AI Startup Directory

Browse the AI startups tracked by AI Market Watch, each with a VC-grade investment score. Page 1 of 10.

• Aikido SecurityA developer-first application security platform that consolidates vulnerability scanning for code and cloud into one central system.
• AI ProteinsAI Proteins pioneers programmable miniproteins—engineered from scratch with AI, robotics, and synthetic biology to create safer, more precise biologics for patients.
• HiddenLayerAI security platform that protects machine learning models, agents, and workflows from adversarial attacks, vulnerabilities, and malicious code injections.
• Prime IntellectThe open superintelligence stack — a compute and infrastructure platform to train, evaluate, and deploy agentic AI models.
• iPronicsSpanish silicon photonics company building programmable optical circuit switching (OCS) networking platforms for AI data centers.
• ProtegeA platform for AI training data that enables ethical sourcing of hard-to-find, multimodal, and real-world AI training data at scale, connecting data holders with AI developers through a governed marketplace.
• Adaption LabsAn AI platform focused on 'adaptable intelligence,' building models that continuously learn and evolve in real-time from real-world experience rather than remaining static after pre-training.
• LiveKitAn open-source infrastructure platform providing the real-time 'nervous system' for developers to build low-latency audio, video, and multimodal AI applications.
• Liquid AILiquid AI develops efficient foundation models using liquid neural networks, enabling high-performance AI deployment on edge devices with minimal computational resources
• Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs (AMI Labs)A next-generation AI research and development lab focused on creating 'World Models' that understand physical reality, causality, and reasoning beyond the capabilities of current Large Language Models.
• MotionMotion is an AI-powered platform designed to automate task planning, scheduling, and time management for busy professionals and teams.
• Knight FintechA full-stack banking technology platform providing cloud-native infrastructure for co-lending, treasury management, and digital credit assessment to large financial institutions.
• FivetranFivetran + dbt Labs provides open data infrastructure—automated data movement, transformation, and governed context—so enterprises can power analytics and trusted AI agents at scale.
• CogneeAn open-source AI memory engine that builds dynamic, self-improving knowledge graphs and persistent memory layers for AI agents, combining graph and vector databases in a unified platform.
• Jet.AI Inc.A technology-driven company focused on AI data center infrastructure development across North America, securing and advancing shovel-ready sites for hyperscale computing.
• Nota AIAn end-to-end AI model optimization platform that automates the compression and deployment of high-performance computer vision models on edge devices.
• KanaAn AI-powered agentic marketing platform that deploys flexible, customizable AI agents to automate complex marketing workflows including audience targeting, campaign management, media planning, analytics, and optimization while keeping humans in the loop.
• JanuaryJanuary offers a digital-first, empathetic approach to debt collection. The platform uses data and machine learning to understand consumer behavior and preferences, creating personalized and flexible repayment options.
• BlacksmithBlacksmith is a continuous integration (CI) platform that speeds up GitHub Actions.
• CorintisCorintis provides in-chip microfluidic cooling solutions for high-performance electronics.
• LatentVerseBeijing-based embodied AI foundation model startup developing UTAM (Unified Tactile Action Model), a unified architecture integrating vision-language understanding, world modeling, action generation, and tactile feedback for robots.
• Cast AIAn AI-powered cloud optimization and GPU orchestration platform that automates Kubernetes management and provides a unified marketplace for high-performance compute.
• GroqGroq is an AI inference neocloud operating global data-center infrastructure (including LPUs and NVIDIA accelerated computing) to deliver fast, low-cost production inference for developers and enterprises.
• HubXTurkish "app studio" (app factory) that builds, scales, and acquires a portfolio of AI-focused mobile and web consumer apps; became Turkey's 8th unicorn after raising up to $75M Series A from Point72 ($50M + $25M option) at a $1.2B pre-money valuation.
• GushworkAn AI-powered marketing platform that uses autonomous AI agents to help businesses get discovered on AI-driven search engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini) and Google, generating inbound leads through search-optimized content and backlink building.
