure in the set. All three closed within a three-month window spanning December 2021 through February 2022.
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