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Radar · Agentic AI in United States

Best Agentic AI Companies in United States

The 426 best Agentic AI companies in United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: UiPath.

426companies tracked
$13.5Bdisclosed funding
20unicorns
296have raised

Ranking the best Agentic AI companies in the United States by disclosed equity funding, this directory tracks 426 ventures carrying a combined $13.5B and 20 unicorns, which tells you something about how fast the category has hardened into real infrastructure. The global market sits at roughly $7.0B in 2025 and is forecast to hit $41.3B by 2030, a 43.8% CAGR that few sectors can match right now. Sierra leads our tracked set at $285M, with Replit close behind at $272M and Factory at $220M. The investor bench, Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, is exactly what you'd expect when enterprise automation demand and workforce evolution are pushing every serious company toward autonomous AI.

What's worth watching this quarter is the layer beneath the big rounds. Agentic AI is moving hard into education and healthcare, sectors where task automation platforms can replace multi-step human workflows overnight. And the data infrastructure question is sharpening fast, because, as I'd put it, agents are only as reliable as the pipelines feeding them, which is exactly what startups building for agentic data stacks are betting on. Hot themes like AI frameworks and AI hardware are pulling capital toward the picks-and-shovels layer, and with Microsoft, Anthropic and Salesforce all pushing their own agent runtimes, the competitive pressure on US startups to differentiate is real and accelerating.