• IGAWorksKorean AI-based digital marketing and data-tech company that operates mobile data platforms (Mobile Index, Adbrix, DFINERY) and recently launched WorksFM, a Large Behavior Model trained on 34M consumer records.
• RadiantThe first fully integrated AI infrastructure platform combining power, capital, and technology to deliver AI cloud solutions for sovereign governments and enterprises.
• Read AIAn AI-powered productivity copilot that automatically captures, transcribes, and summarizes meetings, emails, and messages while providing real-time analytics, enterprise search, and autonomous digital twin assistance for scheduling and email management.
• Cogent SecurityCogent's AI agents take vulnerabilities from finding to fixed - an agentic AI platform that autonomously handles the full vulnerability management lifecycle from investigation through remediation.
• Hydrosat Inc.Hydrosat provides high-resolution thermal satellite imagery and AI-powered analytics to address challenges in food security, water management, and public safety.
• PerplexityAn AI-powered conversational answer engine and multi-agent platform that delivers accurate, real-time answers with citations by combining retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) technology with live web search, now evolved into autonomous task execution through AI agents.
• ManycoreA spatial intelligence platform that provides AI-powered 3D design, spatial understanding, and embodied intelligence training solutions, evolved from the world's largest cloud-based interior design software.
• Dazzle AIA consumer technology company developing next-generation personal AI assistants designed to make complex artificial intelligence intuitive, simple, and delightful for everyday users.
• Adaptyv BioLausanne-based startup building the automated wet lab for agentic biology — validating AI-generated protein designs with experimental data in under 3 weeks.
• PhiaAn AI-powered shopping assistant that instantly compares prices across 40,000+ retail and secondhand websites in real-time, helping users save money and shop more sustainably.
• QargoAn AI-powered transport management system (TMS) that automates order entry, planning, and execution for logistics providers.
• InstinctViral invite-only personal AI agent that you text or call, trained to use a phone and computer like a human to organize your life across apps and devices.
• CartesiaA real-time multimodal AI company developing ultra-low latency generative voice models powered by novel State Space Model (SSM) architectures.
• HarkA next-generation AI research lab developing human-centric models designed to think proactively and recursively rather than just reactively.
• AMI LabsA frontier AI research company developing world models based on Joint Embedding Predictive Architecture (JEPA) that enable intelligent systems to understand the real world through continuous, high-dimensional sensor data, rather than just predicting text tokens.
• Generalist AIFrontier AI research and product company building general-purpose robot foundation models (embodied AI) that let robots learn physical tasks from a single short demonstration.
• SocketA developer-first security platform that protects the software supply chain by proactively detecting and blocking malicious code in open-source dependencies.
• XPeng RoboticsThe humanoid robotics division of Chinese EV maker XPeng Inc., developer of the IRON general-purpose humanoid robot and Physical AI foundation models.
• ParallelAn AI infrastructure company building a specialized web search and navigation layer designed specifically for autonomous AI agents to browse, research, and interact with the internet at scale.
• ClouderaEnterprise hybrid data & AI platform company that brings AI to data anywhere — across public clouds, sovereign clouds, on-prem data centers, and the edge.
• Robo.ai Inc.Publicly traded (NASDAQ: AIIO) AI robotics and smart mobility platform building an integrated network of AI-powered terminals including smart EVs, robotics, eVTOL aircraft, and AI data center infrastructure.
• OpenRouterA unified API and marketplace that provides access to a wide variety of large language models (LLMs) and generative AI models from different providers. It acts as a router to find the best model for any given request based on performance and cost.
• Core AutomationAI research lab building continual-learning models and new architectures beyond transformer scaling, founded by ex-OpenAI VP of Research Jerry Tworek.
• Superb AISouth Korean all-in-one Vision AI / MLOps platform company providing end-to-end data labeling, model training, and video analytics for industrial applications, and winner of the CVPR 2026 Foundational Few-Shot Object Detection Challenge.
