Funded Artificial Intelligence Startups in Washington
Washington, District of Columbia is the only geography shown across 26 listed AI-focused companies, so the differentiator in this dataset is funding size a…
Washington, District of Columbia is the only geography shown across 26 listed AI-focused companies, so the differentiator in this dataset is funding size and timing rather than city variation. On disclosed amounts, the largest single round is FiscalNote’s $75M (2025-08-06); it sits well above the next-largest disclosed rounds of $50M (Rhino on 2025-01-21) and $45M (VEDA Data Solutions on 2021-07-27), while most other disclosed entries cluster between $2M and $15M.
Rounds also concentrate in two temporal windows: 2025 accounts for many of the recent entries (e.g., CreditRich AI $4M on 2025-12-07; FiscalNote $75M on 2025-08-06; Rhino $50M on 2025-01-21), and 2024 shows another run (e.g., Splight $12M on 2024-07-24; AI Squared $14M on 2024-04-17). Stage and disclosure are mixed: “undisclosed” appears 6 times and “Series Unknown” appears 7 times, while named early stages like Seed/Pre-Seed also recur (e.g., Tradora.ai $50K on 2025-10-01; Telow $30K on 2024-01-01).
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed round in this Washington AI list, and is it a true outlier?
FiscalNote’s $75M on 2025-08-06 is the largest disclosed amount shown. It’s substantially above the next-largest disclosed rounds at $50M (Rhino on 2025-01-21) and $45M (VEDA Data Solutions on 2021-07-27), while many other disclosed entries fall closer to the $2M–$15M range (for example, Rhea Space $6M on 2026-04-16 and Impact Observatory $6M on 2023-03-21).
How concentrated are round dates across the 26 entries shown?
The dataset spans 2021-01-04 through 2026-06-03, but the recent half is densest. Several entries land in 2025 (e.g., Shifters AI $10M on 2026-06-03 is recent, while FiscalNote $75M on 2025-08-06, CreditRich AI $4M on 2025-12-07, and Rhino $50M on 2025-01-21 anchor mid-year and early-year activity), and 2024 also forms a secondary block (Splight $12M on 2024-07-24; AI Squared $14M on 2024-04-17).
Which disclosure categories dominate: explicit stages vs “undisclosed” or “Series Unknown”?
Named/explicit stage labels are present, but ambiguity is common: “undisclosed” appears 6 times (for example, Zealot on 2026-05-14 and Omni Federal on 2024-06-27), and “Series Unknown” appears 7 times (for example, FiscalNote on 2025-08-06 and CalypsoAI on 2025-04-09). That means 13 of 26 rows don’t provide a specific Series label with a disclosed amount.
Are there notable size outliers on the low end, not just the high end?
Yes. The smallest disclosed amount is Telow’s $30K on 2024-01-01, with another very small check at Tradora.ai $50K on 2025-10-01. These lows contrast with the typical disclosed mid-range examples like DecoverAI $2M on 2024-07-30 and CreditRich AI $4M on 2025-12-07.
What stage mix shows up most often among the explicitly labeled rounds?
Among explicit stages, Seed/Pre-Seed activity appears repeatedly (e.g., Shifters AI is Seed with $10M on 2026-06-03; Clipbook is Seed with $3M on 2025-12-01; Rhea Space is Series A with $6M on 2026-04-16; and CreditRich AI is Series A with $4M on 2025-12-07). At the same time, Series/Stage clarity is frequently missing via “Series Unknown” (7 rows) and “undisclosed” amounts (6 rows), which limits how cleanly stage comparisons can be made from disclosed data alone.
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