Ranked: Best Agentic AI companies in United States

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFoundedTech stackMarket signals (1y)Patents & IP focusRecent signals
1Poolside 🦄
Developer of artificial intelligence models and systems for software engineering
$626M20 mo ago2023TurbopackSentryZendesk+146 signals ▼65%
Funding · Contracts
3 launchs · 1 award
2Sierra 🦄
A conversational AI platform that helps businesses to build customer experiences
87Funding top 12%AI top 20%Moat top 26%Growth top 28%
All 8 signals ▾
Fundingtop 12%
AItop 20%
Moattop 26%
Growthtop 28%
Talenttop 28%
Techtop 32%
Markettop 46%
Globalbottom 37%
Funding: Raised $285M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 2 yrs (2.0/yr)
AI: Classified as an AI company
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 87/100
$285M1 mo ago2023SanityTurbopackApple iCloud Mail+29
3Replit 🦄
AI platform to build apps, websites, and software instantly
95Tech top 11%Funding top 14%Customers top 14%Growth top 16%
All 13 signals ▾
Techtop 11%
Fundingtop 14%
Customerstop 14%
Growthtop 16%
AItop 20%
Newstop 27%
Moattop 28%
Innovationtop 31%
Markettop 32%
Producttop 37%
Talenttop 38%
Patentstop 42%
Globalbottom 39%
Tech: 69 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud
Funding: Raised $272M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 8 yrs (1.0/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 95/100
$272M3 mo ago922016TurbopackEmotionSentry+2816 signals ▲1500%
Funding · New product · Capital raise
14 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
1 launch
4Kore
Provider of conversational and generative AI platforms
83Innovation top 18%Tech top 18%Funding top 19%Patents top 26%
All 13 signals ▾
Innovationtop 18%
Techtop 18%
Fundingtop 19%
Patentstop 26%
Moattop 28%
AItop 30%
Producttop 31%
Partnerstop 32%
Talenttop 38%
Markettop 45%
Growthbottom 47%
Newsbottom 42%
Globalbottom 42%
Innovation: 50 patents (top 31% of patent-holders) · 47 filings since 2022 vs 3 in 2017-21
Tech: 114 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100
$234M4 mo ago2012013JavaTypeScriptGoogle Web Toolkit+314 signals ▼64%
Funding · New product
50 patents
Conversational AI platforms integrating NLP for virtual assistants and tabular data access
2 launchs
5Factory 🦄
Developer of artificial intelligence solutions for industrial automation and optimization
80Funding top 14%Growth top 28%Tech top 28%AI top 30%
All 10 signals ▾
Fundingtop 14%
Growthtop 28%
Techtop 28%
AItop 30%
Moattop 32%
Talenttop 38%
Markettop 46%
Patentstop 46%
Innovationtop 48%
Globalbottom 40%
Funding: Raised $220M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr)
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100
$220M2 mo ago2023Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+1524 patents
Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics
4 launchs
6Cognition 🦄
Developer of an AI software engineer designed to automate coding
80Funding top 13%AI top 20%Growth top 24%News top 25%
All 11 signals ▾
Fundingtop 13%
AItop 20%
Growthtop 24%
Newstop 25%
Moattop 28%
Talenttop 28%
Techtop 37%
Innovationtop 47%
Markettop 50%
Patentsbottom 48%
Globalbottom 37%
Funding: Raised $196M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr)
AI: Classified as an AI company
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100
$196M0 mo ago2023SanityTurbopackApple iCloud Mail+2215 signals ▲400%
M&A · Funding · Capital raise
7 patents
Patents concentrated in health & consumer products
3 launchs · 2 partnerships
77AI
Provider of an agentic security platform using AI agents for cybersecurity
57Funding top 19%AI top 20%Growth top 28%Talent top 38%
All 10 signals ▾
Fundingtop 19%
AItop 20%
Growthtop 28%
Talenttop 38%
Moattop 48%
Globalbottom 46%
Techbottom 43%
Marketbottom 40%
Innovationbottom 30%
Patentsbottom 26%
Funding: Raised $166M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr)
AI: Classified as an AI company
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100
$166M6 mo ago2024HubSpot CMS HubFacebook LoginLinkedin Sign-in+192 patents
Predictive analytics for customer journeys and targeted web advertising
8Qualified Health
Provider of an enterprise AI platform for healthcare systems
57Funding top 18%AI top 20%Talent top 38%Tech bottom 44%
All 6 signals ▾
Fundingtop 18%
AItop 20%
Talenttop 38%
Techbottom 44%
Marketbottom 40%
Globalbottom 33%
Funding: Raised $155M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr)
AI: Classified as an AI company
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100
$155M2 mo ago2023WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+147 job openings · 1 partnership · 1 award
9Hippocratic AI 🦄
Developer of safety-focused generative AI for healthcare
78Funding top 13%AI top 23%Moat top 26%Talent top 32%
All 9 signals ▾
Fundingtop 13%
AItop 23%
Moattop 26%
Talenttop 32%
Newstop 33%
Growthtop 40%
Techtop 42%
Markettop 47%
Globalbottom 37%
Funding: Raised $137M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 3 yrs (2.0/yr)
AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company · Product described with: generative ai
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100
$137M7 mo ago352022WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+286 signals
Funding · Leadership
10Braintrust
Provider of an AI observability platform for building quality AI products
76Funding top 19%AI top 20%Growth top 28%Tech top 36%
All 7 signals ▾
Fundingtop 19%
AItop 20%
Growthtop 28%
Techtop 36%
Talentbottom 49%
Marketbottom 47%
Globalbottom 36%
Funding: Raised $121M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr)
AI: Classified as an AI company
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100
$121M3 mo ago2023TurbopackSentryNode.js+252 launchs
11JuiceBox
Provider of an AI recruiting platform offering search, CRM, and agents
