Recently Funded Artificial Intelligence Startups in San Diego
Updated Sep 2026
FundedIQ tracks 42 funded Artificial Intelligence startups in San Diego, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Artificial Intelligence startup funding landscape in San Diego, along with the 42 most recently funded Artificial Intelligence startups in San Diego.
The median disclosed round is $2.5M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $425K and $12M. Artificial Intelligence startups in San Diego closed 25 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 18 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $200M in disclosed capital.
San Diego AI firms lean toward early stages. These ventures are typically lean operations with small teams. Such profiles favor vendors selling foundational tools or consultants offering early scale guidance. The concentration of pre-seed and seed companies means a high volume of new entities seeking initial infrastructure.
Artificial Intelligence funded startup statistics in San Diego
Most recent funding round on record: Jul 2026.
42 most recently funded Artificial Intelligence startups in San Diego
42 shownOrdered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
Artificial Intelligence startup funding trends in San Diego
Funding activity
Artificial Intelligence startups in San Diego closed 25 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 18 of them in the last 12, adding up to $200M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $2.5M, with the middle half running from $425K to $12M. 18 of 25 rounds disclosed an amount.
Company size
The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Funding stages of funded Artificial Intelligence startups in San Diego
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded Artificial Intelligence startups in San Diego break down by stage.
A further 12 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Artificial Intelligence startup funding data in San Diego
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 42 funded Artificial Intelligence startups in San Diego currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (7 of 25 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Artificial Intelligence startups in San Diego is dated Jul 2026.
The table above shows the 42 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded Artificial Intelligence startups are there in San Diego?
FundedIQ tracks 42 funded Artificial Intelligence startups in San Diego. This page lists the 42 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have Artificial Intelligence startups in San Diego raised?
Artificial Intelligence startups in San Diego tracked by FundedIQ have raised $200M in disclosed capital across 25 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 18 rounds in the last 12 months. 18 of those 25 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What is a typical funding round size for Artificial Intelligence startups in San Diego?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $2.5M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $425K and $12M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for Artificial Intelligence startups in San Diego?
Pre-Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 7 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Seed (5) and Series A (1). A further 12 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Artificial Intelligence startup funding data in San Diego updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded Artificial Intelligence startups in San Diego is dated Jul 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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