Foundation Models startups (2026)
65 foundation models startups tracked, with the largest concentration in US. Total tracked funding: $293.0B.
Funding by year — Foundation Models
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View all 65 →| # | Company | Location | Funding | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | London, GB | $1.1B | |
| 2 | | San Francisco, US | $67.6B | |
| 3 | | San Francisco, US | $193.3B | |
| 4 | | San Francisco, US | — | |
| 5 | | San Francisco, US | $2.0B | |
| 6 | | Boston, US | $300M | |
| 7 | | Freiburg, DE | — | |
| 8 | | Paris, FR | $6.3B | |
| 9 | | Shanghai, CN | $2.2B | |
| 10 | | Beijing, CN | $1.5B | |
| 11 | | New York, US | $1.4B | |
| 12 | | Beijing, CN | $200M |
Recent rounds in Foundation Models
All rounds →| Date | Startup | Round | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Ineffable Intelligence | Seed | $1.1B |
| Mar 2026 | OpenAI | Series E | $122B |
| Mar 2026 | Mistral AI | Debt | $830M |
| Feb 2026 | Runway | Series e | $315M |
| Feb 2026 | Anthropic | Series G | $30B |
| Jan 2026 | Skild AI | Series c | $1.4B |
| Jan 2026 | MiniMax | IPO | $700M |
| Oct 2025 | Crusoe | Series e | $1.4B |
All Foundation Models startups
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VerifiedAI platform for software engineering
Hume AI
VerifiedEmpathic AI voice and emotion intelligence
Reka AI
VerifiedMultimodal AI models for the enterprise
Cerebras Systems
VerifiedWafer-scale AI chips for unprecedented speed
Crusoe
VerifiedSustainable AI cloud infrastructure
Luma AI
VerifiedDream Machine — the world's most realistic AI video
AI21 Labs
VerifiedAdvanced language AI for enterprise applications
DeepSeek
Open-weights frontier AI models with breakthrough efficiency.
Replicate
VerifiedRun AI models in the cloud
Tavus
AI video personalization platform
Baichuan AI
Empowering the world with knowledge and professional services through breakthrough language AI.
ELYZA
ELYZA is an AI company focused on Deep Learning, developing proprietary large language models and supporting major corporations in their LLM adoption.
RBC Borealis AI
Revolutionizing finance through world-class AI research, solutions, and a resilient data platform.
ServiceNow AI Research
Shaping the future of work with AI by advancing enterprise intelligence through human-centered and scalable solutions.
Letta
Memory-first agents that learn and improve from experience with natural language.
Sakana AI
An AI R&D company based in Tokyo, Japan, focused on developing AI solutions tailored for Japan's needs and democratizing AI.
G42
G42 is an Abu Dhabi-born AI and cloud computing company building globally to push AI to do more for everyone.
Sarvam AI
India's full-stack sovereign AI platform, built on sovereign compute and powered by frontier-class models for population-scale impact.
Falcon LLM (Technology Innovation Institute)
Making advanced AI accessible and available to everyone, everywhere through a family of powerful, efficient, and ethical large language models.
Kyutai
An open-science AI lab dedicated to building and democratizing Artificial General Intelligence through open research.
HUMAIN
We build the entire AI stack: data centers, cloud, models, and applications, providing end-to-end AI solutions.
Aleph Alpha
Specialised language models for a sovereign Europe, designed for real, business-critical environments and decisions.
Preferred Networks
Preferred Networks develops and provides all four layers of the AI technology value chain: AI semiconductors, computing infrastructure, generative AI foundation models, and AI products/solutions.
CLOVA
NAVER's proprietary large language model, HyperCLOVA X, offers powerful capabilities to solve complex business challenges.