82Talent top 23%Funding top 26%Growth top 28%Tech top 29%
All 7 signals ▾
Talenttop 23%
Fundingtop 26%
Growthtop 28%
Techtop 29%
AItop 30%
Globalbottom 48%
Marketbottom 47%
Talent: 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $110M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100
$110M3 mo ago2022TurbopackFirebaseEmotion+29
12Augment
Developer of an AI teammate for logistics and knowledge management
57AI top 8%Funding top 21%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%
All 10 signals ▾
AItop 8%
Fundingtop 21%
Growthtop 35%
Talenttop 38%
Moattop 42%
Techtop 49%
Globalbottom 44%
Patentsbottom 39%
Innovationbottom 36%
Marketbottom 35%
AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company
Funding: Raised $110M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100
$110M9 mo ago2024Framer SitesApple iCloud MailReact+212 patents
Bio-signal stress monitoring and AI-driven conversational analytics for health and CRM
1 launch
13Accrete AI
Developer of productivity tools for information search
67Funding top 28%AI top 30%Market top 39%Growth top 45%
All 8 signals ▾
Fundingtop 28%
AItop 30%
Markettop 39%
Growthtop 45%
Techtop 50%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 36%
Newsbottom 22%
Funding: Raised $108M across 15 rounds · 15 rounds over 9 yrs (1.7/yr)
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100
$108M15 mo ago1492017WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+191 job opening
14Decagon 🦄
AI-powered customer experience platform
76Funding top 15%AI top 26%News top 31%Growth top 35%
All 9 signals ▾
Fundingtop 15%
AItop 26%
Newstop 31%
Growthtop 35%
Moattop 37%
Talenttop 38%
Markettop 46%
Techtop 50%
Globalbottom 39%
Funding: Raised $100M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr)
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-driven, ai-powered
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100
$100M4 mo ago2023WebflowMarkerThree.js+229 signals ▲50%
Funding · Capital raise
1 internship · 1 launch · 2 partnerships
15Deepgram
Provider of AI-based speech transcription software
84Tech top 11%AI top 22%Funding top 23%Moat top 28%
All 12 signals ▾
Techtop 11%
AItop 22%
Fundingtop 23%
Moattop 28%
Innovationtop 35%
Growthtop 37%
Talenttop 38%
Newstop 40%
Patentstop 41%
Markettop 43%
Producttop 45%
Globalbottom 39%
Tech: 73 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3
AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100
$86M6 mo ago1072015DatoCMSTypeScriptGraphQL+384 signals ▲33%
Capital raise · Funding
23 patents
Efficient transformer-based speech recognition and training data alignment technologies
2 launchs
16Alpha Design AI
Provider of agentic AI platforms for semiconductor chip design and verification
69AI top 20%Funding top 24%Growth top 28%Moat top 40%
All 8 signals ▾
AItop 20%
Fundingtop 24%
Growthtop 28%
Moattop 40%
Techtop 42%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 48%
Marketbottom 40%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Funding: Raised $71.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100
$71M4 mo ago2024Node.jsThree.jsRadix UI+181 launch · 2 partnerships · 1 award
17Giga AI
Developer of AI-powered agents for enterprise support and customer engagement
67Tech top 21%Talent top 28%AI top 30%Funding top 35%
All 7 signals ▾
Techtop 21%
Talenttop 28%
AItop 30%
Fundingtop 35%
Moatbottom 48%
Globalbottom 43%
Marketbottom 36%
Tech: 32 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100
$65M7 mo ago2023Framer SitesThree.jsYouTube+171 launch
18Motion
Developer of a web-based time management platform
$64M9 mo ago332019WebflowCart FunctionalityApple iCloud Mail+2041 patents
Ergonomic office furniture and anti‑fatigue solutions with integrated fluid dispensing systems
19Phaidra
AI-powered control systems for industrial facilities
67Funding top 20%Innovation top 27%AI top 30%Moat top 31%
All 12 signals ▾
Fundingtop 20%
Innovationtop 27%
AItop 30%
Moattop 31%
Patentstop 33%
Talenttop 38%
Partnerstop 45%
Techtop 47%
Growthtop 48%
Marketbottom 39%
Globalbottom 39%
Newsbottom 33%
Funding: Raised $60.5M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr)
Innovation: 18 patents (top 38% of patent-holders) · 18 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100
$60M8 mo ago54
54 → 96 (+78%)
2019Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+1418 patents
AI-driven deterministic control systems for industrial processes and HVAC optimization
1 job opening
20HappyRobot
Developer of an AI operating system for autonomous business operations
74AI top 8%Funding top 25%Growth top 25%News top 27%
All 9 signals ▾
AItop 8%
Fundingtop 25%
Growthtop 25%
Newstop 27%
Talenttop 28%
Techtop 37%
Moatbottom 48%
Globalbottom 37%
Marketbottom 31%
AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company
Funding: Raised $60.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100
$60M9 mo ago82023WebflowApple iCloud MailGSAP+217 signals ▲75%
Funding
21Outtake
Provider of AI agent cybersecurity solutions for digital risk protection
57AI top 20%Funding top 22%Growth top 35%Talent bottom 49%
All 7 signals ▾
AItop 20%
Fundingtop 22%
Growthtop 35%
Talentbottom 49%
Techbottom 47%
Globalbottom 36%
Marketbottom 35%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Funding: Raised $56.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100
$56M4 mo ago2023WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+201 job opening · 2 launchs
22Netomi
Provider AI-based customer service management platform
64AI top 20%Funding top 23%Growth top 35%Moat top 35%
All 12 signals ▾
AItop 20%
Fundingtop 23%
Growthtop 35%
Moattop 35%
Newstop 36%
Techtop 39%
Producttop 40%
Patentstop 48%
Innovationtop 49%
Talentbottom 49%
Marketbottom 43%
Globalbottom 39%
AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Funding: Raised $52.0M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 10 yrs (0.6/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100
