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Most Funded AI Companies
AI companies ranked by total funding raised, with live ranking data.
Live data — Last updated Apr 16, 2026, 8:43 PM
49
Companies with funding
$1.2T
Total funding tracked
7
$10B+ mega-funded
15
$1B+ unicorns
#1
Anthropic
Private
$729.3B
total funding
Rank:#1
Score:1000.0
Events (7d):674
Founded:2021
HQ:San Francisco, CA
#2
OpenAI
Private
$158.5B
total funding
Rank:#2
Score:705.0
Events (7d):553
Founded:2015
HQ:San Francisco, CA
#3
Stargate
Private
$100.0B
total funding
Rank:#38
Score:32.2
Events (7d):5
#4
Netflix
Public (NFLX)
$82.7B
total funding
Rank:#69
Score:15.2
Events (7d):5
Founded:1997
HQ:Los Gatos, CA
#5
Nvidia
Public (NVDA)
$39.6B
total funding
Rank:#6
Score:362.7
Events (7d):145
Founded:1993
HQ:Santa Clara, CA
#6
xAI
Private
$30.0B
total funding
Rank:#15
Score:95.2
Events (7d):20
Founded:2023
HQ:Austin, TX
#7
Samsung
Public (SSNLF)
$13.8B
total funding
Rank:#16
Score:88.8
Events (7d):19
Founded:1938
HQ:Seoul, South Korea
#8
Meta
Public (META)
$6.0B
total funding
Rank:#5
Score:375.4
Events (7d):108
Founded:2004
HQ:Menlo Park, CA
#9
Mistral AI
Private
$3.2B
total funding
Rank:#11
Score:110.9
Events (7d):3
Founded:2023
HQ:Paris, France
#10
MiniMax
Private
$3.0B
total funding
Rank:#20
Score:78.6
Events (7d):31
#11
Perplexity
Private
$2.6B
total funding
Rank:#21
Score:76.0
Events (7d):20
Founded:2022
HQ:San Francisco, CA
#12
SpaceX
Private
$2.0B
total funding
Rank:#14
Score:103.7
Events (7d):9
Founded:2002
HQ:Hawthorne, CA
#13
CoreWeave
Public (CRWV)
$2.0B
total funding
Rank:#26
Score:59.8
Events (7d):22
#14
Bytedance
Private
$2.0B
total funding
Rank:#27
Score:52.4
Events (7d):4
Founded:2012
HQ:Beijing, China
#15
Baidu
Public (BAIDF)
$2.0B
total funding
Rank:#66
Score:15.6
Events (7d):1
Founded:2000
HQ:Beijing, China
#16
Databricks
Private
$1.8B
total funding
Rank:#51
Score:19.5
Events (7d):12
Founded:2013
HQ:San Francisco, CA
#17
Cohere
Private
$1.4B
total funding
Rank:#68
Score:15.5
Events (7d):3
Founded:2019
HQ:Toronto, Canada
#18
Cerebras
Private
$1.3B
total funding
Rank:#88
Score:12.2
Events (7d):2
Founded:2016
HQ:Sunnyvale, CA
#19
Hugging Face
Private
$1.2B
total funding
Rank:#24
Score:71.3
Events (7d):10
#20
World Labs
Private
$1.1B
total funding
Rank:#64
Score:16.5
Events (7d):0
#21
Uber
Public (UBER)
$1.0B
total funding
Rank:#56
Score:18.1
Events (7d):4
Founded:2009
HQ:San Francisco, CA
#22
SAP
Private
$1.0B
total funding
Rank:#93
Score:10.8
Events (7d):6
Founded:1972
HQ:Walldorf, Germany
#23
Z.ai
Public
$750M
total funding
Rank:#97
Score:10.2
Events (7d):0
#24
DoorDash
Public (DASH)
$550M
total funding
Rank:#100
Score:9.9
Events (7d):0
#25
Snowflake
Public (SNOW)
$479M
total funding
Rank:#71
Score:14.7
Events (7d):3
#26
ElevenLabs
Private
$330M
total funding
Rank:#57
Score:18.0
Events (7d):2
Founded:2022
HQ:New York, NY
#27
Kalshi
Private
$250M
total funding
Rank:#58
Score:17.6
Events (7d):1
#28
Tesla
Public (TSLA)
$226M
total funding
Rank:#31
Score:41.7
Events (7d):4
Founded:2003
HQ:Austin, TX
#29
Tencent
Private
$220M
total funding
Rank:#39
Score:31.4
Events (7d):4
Founded:1998
HQ:Shenzhen, China
#30
TSMC
Private
$145M
total funding
Rank:#30
Score:43.8
Events (7d):8
Founded:1987
HQ:Hsinchu, Taiwan
#31
ServiceNow
Public (NOW)
$118M
total funding
Rank:#60
Score:17.2
Events (7d):6
Founded:2004
