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United States AI startups & tech ecosystem (2026)

The largest AI startup and venture ecosystem. United States has 12,732 startups, 2,485 investors, and 8,676 open tech jobs, led by San Francisco. $96.3B in tracked funding.

Startups

12,732

Funding tracked

$96.3B

Partial sample; totals grow with coverage.

Investors

2,485

Open tech jobs

8,676

People

524

Startup hubs in United States
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Top sectors in United States

From sector tags on profiles

  • 1.Enterprise Software189 companies
  • 2.Generative AI181 companies
  • 3.API Platform130 companies
  • 4.Workflow Automation115 companies
  • 5.Agentic AI108 companies
  • 6.HealthTech98 companies
  • 7.Foundation Model96 companies
  • 8.Fintech96 companies
  • 9.AI Agent94 companies
  • 10.Developer Tools90 companies
Top startups in United States
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1
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
A prominent venture capital firm investing in technology startups across various stages and sectors.
Venture Capital
Venture Capital
$46.0B
948 emp.
95
2
PayPal Holdings
A global technology platform and digital payments company that enables digital and mobile payments on behalf of consumers and merchants worldwide.
Fintech
29,900 emp.
91
3
AI Coding Assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor)
AI-first code editor that helps developers build faster with AI assistance.
AI Coding Assistant
Series A
$54.0M
831 emp.
88
4
Agent Bricks
A platform for building and deploying AI agents for Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO).
Agentic AI
15,322 emp.
87
5
HubSpot Sales Hub
Integrated CRM platform with tools for marketing, sales, and customer service.
CRM
IPO
$175.0M
12,145 emp.
86
6
New York Life Insurance Company
A leading mutual life insurance company offering a wide range of financial security and investment solutions.
Insurance
Series D
$4.1B
37,319 emp.
85
7
Snapchat
Snapchat introduces 'Arrival Notifications' to let users automatically share their arrival at specific locations with friends.
Social
Series F
$2.6B
4,300 emp.
85
8
a16z
Menlo Park · Venture Capital
Venture Capital
$90.0B
917 emp.
85
9
Comcast
A multinational mass media, telecommunications, and entertainment conglomerate.
Telecommunications
Conventional Debt
$27.0B
61,183 emp.
85
10
Gretel.ai
Synthetic data generation platform for privacy-preserving AI development.
Synthetic Data Generation
Series A
$27.0M
46,974 emp.
85
11
MapMyRun
Platform for discovering, creating, and sharing running routes and tracking fitness activities.
Fitness Tech
Series B
$9.0M
85
12
Ford Motor Co.
Global automotive manufacturer producing a wide range of vehicles, including cars, trucks, and SUVs.
Automotive
Grant (prize money)
$2.6M
85
13
HubSpot Service Hub
All-in-one customer service software to delight customers and drive business growth.
Customer Service Software
12,158 emp.
85
14
ADT
Home security, smart home automation, and alarm monitoring services.
Home Security
$9.6B
25,757 emp.
85
15
Splunk (Cisco Systems)
Data-driven operational intelligence and security analytics platform.
Data Analytics
8,865 emp.
85
16
OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.
Frontier AI Lab
Series G (final)
$184.7B
11,252 emp.
84
17
Cisco
Technology infrastructure and networking company providing enterprise solutions
Internet of Things (IoT)
Public
$220.0B
95,924 emp.
83
18
Apple
Global technology leader in consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Consumer Electronics
Post IPO Debt
$6.2B
180,359 emp.
83
19
NVIDIA Corp
Global technology company renowned for its GPUs, SoCs, and APIs, driving advancements in AI, gaming, and high-performance computing.
Professional Visualization
Venture Round
$4.0B
47,325 emp.
83
20
Broadcom
Broadcom is a global technology leader designing, developing, and supplying semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions.
Semiconductor
Series B
$106.6B
54,932 emp.
83
21
Bloomberg L.P.
Global financial, software, data, and media company providing real-time information and analytics.
Fintech
Private
$60.0B
26,382 emp.
82
22
Nvidia
Global leader in GPUs and AI hardware, powering data centers, gaming, and autonomous systems.
Hardware
Funding Round
$4.0B
46,337 emp.
82
23
Meta
Leading social media and technology platform connecting billions of people globally.
Social Media
Post-IPO Debt
$40.1B
150,835 emp.
82
24
Databricks
A unified data analytics and AI platform built on the lakehouse architecture.
Data Analytics
Strategic Financing
$30.7B
15,082 emp.
82
25
OpenAI
OpenAI is an American AI research and deployment company that develops generative AI models, including ChatGPT and its API Platform.
Foundation Model
Series G
$139.6B
11,492 emp.
81
26
Netflix
The world's leading streaming entertainment service.
Media & Entertainment
Funding Round
$4.7B
18,649 emp.
81
27
OpenAI
AI research and deployment company building advanced language models like ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Whisper.
Productivity
Series B
$10.0B
11,375 emp.
81
28
TikTok
TikTok is a short-form video platform that enables users to create, share, and discover entertaining content globally.
Social Media
Acquisition
$27.0B
87,589 emp.
81
29
Amazon
Global e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence company.
E-commerce
Post IPO Debt
$35.0B
776,290 emp.
81
30
Facebook
A social media platform connecting people, sharing content, and enabling businesses to advertise.
Social Platform
$2.0B
83,553 emp.
81
31
Snyk Code
AI-powered static application security testing for developers.
Application Security
Series G
$751.5M
1,202 emp.
81
32
OpenAI
Artificial intelligence research and deployment company focused on developing advanced AI models like GPT-5.6 and GPT-Live, offering products such as ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Whisper.
Frontier AI Lab
Series F
$132.0B
11,191 emp.
81
33
OpenAI
OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence research and deployment company that develops proprietary generative AI models, including its GPT series of large language models and the Whisper automatic speech recognition system.
Foundation Model
Series E
$120.0B
11,193 emp.
80
34
Grafana Labs
Commercializes the open-source Grafana observability platform with AI features.
Observability
Unknown
1,844 emp.
80
35
Cisco Systems
Global technology leader providing networking, security, and collaboration solutions for businesses.
Networking Hardware
Public
$220.0B
95,848 emp.
80
36
Nike
Global leader in athletic footwear, apparel, and equipment, driven by innovation and athlete empowerment.
Athletic Footwear
Post-IPO Equity
$2.8B
99,998 emp.
80
37
ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company providing advanced generative AI for audio, including text-to-speech, voice cloning, and AI music generation.
AI Voice Synthesis
Series D
$1.3B
1,515 emp.
80
38
OpenAI
An AI research and deployment company focused on ensuring artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.
Frontier AI Lab
Funding Round
$24.5B
11,490 emp.
80
39
Anthropic
Anthropic is an AI safety and research public benefit corporation building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems, best known for the Claude family of AI models.
Frontier AI Lab
Funding Round
$116.1B
16 emp.
80
40
Starlink
Starlink is SpaceX's satellite internet constellation providing high-speed broadband internet access to underserved areas worldwide.
SpaceTech
$2.2B
821 emp.
79

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