$52M1 mo ago512015WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+453 signals
Funding
3 patents
AI-driven intent classification and recommendation for conversational search interfaces.
23Norm Ai
Provider of AI agents for legal and regulatory compliance workflows
53Funding top 19%AI top 20%Tech top 39%Moat top 39%
All 9 signals ▾
Fundingtop 19%
AItop 20%
Techtop 39%
Moattop 39%
Newstop 49%
Talentbottom 49%
Growthbottom 47%
Marketbottom 36%
Globalbottom 29%
Funding: Raised $49.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 2 yrs (2.0/yr)
AI: Classified as an AI company
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$49M7 mo ago2023Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+226 signals ▼73%
Funding · Capital raise
1 award
24TinyFish
Provider of enterprise web agent platform for automating web-based workflows
$47M9 mo ago2024SanityTurbopackNode.js+171 launch
25Netic
Provider of an AI-powered engine for service enterprise revenue growth
60Funding top 23%AI top 23%Tech top 28%Talent bottom 49%
All 6 signals ▾
Fundingtop 23%
AItop 23%
Techtop 28%
Talentbottom 49%
Marketbottom 35%
Globalbottom 33%
Funding: Raised $43.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr)
AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company · Product described with: ai-powered
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100
$43M7 mo ago2023Amazon WebstoreApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+301 job opening · 1 partnership
26Nova Intelligence
Developer of an AI platform for SAP system management
72AI top 20%Talent top 28%Funding top 29%Global bottom 48%
All 4 signals ▾
AItop 20%
Talenttop 28%
Fundingtop 29%
Globalbottom 48%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100
$42M1 mo ago20241 job opening
27Cogent
Provider of AI-powered platform for vulnerability management and risk mitigation
50Funding top 27%AI top 28%Talent top 28%Patents bottom 49%
All 8 signals ▾
Fundingtop 27%
AItop 28%
Talenttop 28%
Patentsbottom 49%
Innovationbottom 47%
Techbottom 46%
Globalbottom 45%
Marketbottom 31%
Funding: Raised $42.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr)
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-powered
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100
$42M3 mo ago2024Framer SitesReactHubSpot+106 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
28Prophet Security
Provider of an AI SOC platform with agentic AI analyst
67AI top 20%Funding top 27%Growth top 28%Talent top 38%
All 9 signals ▾
AItop 20%
Fundingtop 27%
Growthtop 28%
Talenttop 38%
Moattop 42%
Techtop 43%
Newstop 45%
Marketbottom 36%
Globalbottom 36%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Funding: Raised $41.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100
$41M3 mo ago2023WebflowVue.jsGSAP+231 job opening
29Daylight
Provider of agentic security services for threat detection and response
60Funding top 25%Patents top 28%Moat top 29%Innovation top 38%
All 9 signals ▾
Fundingtop 25%
Patentstop 28%
Moattop 29%
Innovationtop 38%
Talenttop 38%
Techtop 43%
AItop 45%
Globalbottom 42%
Marketbottom 35%
Funding: Raised $40.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr)
Patents: 242 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 56 filings since 2022 vs 72 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100
$40M7 mo ago2024WebflowTailwind CSSRadix UI+20242 patents
Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics
1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 award
30Mastra
Developer of framework for building artificial intelligence applications and agents
76Funding top 23%Growth top 28%Tech top 44%AI top 45%
All 6 signals ▾
Fundingtop 23%
Growthtop 28%
Techtop 44%
AItop 45%
Globalbottom 48%
Talentbottom 45%
Funding: Raised $35.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 1 yrs (3.0/yr)
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100
$36M2 mo ago2024SanityTurbopackNode.js+17
31Maisa
Developer of an AI platform for automating business processes
72AI top 8%Funding top 24%Growth top 28%Talent top 28%
All 10 signals ▾
AItop 8%
Fundingtop 24%
Growthtop 28%
Talenttop 28%
Partnerstop 45%
Techtop 48%
Moattop 48%
Marketbottom 36%
Globalbottom 36%
Newsbottom 31%
AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company
Funding: Raised $35.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100
$35M1 mo ago2024WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+26
32Resolve.ai 🦄
Provider of an AI platform for incident resolution and cost optimization
82News top 20%AI top 20%Funding top 25%Growth top 25%
All 9 signals ▾
Newstop 20%
AItop 20%
Fundingtop 25%
Growthtop 25%
Talenttop 28%
Moattop 31%
Techtop 38%
Markettop 50%
Globalbottom 37%
News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 8 tracked, 2 types) · +600% YoY
AI: Classified as an AI company
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100
$35M2 mo ago2024Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+287 signals ▲600%
Funding · M&A
1 launch
33LangChain 🦄
Developer of tools for building, testing, and deploying AI agent applications
80AI top 8%Tech top 21%Funding top 25%News top 26%
All 9 signals ▾
AItop 8%
Techtop 21%
Fundingtop 25%
Newstop 26%
Moattop 31%
Growthtop 32%
Talenttop 38%
Marketbottom 44%
Globalbottom 39%
AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company
Tech: 77 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100
$35M7 mo ago72022WebflowSentryRuby+255 signals
Funding
3 launchs
34UPTIQ
Provider of no-code AI agent solutions for financial services
69AI top 20%Funding top 24%News top 25%Growth top 29%
All 12 signals ▾
AItop 20%
Fundingtop 24%
Newstop 25%
Growthtop 29%
Producttop 33%
Innovationtop 36%
Techtop 42%
Partnerstop 45%
Talentbottom 49%
Moatbottom 38%
Marketbottom 37%