• PhysnaPhysna is a geometric deep-learning and 3D search company that converts CAD, scans, meshes, and point clouds into normalized, machine-ready geometry to power "Physical AI" search and 3D parts data training.
• GleanAn enterprise AI platform and middleware layer that enables organizations to search, discover, and build agentic AI workflows across all internal company data with strict security and permission awareness.
• SpotDraftAn AI-driven Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform designed to automate the creation, review, and management of legal agreements for high-growth and enterprise teams.
• Gruve.aiEnterprise AI infrastructure and services company delivering private AI (PulseAI), distributed inference capacity, and outcome-based AI implementation from strategy to production.
• SimileAn AI simulation platform that creates digital populations of 'Generative Agents' to predict human behavior, consumer reactions, and social outcomes.
• RobCoA modular, AI-powered robotics platform that enables small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to automate industrial tasks through reconfigurable hardware and no-code software.
• Rabbit Inc.US-based AI hardware startup (maker of the R1 pocket device) building RabbitOS, a Large Action Model (LAM)-powered operating system that lets an AI agent operate apps and devices for users.
• Black Forest LabsFrontier AI lab for visual intelligence building the FLUX multimodal model family for production-grade image, video, and audio generation/editing, plus physical AI action prediction, with open-weights and enterprise licensing.
• RipplingRippling is an all-in-one HR, IT, and finance workforce management platform that launched AI Spend Console, an AI token spend management and ROI tool with an AI gateway.
• SploseAn AI-driven practice management platform designed specifically for allied health and NDIS providers to automate administrative workflows, clinical documentation, and complex billing.
• LangChainAn open-source framework for developing applications powered by large language models (LLMs).
• MirendilA frontier AI lab building self-improving AI systems that automate AI research and development itself.
• XYZ Embodied AIBeijing-based embodied AI startup, incubated by BAAI, building a general-purpose 'embodied brain' (multimodal spatial intelligence models + hardware controllers) for robots.
• MedraMedra builds Physical AI Scientists — AI-programmed general-purpose robots that autonomously run biological experiments to accelerate drug discovery.
• X Square RobotA pioneer in embodied AI developing general-purpose foundation models and humanoid hardware designed to bridge the gap between digital intelligence and physical task execution.
• MilkStraw AIAn AI-powered cloud cost optimization platform that automates the reduction of AWS expenses for enterprises through proprietary machine learning algorithms.
• Lila SciencesLila Sciences is developing a scientific superintelligence platform with fully autonomous labs (AI Science Factories) to accelerate discovery in life, chemical, and materials sciences.
• Dassault SystèmesFrench multinational software corporation providing 3D design, simulation, manufacturing, and product lifecycle management solutions through its 3DEXPERIENCE platform, now infused with AI-native agentic capabilities.
• Kore.aiEnterprise agentic AI company whose Agent Platform Artemis and AI-for-Service/Work applications help Global 2000 firms build, govern, and optimize production multi-agent systems for customer and employee experiences.
• LinkedInThe world's largest professional networking platform, connecting over 1 billion members across 200+ countries, owned by Microsoft since 2016.
• Cloverleaf InfrastructureUS data center "powered land" developer that secures clean power, land, and grid interconnection for gigawatt-scale AI data center sites.
• CormaFrontier AI lab building foundation models toward superintelligence for defensive cybersecurity.
• TenstorrentTenstorrent develops advanced AI hardware and software solutions for data processing and machine learning applications.
• GradiumGradium develops audio language models (ALMs) that enable ultra-low latency, realistic voice AI interactions at scale
• Naked InsuranceAI-powered, 100% digital insurance platform in South Africa offering instant car, home, building and single-item cover via app.
• GuiddeAI-powered digital adoption platform that automatically generates video documentation and training content from employee workflows
• WriterWriter provides full-stack generative AI solutions for enterprises, enabling AI agents to perform work tasks beyond chat.
• FactoryAn enterprise AI platform that deploys autonomous 'Droids' to automate the software development lifecycle (SDLC), including code reviews, documentation, and testing.