HQ:Santa Clara, CA
#32
Cloudflare
Public (NET)
$110M
total funding
Rank:#12
Score:107.9
Events (7d):34
#33
Alibaba
Private
$82M
total funding
Rank:#10
Score:114.7
Events (7d):12
Founded:1999
HQ:Hangzhou, China
#34
Qualcomm
Private
$72M
total funding
Rank:#82
Score:13.3
Events (7d):7
Founded:1985
HQ:San Diego, CA
#35
Salesforce
Public (CRM)
$64M
total funding
Rank:#18
Score:82.7
Events (7d):26
Founded:1999
HQ:San Francisco, CA
#36
Public (GOOGL)
$25M
total funding
Rank:#3
Score:596.2
Events (7d):272
Founded:1998
HQ:Mountain View, CA
#37
Amazon
Public (AMZN)
$8M
total funding
Rank:#7
Score:272.3
Events (7d):57
Founded:1994
HQ:Seattle, WA
#38
Morgan Stanley
Public (MS-PP)
$7M
total funding
Rank:#70
Score:14.9
Events (7d):0
#39
Intel
Public (INTC)
$3M
total funding
Rank:#9
Score:131.3
Events (7d):52
Founded:1968
HQ:Santa Clara, CA
#40
Cisco
Public (CSCO)
$3M
total funding
Rank:#28
Score:51.9
Events (7d):11
#41
IBM
Public (IBM)
$2M
total funding
Rank:#23
Score:74.6
Events (7d):14
Founded:1911
HQ:Armonk, NY
#42
Oracle
Public (ORCL)
$2M
total funding
Rank:#19
Score:82.2
Events (7d):15
#43
AMD
Public (AMD)
$2M
total funding
Rank:#17
Score:88.6
Events (7d):37
Founded:1969
HQ:Santa Clara, CA
#44
Microsoft
Public (MSFT)
$1M
total funding
Rank:#4
Score:405.3
Events (7d):135
Founded:1975
HQ:Redmond, WA
#45
Apple
Public (AAPL)
$517K
total funding
Rank:#8
Score:199.9
Events (7d):124
Founded:1976
HQ:Cupertino, CA
#46
SoftBank
Private
$50K
total funding
Rank:#34
Score:35.2
Events (7d):6
#47
Huawei
Private
$5K
total funding
Rank:#41
Score:25.1
Events (7d):4
Founded:1987
HQ:Shenzhen, China
#48
Dell
Public (DELL)
$1K
total funding
Rank:#99
Score:10.1
Events (7d):4
#49
Sony
Public (SNEJF)
$1K
total funding
Rank:#78
Score:13.9
Events (7d):7
Mega-Funded ($10B+)
The most heavily capitalized AI companies in the world.
Anthropic$729.3B
OpenAI$158.5B
Stargate$100.0B
Netflix$82.7B
Nvidia$39.6B
xAI$30.0B
Samsung$13.8B
Well-Funded ($1B–$10B)
Billion-dollar AI companies with significant war chests.
Meta$6.0B
Mistral AI$3.2B
MiniMax$3.0B
Perplexity$2.6B
SpaceX$2.0B
CoreWeave$2.0B
Bytedance$2.0B
Baidu$2.0B
Databricks$1.8B
Cohere$1.4B
+ 5 more companies
Growth Stage ($100M–$1B)
Well-capitalized startups scaling their AI ambitions.
Z.ai$750M
DoorDash$550M
Snowflake$479M
ElevenLabs$330M
Kalshi$250M
Tesla$226M
Tencent$220M
TSMC$145M
ServiceNow$118M
Cloudflare$110M
Frequently Asked Questions
Which AI company has raised the most funding?
Anthropic has raised the most funding among tracked AI companies with $729.3B in total funding. Rankings are based on publicly reported funding data and updated regularly.
How much funding have AI companies raised in total?
The 49 AI companies tracked on Sector HQ have raised a combined $1.2T in total funding. This includes venture capital, private equity, IPO proceeds, and other forms of capital raising.
Does more funding mean a better AI company?
Not necessarily. While significant funding provides resources for research, talent acquisition, and infrastructure, it does not guarantee product quality or market success. Some of the most impactful AI companies operate efficiently with modest funding, while others raise billions before finding product-market fit. Funding is one signal among many — score, sentiment, and activity provide a more complete picture of a company's standing.