Globalbottom 32%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Funding: Raised $32.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100
$32M4 mo ago322022Webflow EcommerceWebflowSalesforce+235 signals ▲400%
Funding · New product
35Deepsee Analytics
Provider of AI agents designed for financial services process automation
69AI top 8%Funding top 33%Growth top 35%Tech top 36%
All 8 signals ▾
AItop 8%
Fundingtop 33%
Growthtop 35%
Techtop 36%
Talenttop 38%
Moattop 39%
Marketbottom 40%
Globalbottom 29%
AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company
Funding: Raised $30.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100
$31M5 mo ago482017WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+341 partnership · 1 award
36Dify
Developer of platform for building and managing autonomous agents and workflows
$30M3 mo ago2023TurbopackSentryNode.js+163 launchs
37Augmented Intelligence
Developer of neuro-symbolic AI platform for building conversational agents
69AI top 8%Funding top 26%Talent top 38%Market top 49%
All 6 signals ▾
AItop 8%
Fundingtop 26%
Talenttop 38%
Markettop 49%
Globalbottom 48%
Techbottom 45%
AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company
Funding: Raised $30.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100
$30M7 mo ago1092017Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+10
38LiveKit
Developer of open-source platform for building and scaling realtime voice agents
72AI top 20%Funding top 27%Growth top 28%News top 28%
All 9 signals ▾
AItop 20%
Fundingtop 27%
Growthtop 28%
Newstop 28%
Techtop 31%
Talenttop 38%
Moattop 48%
Marketbottom 37%
Globalbottom 36%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Funding: Raised $29.3M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100
$29M4 mo ago152021Node.jsThree.jsRadix UI+174 signals
Funding
3 launchs · 1 partnership
39Nurix
Developer of a platform providing conversational AI for sales and support
$28M3 mo ago152024WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+241 launch · 1 award
40Air Ops
Provider of a platform for content optimization and AI search visibility
$22M7 mo ago142021WebflowCart FunctionalityAmazon Web Services+313 signals
Funding
41Complyance
Provider of an AI-powered platform for enterprise governance, risk, and compliance
35Funding top 32%AI top 45%Tech top 48%Talent bottom 45%
All 6 signals ▾
Fundingtop 32%
AItop 45%
Techtop 48%
Talentbottom 45%
Globalbottom 36%
Marketbottom 28%
Funding: Raised $20.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr)
AI: Product described with: ai-powered
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100
$20M4 mo ago2006WebflowAmazon Web ServicesPostHog+223 partnerships
42Indico Data
Developer of an agentic decisioning platform for insurance underwriting and claims
72AI top 8%Innovation top 23%Talent top 28%Funding top 33%
All 11 signals ▾
AItop 8%
Innovationtop 23%
Talenttop 28%
Fundingtop 33%
Moattop 39%
Techtop 40%
Producttop 49%
Marketbottom 47%
Globalbottom 43%
Growthbottom 40%
Newsbottom 38%
AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company
Innovation: 4 new-product events in 24 mo · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence, Agentic Ai
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100
$19M7 mo ago1002014WordPressMySQLPHP+263 signals ▼73%
Funding
43Sedai
Provider of autonomous cloud management platform for cost optimization and performance
72AI top 8%Tech top 26%Funding top 30%Innovation top 34%
All 11 signals ▾
AItop 8%
Techtop 26%
Fundingtop 30%
Innovationtop 34%
Growthtop 35%
Patentstop 37%
Moattop 37%
Talenttop 38%
Globalbottom 36%
Marketbottom 32%
Newsbottom 18%
AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company
Tech: 55 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Ses
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100
$19M1 mo ago192018WebflowSentryWistia+3815 patents
Autonomous orchestration and management of distributed cloud and serverless computing systems
2 launchs
44Insight Health
Developer of AI clinical agents for healthcare administrative and clinical tasks
78AI top 8%Talent top 23%Funding top 27%Tech top 27%
All 7 signals ▾
AItop 8%
Talenttop 23%
Fundingtop 27%
Techtop 27%
Growthtop 35%
Marketbottom 40%
Globalbottom 33%
AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company
Talent: 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100
$16M2 mo ago2023WebflowApple iCloud MailAmazon Web Services+311 partnership
45Flip CX
AI based voice assistant solutions for enterprises
48AI top 30%Talent top 38%Moat top 39%Funding top 40%
All 7 signals ▾
AItop 30%
Talenttop 38%
Moattop 39%
Fundingtop 40%
Techtop 42%
Marketbottom 32%
Globalbottom 32%
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai based
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100
$9M5 mo ago232015WordPressMySQLPHP+373 job openings · 1 award
46Profitmind
Provider of agentic AI platform for retail decision-making and analysis
$9M3 mo ago2022
47Gnani.ai
Provider of AI-powered voice and chat automation platform for enterprises
$8M2 mo ago119
119 → 265 (+123%)
2016WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+4215 signals ▲25%
Funding · New product · Capital raise
1 job opening · 3 internships · 2 launchs
48Neuron Factory
Developer of an AI platform for construction decision-making and workflow automation
37AI top 20%Talent top 38%Funding top 42%Tech bottom 37%
All 6 signals ▾
AItop 20%
Talenttop 38%
Fundingtop 42%
Techbottom 37%
Globalbottom 33%
Marketbottom 31%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100
$6M2 mo ago2025Webflow EcommerceWebflowAmazon Web Services+92 awards
49RELAI
Developer of a platform for building and optimizing reliable AI agents
$5M2 mo ago2024Node.jsReactNext.js App Router+10
50TextQL
AI powered data analysis platform using natural language
$4M1 mo ago32022Node.jsSvelteKitAmazon Web Services+102 launchs