• AMI Labs (Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs)Paris-based AI research lab co-founded by Yann LeCun building "world models" — AI systems that understand the physical world via the JEPA architecture rather than relying on LLMs.
• Deep Intelligent PharmaAI-native pharmaceutical R&D platform using multi-agent generative AI to accelerate clinical trial design, execution, and drug discovery.
• RowspaceAn AI platform that helps financial services firms accelerate decision-making by turning their proprietary data into compounding edge through intelligent integration of structured and unstructured data.
• MalThe world's first AI-native Islamic digital bank designed to provide Sharia-compliant financial services to the global Muslim population and underbanked communities.
• Blackbird.AIAI-driven Narrative Intelligence platform that detects, analyzes, and helps organizations respond to disinformation and narrative-based attacks.
• TraversalTraversal is building an AI Site Reliability Engineer (SRE). It's an AI-powered observability platform that autonomously detects, investigates, and resolves software production incidents to minimize downtime.
• OsmoAn AI-powered olfaction company digitizing the sense of smell to discover, design, and reproduce scent molecules for health and consumer applications.
• IoTeXIoTeX is a modular Web3 infrastructure platform that connects smart devices and real-world data to blockchains, enabling the development of decentralized AI and IoT applications.
• NumericNumeric is an AI-powered accounting automation platform that helps accounting teams automate manual processes, streamline financial data management, and generate real-time insights.
• C2i SemiconductorsA fabless semiconductor company developing high-efficiency 'grid-to-core' power delivery solutions designed to eliminate energy bottlenecks in AI data centers.
• Baidu Inc. (ERNIE / Wenxin Yiyan)Baidu is a Chinese multinational technology company whose ERNIE (Wenxin Yiyan) large language model family powers its AI chatbot, enterprise AI, cloud, and search products as it pursues a comeback to the AI frontier.
• Hesai Technology (Hesai Group)Hesai Technology is a Shanghai-based global leader in 3D LiDAR perception solutions for autonomous driving, robotics, and physical AI, dual-listed on Nasdaq (HSAI) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2525).
• SubmerSubmer designs and manufactures immersion cooling and modular liquid-cooled infrastructure for AI-ready, hyperscale, and high-density datacenters.
• RefaceAn AI-powered content creation ecosystem specializing in generative media that enables real-time face-swapping, video restyling, and photo animation for consumers and businesses.
• NeysaA full-stack AI Acceleration Cloud System that provides GPU-as-a-Service, AI Platform-as-a-Service, and integrated orchestration for training, fine-tuning, and deploying AI/ML models at scale.
• tem (tem.energy)London-based AI-native energy transaction infrastructure startup that matches renewable generators with business buyers to cut electricity costs, operating the RED neo-utility and Rosso transaction engine.
• Velaura AISilicon Valley AI compute infrastructure company (formerly Auradine) delivering ultra-low-power silicon and software for cloud, edge, and physical AI applications.
• PayhawkAI-native spend management platform combining corporate cards, expense management, accounts payable, and procurement into one orchestration layer for finance teams.
• MujinMujin builds MujinOS, a general-purpose intelligent robot controller/industrial OS that enables autonomous motion planning and multi-device orchestration for factory and warehouse automation.
• VeriSiliconChina's leading Silicon Platform-as-a-Service (SiPaaS) company providing custom silicon design and semiconductor IP licensing, listed on Shanghai STAR Market.
• Sakana AIA world-class R&D lab developing 'nature-inspired' foundation models that are efficient, domain-specific, and created through automated evolutionary algorithms rather than massive-scale training.
• MonacoAn AI-native CRM and autonomous sales platform designed to replace legacy systems of record with agentic workflows that execute the end-to-end customer acquisition lifecycle.
• TRM LabsA comprehensive blockchain intelligence platform designed to help financial institutions, cryptocurrency businesses, and government agencies detect, investigate, and manage crypto-related fraud and financial crime.