Top AI Agents & Models companies
Ranked by total raised · 25 of 46 on the roster · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Together these 25 have raised $368.6B. OpenAI leads with $162.3B, followed by Anthropic ($121.4B) and xAI ($32B).
- #01
OpenAIBuilds frontier large language models including GPT and Codex that power the majority of AI coding tools via API, plus first-party products like ChatGPT and Codex CLI.
Foundation Models · Growth $110B
Foundation ModelsGrowth$110BHQ - #02
AnthropicCreates Claude — the frontier LLM family that powers Claude Code, the terminal-based coding agent that became the breakout developer tool of 2025.
Foundation Models · Series H $65BFoundation ModelsSeries H$65BHQ - #03
xAIxAI is Elon Musk's frontier AI lab, building the Grok family of large language models and the Colossus supercomputer.
Frontier Foundation Labs · Part of SpaceXFrontier Foundation LabsPart ofSpaceXHQ
- #04
MetaReleases the open-weight Llama model family including Code Llama, which enables on-premise and self-hosted AI coding tools for enterprises with data-residency requirements.
Foundation Models · IPO $16BFoundation ModelsIPO$16BHQ - #05
DeepSeekDeepSeek builds open-weight AI models and reasoning systems for code generation and general language tasks, distributed globally without proprietary restrictions.
China AI Labs · Growth $7.5B
China AI LabsGrowth$7.5BHQ - #06
Moonshot AIMoonshot AI is a Beijing foundation-model lab behind the Kimi chatbot and the open-weight Kimi K2 model family.
China AI Labs · Late Stage $2BChina AI LabsLate Stage$2BHQ - #07
Mistral AIMistral AI develops open-weight foundation models and conversational AI applications for enterprise reasoning, code generation, and sovereign AI deployment across multiple languages.
Foundation Models · Growth $3.2B
Foundation ModelsGrowth$3.2BHQ - #08
Safe SuperintelligenceSafe Superintelligence (SSI) is a research lab founded by Ilya Sutskever building safe superintelligence as its sole product.
Frontier Foundation Labs · Series B $2BFrontier Foundation LabsSeries B$2BHQ - #09
Reflection AIReflection AI is a frontier lab founded by ex-DeepMind researchers building open large language models and autonomous coding agents.
Frontier Foundation Labs · Series B $2BFrontier Foundation LabsSeries B$2BHQ - #10
Thinking Machines LabThinking Machines Lab is an AI research startup founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati building frontier models and customization tools.
Frontier Foundation Labs · Seed $2BFrontier Foundation LabsSeed$2BHQ - #11
Cognition AICreator of Devin, the first autonomous AI software engineer that can plan, write, test, and deploy complete software projects from natural-language specifications.
Coding Agents · Series D $1BCoding AgentsSeries D$1BHQ - #12
SierraSierra builds conversational AI agents for enterprise customer-experience workflows, replacing tier-1 support teams.
Enterprise Voice Agents · Series D $950MEnterprise Voice AgentsSeries D$950MHQ - #13
World LabsWorld Labs builds large world models that generate and reason about 3D spatial environments.
World Models & Specialty · Funding round $1BWorld Models & SpecialtyFunding round$1BHQ - #14
CohereCohere builds enterprise large language models and AI agents focused on regulated industries and sovereign deployments.
Frontier Foundation Labs · Series E $600M
Frontier Foundation LabsSeries E$600MHQ - #15
AMI LabsAMI Labs is Yann LeCun's world-model lab building JEPA-based systems that learn from real-world sensor data rather than language alone.
World Models & Specialty · Seed $1.0BWorld Models & SpecialtySeed$1.0BHQ - #16
HarveyHarvey builds domain-specific AI agents for law firms and corporate legal and professional-services teams.
Vertical AI Agents · Growth $200MVertical AI AgentsGrowth$200MHQ - #17
HarkHark builds multimodal AI models and AI-native hardware devices designed to be a universal interface between humans and machines.
World Models & Specialty · Series A $700MWorld Models & SpecialtySeries A$700MHQ - #18
PerplexityPerplexity is an AI answer engine that delivers cited, conversational answers and is expanding into an agentic browser, Comet.
Autonomous Agent Platforms · Funding round $200MAutonomous Agent PlatformsFunding round$200MHQ - #19
StepFunStepFun is a Shanghai multimodal foundation-model lab founded by ex-Microsoft executive Jiang Daxin, behind the Step model family.
China AI Labs · Series B+ $700MChina AI LabsSeries B+$700MHQ - #20
Baichuan IntelligenceBaichuan Intelligence is a Beijing large-model startup founded by ex-Sogou CEO Wang Xiaochuan, building the open Baichuan model series.
China AI Labs · Series A $691MChina AI LabsSeries A$691MHQ - #21
LegoraLegora builds a collaborative AI platform that automates research, drafting, and review work for lawyers.
Vertical AI Agents · Series D extension $50M
Vertical AI AgentsSeries D extension$50MHQ - #22
PoolsideAI lab building foundation models purpose-trained for software engineering, with a model architecture designed specifically for code generation and understanding rather than general-purpose conversation.
Foundation Models · Series B $500MFoundation ModelsSeries B$500MHQ - #23
MiniMaxMiniMax is a Shanghai-based foundation-model lab behind the ABAB language models and the Hailuo video and audio generators.
China AI Labs · IPO $620MChina AI LabsIPO$620MHQ - #24New
ManusManus is a Singapore-headquartered developer of a general-purpose autonomous AI agent that executes multi-step tasks such as web browsing, code writing, and data analysis from natural-language instructions. It is offered as a subscription service.
Autonomous Agent Platforms · Venture round $500M
Autonomous Agent PlatformsVenture round$500MHQ - #25
Zhipu AIZhipu AI is a Tsinghua-incubated Chinese large-model developer behind the GLM family and the Z.ai platform.
China AI Labs · IPO $558MChina AI LabsIPO$558MHQ