Top 12 Agentic AI companies in United States

#1
Sierra 🦄
Series E · San Francisco, California · founded 2023
$285Mraised

A conversational AI platform that helps businesses to build customer experiences. The company provides tools to build, test, and optimize AI agents. It offers capabilities for analyzing agent performance, identifying conversations needing attention, and running tests. The company's platform allows for integrating customer data and personalizing experiences.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 87how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 12%
AI
top 20%
Moat
top 26%
Growth
top 28%
Talent
top 28%
Tech
top 32%
Funding: Raised $285M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 2 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Series E (May 2026)
AI: Classified as an AI company
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 83k LinkedIn followers — 4.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • May 2026Series E$950M
  • Sep 2025Series B$350M
  • Oct 2024Series A$175M
  • Feb 2024Seed$110M
Founders & team
Bret TaylorCo-FounderClay BavorCo-FounderBret TaylorCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Sequoia Capital, Benchmark, Greenoaks, Iconiq Capital, Thrive Capital, Tiger Global Management
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailAtlassian StatuspageCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDocusign
#2
Series D · San Francisco, California · founded 2023
$196Mraised

Developer of an AI software engineer designed to automate coding. The AI is designed to handle end-to-end development tasks independently. It helps engineering teams focus on complex problems. The AI software engineer supports software delivery and business growth.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 80how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 13%
AI
top 20%
Growth
top 24%
News
top 25%
Moat
top 28%
Talent
top 28%
Funding: Raised $196M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Series D (May 2026)
AI: Classified as an AI company
Growth: 5 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 81k LinkedIn followers — 4.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 product launches · 2 partnerships (incl. Cognition) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2025Series C$500M
  • Mar 2025Series B
  • Apr 2024Series B$175M
  • Mar 2024Series A$21M
Founders & team
Steven HaoCo-FounderWalden YanCo-FounderScott WuCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Founders Fund, 8VC, Khosla Ventures, Conviction, Lux Capital, Neo
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#3
Factory 🦄
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2023
$220Mraised

Developer of artificial intelligence solutions for industrial automation and optimization. It provides tools for process improvement and predictive maintenance. The company focuses on creating adaptable systems for various manufacturing environments. Its offerings aim to enhance efficiency and reduce operational costs.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 80how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 14%
Growth
top 28%
Tech
top 28%
AI
top 30%
Moat
top 32%
Talent
top 38%
Funding: Raised $220M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) · Last round Series C (Apr 2026)
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 36 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Datadog, Sentry
Audience (LinkedIn): 25k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 4 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Series C$150M
  • Sep 2025Series B$50M
  • Jun 2024Series A$15M
  • Nov 2023Seed$5M
Founders & team
Eno ReyesCo-Founder & CTOMatan GrinbergCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Sequoia Capital, Mantis VC, Lux Capital, SV Angel, BoxGroup, New Enterprise Associates
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsDatadog
#4
Replit 🦄
Series D · Foster City, California · founded 2016 · 92 employees
$271.9Mraised

AI platform to build apps, websites, and software instantly. It enables users to create, deploy, and scale apps, websites, and software using natural language, with built-in tools for design, databases, hosting, collaboration, and integrations.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 95how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 11%
Funding
top 14%
Customers
top 14%
Growth
top 16%
AI
top 20%
News
top 27%
Tech: 69 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Devops: Envoy, Varnish
Funding: Raised $272M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 8 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series D (Mar 2026)
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.64★ across 39,249 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +32% in 6 mo · Marquee-customer mentions: top 17% of tracked companies
Audience (LinkedIn): 187k LinkedIn followers — 10.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Series D$400M
  • Sep 2025Series D$250M
  • Nov 2023Series D$20M
  • Apr 2023Series D$97.4M
Founders & team
Haya OdehCo-FounderAmjad MasadCEO
Investors
A.Capital Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, Reach Capital, Bloomberg Beta, Volt Capital
Tech stack
AmplitudeApolloApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#5
Series B · San Carlos, California · founded 2023
$155Mraised

Provider of an enterprise AI platform for healthcare systems. The platform unifies workflows, use cases, and models under a governed operating layer. It offers data integration, deployable solutions, and workflow builder tools. The platform provides governance, workforce education, and continuous outcome tracking.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%
AI
top 20%
Talent
top 38%
Tech
bottom 44%
Market
bottom 40%
Global
bottom 33%
Funding: Raised $155M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Mar 2026)
AI: Classified as an AI company
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 26k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 7 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +7 · hiring: Forward Deployed Engineer, Cloud / Infrastructure Engineer
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. The University of Texas System) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Series B$125M
  • Jan 2025Series A$25M
  • 2023Seed$5M
Founders & team
Shantanu PhatakwalaCo-Founder & Chief Commercial OfficerJustin NordenCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Town Hall Ventures, SignalFire, Healthier Capital, Frist Cressey Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Intermountain Ventures
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle WorkspaceGsap
#6
Series D · Orlando, Florida · founded 2013 · 201 employees
$234.3Mraised

Provider of conversational and generative AI platforms. It is offering comprehensive solutions for businesses to improve customer and employee experiences. The platform enables organizations to create intelligent, human-like conversational experiences through no-code tools, agent platforms, and comprehensive offerings. With a focus on speed, flexibility, and control, it helps businesses drive value from AI and automate customer interactions.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 83how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 18%
Tech
top 18%
Funding
top 19%
Patents
top 26%
Moat
top 28%
AI
top 30%
Innovation: 50 patents (top 31% of patent-holders) · 47 filings since 2022 vs 3 in 2017-21 · 10 new-product events in 24 mo
Tech: 114 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
Funding: Raised $234M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series D (Jan 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 107k LinkedIn followers — 6.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Series D
  • Jan 2024Series D$150M
  • Nov 2021Series C$3.5M
  • Sep 2021Conventional Debt$20M
Founders & team
Raj KoneruFounder & CEOUma SandilyaCGO
Investors
Nvidia, Dallas Venture Capital, Vistara Capital, FTV Capital, Vistara Growth, Sweetwater Private Equity
Tech stack
AceAmazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngularAngularjs
#7
Series C · San Mateo, California · founded 2015 · 51 employees
$52Mraised

