Recently Funded Artificial Intelligence Startups in the United States
Updated Sep 2026
There are 3,971 funded Artificial Intelligence startups in the United States (US) in the FundedIQ database, each with its funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Artificial Intelligence startup funding landscape in the United States, along with the 100 most recently funded Artificial Intelligence startups in the United States.
Artificial Intelligence startups in the United States closed 2,542 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 1,371 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $88B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $7.5M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.6M and $29M. San Francisco and New York hold the deepest concentrations of these companies.
Y Combinator and Alumni Ventures dominate the capital mix, reflecting a heavy tilt toward early stage bets. The presence of NVIDIA indicates a strategic interest in hardware synergy. These backers prioritize rapid deployment in San Francisco and New York. This concentration of accelerator and seed capital means the segment consists primarily of lean teams seeking initial product market fit.
Artificial Intelligence funded startup statistics in the United States
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026. Investors appearing most often across Artificial Intelligence in the United States funding rounds: Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, NVIDIA, Pioneer Fund, Menlo Ventures.
100 most recently funded Artificial Intelligence startups in the United States
100 of 3,971Ordered 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.
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Artificial Intelligence startup funding trends in the United States
Funding activity
Artificial Intelligence startups in the United States closed 2,542 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 1,371 of them in the last 12, adding up to $88B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $7.5M, with the middle half running from $1.6M to $29M. 2,095 of 2,542 rounds disclosed an amount.
Company size
The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Investors
Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures and NVIDIA appear most often across funded Artificial Intelligence startups in the United States on record.
Where are funded Artificial Intelligence startups located in the United States?
Where funded Artificial Intelligence startups in the United States are based, by the city on the company record.
Funded Artificial Intelligence startups in the United States by state
The states with the most funded startups on record.
Top investors in Artificial Intelligence startups in the United States
The investors named most often across funded Artificial Intelligence startups in the United States.
Counts companies in this segment that name the firm as a backer. Investor names entered the pipeline in July 2026, so they cover the companies funded since.
Funding stages of funded Artificial Intelligence startups in the United States
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded Artificial Intelligence startups in the United States break down by stage.
A further 617 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Artificial Intelligence startup funding data in the United States
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 3,971 funded Artificial Intelligence startups in the United States currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (447 of 2,542 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 the United States is dated Aug 2026.
The table above shows the 100 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 the United States?
FundedIQ tracks 3,971 funded Artificial Intelligence startups in the United States. This page lists the 100 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 the United States raised?
Artificial Intelligence startups in the United States tracked by FundedIQ have raised $88B in disclosed capital across 2,542 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 1,371 rounds in the last 12 months. 2,095 of those 2,542 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
Which cities have the most funded Artificial Intelligence startups in the United States?
San Francisco leads with 1,004 companies, then New York (505), Palo Alto (155) and Boston (108).
Which investors back the most Artificial Intelligence startups in the United States?
Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, NVIDIA, Pioneer Fund and Menlo Ventures appear most often across funded Artificial Intelligence startups in the United States in the FundedIQ dataset. The count is the number of tracked companies naming each firm as a backer, so it reflects the companies on record rather than every deal a firm has ever done.
What is a typical funding round size for Artificial Intelligence startups in the United States?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $7.5M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.6M and $29M. 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 the United States?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 756 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (446) and Series A (384). A further 617 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Artificial Intelligence startup funding data in the United States 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 the United States is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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