AI startups in the United States that raised money in the last 12 months
617 AI startups based in the United States announced or filed 679 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $29.8B of it stated. 138 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: Paradigm Corp (Venture round · $1.2B), River AI (Seed · $1.1B) and Luma AI (Series C · $900M). 333 of these startups are hiring now, with 5,242 open roles.
The newest rounds
| Startup | Round | Date | Open roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A · $51M | 5 Nov 2026 | 26 | |
| Series B · $75M | 5 Nov 2026 | 19 | |
| Venture round · $6MSEC Form D | 5 Nov 2026 | – | |
| Series A · $10M | 4 Nov 2026 | – | |
| Series B · $120M | 3 Nov 2026 | 31 | |
| Series A · $12M | 3 Nov 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $5M | 3 Nov 2026 | – | |
| Series C · $15M | 29 Oct 2026 | 11 | |
| Series C · $150M | 29 Oct 2026 | 65 | |
| Convertible note · $500kSEC Form D | 28 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Series A · $100M | 27 Oct 2026 | 8 | |
| Series A · $30M | 27 Oct 2026 | 20 | |
| Series D · $130M | 23 Oct 2026 | 62 | |
| Venture round · $4.3M | 23 Oct 2026 | 12 | |
| Seed · $30M | 22 Oct 2026 | 17 | |
| Venture round · $5.4MSEC Form D | 22 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $102kSEC Form D | 22 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Series A · $25M | 21 Oct 2026 | 24 | |
| Seed · $5.5M | 21 Oct 2026 | 4 | |
| Venture round · $150M | 21 Oct 2026 | 12 | |
| Series B · $60M | 20 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $2.5MSEC Form D | 20 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Convertible note · $50kSEC Form D | 18 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Convertible note · $30kSEC Form D | 16 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $194.6MSEC Form D | 16 Oct 2026 | 8 | |
| Venture round · $86MSEC Form D | 15 Oct 2026 | 8 | |
| Venture round · $1.6M | 15 Oct 2026 | 1 | |
| Venture round · $2.5MSEC Form D | 14 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $8M | 13 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $23M | 13 Oct 2026 | 5 | |
| Seed · $7M | 8 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $90M | 7 Oct 2026 | 15 | |
| Seed · $38M | 7 Oct 2026 | 10 | |
| Venture round · $6.5M | 7 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $5MSEC Form D | 7 Oct 2026 | 34 | |
| Venture round · $4.5M | 6 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $13.5MSEC Form D | 2 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Convertible note · $1.3MSEC Form D | 1 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $200kSEC Form D | 30 Sep 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $2.2MSEC Form D | 29 Sep 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $25M | 29 Sep 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $360kSEC Form D | 28 Sep 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $5MSEC Form D | 28 Sep 2026 | 7 | |
| Venture round · $250M | 25 Sep 2026 | 6 | |
| Venture round · $4.3M | 24 Sep 2026 | 1 | |
| Venture round · $20M | 24 Sep 2026 | 4 | |
| Venture round · $2.5MSEC Form D | 24 Sep 2026 | 1 | |
| Convertible note · $50kSEC Form D | 24 Sep 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $55M | 23 Sep 2026 | 33 | |
| Convertible note · $525kSEC Form D | 23 Sep 2026 | – |
The largest rounds
| Startup | Round | Date | Open roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round · $1.2B | 8 Jul 2026 | 4 | |
| Seed · $1.1B | 11 Aug 2026 | 23 | |
| Series C · $900M | 19 Nov 2025 | 25 | |
| Series C · $875M | 10 Sep 2026 | 22 | |
| Series C · $800M | 1 Jul 2026 | 77 | |
| Venture round · $672.2MSEC Form D | 29 Jun 2026 | 23 | |
| Venture round · $500M | 19 May 2026 | 16 | |
| Series A · $500M | 11 Mar 2026 | 28 | |
| Venture round · $500M | 25 Feb 2026 | 41 | |
| Seed · $475M | 11 Dec 2025 | 14 |
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Questions
Which AI startups in the United States raised money recently?
617 AI startups based in the United States announced or filed 679 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $29.8B of it stated. 138 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: Paradigm Corp (Venture round · $1.2B), River AI (Seed · $1.1B) and Luma AI (Series C · $900M). 333 of these startups are hiring now, with 5,242 open roles.
Where do these rounds come from?
From the startups' own announcements and the press, from SEC Form D filings in the United States and from the share allotments company registers publish (a filing is marked as one in the list). One round per startup, type and week; amounts as stated, in US dollars.
Are these startups hiring?
333 of the 617 startups have open roles on their own careers boards right now, 5,242 roles in all; each count links to them.