Provider AI-based customer service management platform. The platform provides users with enabling solutions for conversational commerce companies. Enables real-time conversations with consumers by leveraging messaging applications as a channel. Provide layouts designed for order confirmation, shipping updates, surveys, and offers customer engagement solutions.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 20%
Funding
top 23%
Growth
top 35%
Moat
top 35%
News
top 36%
Tech
top 39%
AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-based
Funding: Raised $52.0M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 10 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series C (Apr 2026)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 43k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Series C$110M
  • Nov 2025Series C$43M
  • Nov 2021Series B$30M
  • Jul 2020Series B$12M
Founders & team
Puneet MehtaFounder & CEO
Investors
WndrCo, Eldridge Industries, Fin Capital, Y Combinator, Accenture, Adobe
Tech stack
6SenseAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCloudinaryDetectifyFastly
#8
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2022
$110.5Mraised

Provider of an AI recruiting platform offering search, CRM, and agents. The platform provides talent discovery across global profiles using diverse data sources. It builds candidate profiles using filters focused on impact and achievements. The platform also offers real-time talent market insights with AI-driven talent analytics. It automates personalized outreach and follow-ups.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 82how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 23%
Funding
top 26%
Growth
top 28%
Tech
top 29%
AI
top 30%
Global
bottom 48%
Talent: 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $110M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series B (Mar 2026)
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Series B$80M
  • Sep 2025Series A$30M
  • 2022Seed$500K
Founders & team
Robbie PyleCo-FounderLynette HCo-FounderDavid PaffenholzCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Coatue, Lux Capital, NFDG, Bond Capital
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesClickbankCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser Insights
#9
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2023
$121.1Mraised

Provider of an AI observability platform for building quality AI products. The platform allows teams to inspect traces, measure quality, and catch issues early. It offers tools for prompt engineering, dataset versioning, and automated scoring. The platform also provides customizable trace views and facilitates the creation of evaluation datasets from production traces. It integrates with various stacks and offers SDKs for multiple languages.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%
AI
top 20%
Growth
top 28%
Tech
top 36%
Talent
bottom 49%
Market
bottom 47%
Funding: Raised $121M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Feb 2026)
AI: Classified as an AI company
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 14k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Series B$80M
  • Oct 2024Series A$36M
  • Dec 2023Seed$5.1M
Founders & team
Ankur GoyalFounder & CEO
Investors
Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, base case, Databricks, Datadog, SV Angel
Tech stack
AmplitudeClerkCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDatadog
#10
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2024
$42Mraised

Developer of an AI platform for SAP system management. The platform provides code intelligence, fit-to-standard analysis, and code creation. It offers documentation of objects, dependencies, and usage. The platform also checks requests against SAP provisions and implements clean-core extensions. It aims to reduce custom code and refactor to clean core for savings.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 20%
Talent
top 28%
Funding
top 29%
Global
bottom 48%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $42.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Seed (May 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: SAP engineers
Funding rounds
  • May 2026Seed$8.5M
  • Apr 2026Series A$33.5M
Founders & team
Samuel YangCo-Founder Alexander ZeierCo-Founder Emma QianCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Chemistry VC, Accel, Conviction, SAP.iO, SAP
#11
Series A · Dover, Delaware · founded 2024
$35.1Mraised

Developer of an AI platform for automating business processes. The platform enables business users to build and deploy digital workers using natural language. It offers deterministic, auditable execution for regulated industries. The platform combines creative problem-solving capabilities of AI with the determinism of computational systems.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 8%
Funding
top 24%
Growth
top 28%
Talent
top 28%
Partners
top 45%
Tech
top 48%
AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company
Funding: Raised $35.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Series A (May 2026)
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • May 2026Series A$5M
  • Jun 2025Series A$25.1M
  • Dec 2024Seed$5M
Founders & team
Manuel RomeroCo-Founder & CSOGuillermo BlascoCo-FounderDavid VillalonCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
NFX, Village Global, Sequoia Scout, Google DeepMind, Creandum, ForgePoint Capital
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesCore-Js
#12
Decagon 🦄
Series D · San Francisco, California · founded 2023
$100Mraised

AI-powered customer experience platform. It enables businesses to build, manage, and optimize intelligent virtual agents across voice, chat, and email channels to deliver personalized, scalable customer support and concierge-style interactions. It enables organizations to create AI-driven concierge experiences that can handle customer interactions across multiple communication channels, including voice, chat, and email, while maintaining consistent and personalized experiences.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 15%
AI
top 26%
News
top 31%
Growth
top 35%
Moat
top 37%
Talent
top 38%
Funding: Raised $100M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Series D (Jan 2026)
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-driven, ai-powered
News: 9 BI events in 12 mo (of 37 tracked, 2 types) · +50% YoY · 7 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 66k LinkedIn followers — 3.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 2 partnerships (incl. First American) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Series D$250M
  • Nov 2025Series C
  • Jun 2025Series C$131M
  • Oct 2024Series B$65M
Founders & team
Jesse ZhangCo-Founder & CEOAshwin SreenivasCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Accel, Bond Capital, ACME, A Star, Bain Capital Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api

