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⏺ startuphub - search_startups (MCP)(founded: 2026, stage: seed, sort: score)
⎿ 8 matches returned from 25,749 published profiles
- Filtered to AI sectors with a seed round on record
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| # | Company | Sector | Raised | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frontier AI Lab | $1.0B | 69 | |
| 2 | Artificial Intelligence | $45M | 61 | |
| 3 | Artificial Intelligence | $10M | 58 | |
| 4 | AI Security | $50M | 57 | |
| 5 | AI | $25M | 53 | |
| 6 | Artificial Intelligence | $6.6M | 52 | |
| 7 | AI | $9.5M | 52 | |
| 8 | Artificial Intelligence | $500K | 52 |
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