The AI Startup Directory
Browse 19,100+ AI startups by sector, country, stage, and funding. 12,842 investors. 21,398 funding rounds. 7,776 sectors. The open alternative to Crunchbase, AngelList, and PitchBook: free to browse, free API, MCP-native for Claude and Cursor.
How to use the directory
Three steps from "I need a list of AI startups" to a filtered, exportable, programmable result.
Browse or filter
Open the directory and narrow by sector, country, stage, funding range, or founding year. Every facet is indexed across all 19,100 startups in real time: no pagination ceiling, no hidden fields behind a paywall.
Open a startup profile
Each profile shows the founding team, funding history (across all 21,398 rounds we track), tech stack, hiring signals, web traffic trend, and AI-readiness score. All sourced, all dated, all linkable.
Export, query, or connect
Save searches, export to CSV, hit the same data via REST, or plug the MCP server into Claude or Cursor and ask your agent: "find me Series A AI infra startups in France." Same database, three surfaces.
What’s in the directory
Every facet, every field, every endpoint, included.
Real coverage, not vanity counts
19,100 startups verified and published. Every entry has a domain, a founding year, and at least one corroborated funding signal: no scraped LinkedIn shells, no zombie listings.
7,776 unique sectors
Granular taxonomy beyond "AI" or "SaaS." Browse vertical micro-sectors (e.g. medical-imaging-radiology, agentic-rpa, climate-mrv) that flat-list directories collapse into a single bucket.
21,398 funding rounds tracked
Pre-seed through Series F+, with date, amount, lead investor, and round type. Combined with our 12,842 investor records, you can pivot from any startup to its cap table in one click.
Geographic depth
City-level resolution across 120+ countries. Filter for "AI startups in Paris" or "Series A in Singapore": not just US/EU buckets like legacy directories.
AI-readiness score per startup
We probe each startup's site for MCP servers, llms.txt, agent-friendly schema, and structured product data: so you can find AI-native companies, not just companies that say "AI" in the tagline.
Free REST + MCP
Same directory, programmable. REST endpoints for search, get, and export. MCP server drops into Claude / Cursor / Windsurf, your agent can browse the directory inline.
Browse by sector
A sample of the 7,776 sectors indexed in the directory. Each link opens a filtered live view.
Who uses the directory
Real workflows from sales teams, investors, recruiters, and analysts shipping with it today.
Sales prospecting
Build target lists by sector, stage, and geography. Pull 500 Series A AI infra startups in EMEA with verified domains, then enrich with our email finder API in one chained call.
Investor research
Investors use the directory to surface deal flow before it hits Crunchbase. Filter by founding year + sector + last-round-date to find under-the-radar Seed and Series A candidates.
Recruiting & sourcing
Find AI-native employers by stage and tech stack. Recruiters pivot from "Series B Computer Vision in Berlin" to a hiring-page list in two clicks, no LinkedIn premium required.
Market mapping
Slice the directory by sector + geography + funding range to build a market map. Export to CSV or use the free Market Map Maker to render a categorized landscape PNG.
vs. Crunchbase, AngelList, Product Hunt, F6S
Same workflow. More depth on AI sectors. Free to browse, programmable from day one.
| Directory | Their offering | StartupHub.ai Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Crunchbase | Pro tier $99/mo to see anything past page 1; CSV exports gated behind enterprise | Free to browse, free CSV export on Pro Lite ($30/mo), full REST API on every paid tier |
| AngelList / Wellfound | Recruiting-first; faceted search behind login wall; no funding-round detail | 21,398 rounds with date + amount + lead, browse without signup, programmatic via API |
| Product Hunt | Launch-day lens only; no investor data; collapses every "AI" company into one tag | 7,776-sector taxonomy + investor + funding history per startup, not just launches |
| F6S | Accelerator-application focus; stale listings; no faceted directory UI | Live data refreshed daily; faceted filters across sector, stage, geo, AI-readiness |
| CB Insights / PitchBook | Enterprise-only sales process, $20k+/yr seat licenses | Self-serve from $0; same depth on AI sector; volume API credits never expire |
Browse the directory from inside Claude or Cursor
The directory ships as a Model Context Protocol server. Drop one URL into Claude.ai or Cursor and ask your agent: "find me Series A AI infra startups in France with under 50 employees." Filtered, structured, cited results, without leaving the chat.
- “Find Series A AI agent startups in EMEA founded after 2023.”
- “Which fintech startups raised in the last 30 days?”
- “List the top 20 climate-MRV startups by total funding.”
- “Build me a market map of computer-vision startups in healthcare.”
Stay current
The directory refreshes daily. Three pre-built feeds for the most-asked questions.
Newly added AI companies, sorted by founding year. Where deal flow shows up before Crunchbase indexes it.
Ranked by web traffic, hiring acceleration, and round velocity. The 30-day momentum view.
Pre-seed through Series F+, last 30 days. Date, amount, lead investor, and round type, all linked.
Start browsing 19,100+ AI startups
Free, no signup. Filter by 7,776 sectors. Programmable from day one.
Frequently asked questions
Related
Step-by-step guide for sales teams, investors, and recruiters discovering startups by sector and stage.
REST endpoints for search, get, list-by-sector, and export. Bearer auth, free tier included.
Drop the directory into your AI agent. One URL, browse 19,100 startups inline.
Side-by-side comparison: pricing, sector depth, API access, and AI-readiness.
Self-serve depth on AI startups without the $20k/yr enterprise contract.
Funding-round coverage and investor data without the enterprise sales process.
Newly added companies, sorted by founding year. The deal-flow rail.
Ranked by traffic, hiring, and funding velocity. 30-day momentum.
Last 30 days of pre-seed through Series F+, with date, amount, and lead.