Funding & investor landscape

$13.5Btotal disclosed funding
288companies funded
655disclosed rounds
18rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Y Combinator70 rounds
Plug and Play Tech Center15 rounds
Andreessen Horowitz13 rounds
Eight Capital Management12 rounds
Accel11 rounds
SV Angel11 rounds
Greylock Partners10 rounds
Lightspeed Venture Partners9 rounds
Nvidia9 rounds
Sequoia Capital9 rounds

Notable founders

Bret Taylor
Co-Founder · Sierra
Clay Bavor
Co-Founder · Sierra
Steven Hao
Co-Founder · Cognition
Walden Yan
Co-Founder · Cognition
Eno Reyes
Co-Founder & CTO · Factory
Matan Grinberg
Co-Founder & CEO · Factory
Haya Odeh
Co-Founder · Replit
Amjad Masad
CEO · Replit
Shantanu Phatakwala
Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer · Qualified Health
Justin Norden
Co-Founder & CEO · Qualified Health
Raj Koneru
Founder & CEO · Kore
Uma Sandilya
CGO · Kore
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 11,100,964 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Agentic AI coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States

How research on Artificial Intelligence is moving in the United States

A read on the academic research around Artificial Intelligence — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 5,214 United States-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 38% → 44% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Stanford University181
  • Google161
  • University of Tennessee at Chattanooga139
  • University of California, Berkeley129
  • Harvard University111
leading researchers
Stylianos Chatzimanolis · Giannis Bolanakis · TARIK DEDOVIC · KATH-RYN ANN F. HANKINS · Christoforos Pavlou · Wordly Knowledge Publishing Centre · Griselda Poe · Lee Sharks
Breakthroughs2,507 · 48%
48%→48% share
▲1.0× share momentum0 median citations68% since 2021mostly methods-led
Cognition research surged from 3 to 73 papers, signaling rapidly intensifying US AI focus on cognitive modeling.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Robustness (evolution)12→84
  • Inference42→112
  • Benchmark (surveying)28→98
  • Cognition3→73
  • Architecture3→71
Newly emergingCoherence (philosophical gambling strategy) 0→46 · Corporate governance 0→33 · Stability (learning theory) 0→26
Landmark ImageNet classification with deep convolutional neural networks · 75,550 cites
Advancements1,010 · 19%
▼ 23%→19% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations66% since 2021mostly methods-led
Random forest applications rose from 1 to 26 papers, reflecting newly expanding ensemble-method adoption in US AI research.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Artificial neural network12→50
  • Feature (linguistics)7→40
  • Pattern recognition (psychology)18→44
  • Random forest1→26
  • Generative grammar3→26
Newly emergingKey (lock) 0→36 · Workflow 0→17 · Logistic regression 0→14
Landmark Rethinking the Inception Architecture for Computer Vision · 30,404 cites
Concerns755 · 14%
▼ 17%→13% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations63% since 2021mostly empirical
Software deployment emerged as a brand-new concern with 33 papers, indicating growing US scrutiny of AI production-readiness risks.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Identification (biology)5→33
  • Cognition10→33
  • Key (lock)8→29
  • Context (archaeology)8→27
  • Workflow1→20
Newly emergingSoftware deployment 0→33 · Generative grammar 0→18 · Consciousness 0→12
Landmark "Why Should I Trust You?" · 14,315 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

Where artificial intelligence is researched across United States

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

SF Bay Area346 · +0.59
Hot · Natural language processingAdvancing · Computer graphics (images)Opportunity · TransformerConcern · Workflow
Boston316 · +0.49
Hot · VisibilityAdvancing · ReputationOpportunity · Generative modelConcern · Causal inference
New York249 · +0.48
Hot · Test (biology)Advancing · Convolutional neural networkOpportunity · WorkflowConcern · Deep neural networks
Pittsburgh129 · +0.59
Hot · PoseAdvancing · Modular designOpportunity · Pipeline (software)Concern · Data science
Los Angeles112 · +0.47
Hot · Signal processingAdvancing · Markov chain Monte CarloOpportunity · Probabilistic logicConcern · Robotics
Chicago96 · +0.61
Hot · Social psychologyAdvancing · Realization (probability)Opportunity · Code (set theory)
San Diego86 · +0.55
Hot · Recommender systemAdvancing · False positive paradoxOpportunity · Matrix decompositionConcern · Health care
Seattle79 · +0.54
Hot · Natural language processingAdvancing · InterpretabilityOpportunity · Adaptation (eye)Concern · Data science
Atlanta76 · +0.60
Hot · Question answeringAdvancing · Speech recognitionOpportunity · Graph
Philadelphia76 · +0.58
Hot · Pipeline (software)Advancing · Statistical inferenceOpportunity · Selection (genetic algorithm)
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

Who's filing artificial intelligence patents in the United States

United States artificial intelligence patent filing is accelerating — 228,639 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by IBM, Google, Microsoft; annual filings 5224→30960.

228,639 filings8,000 assigneespeak 35558/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • IBM23444
  • Google13807
  • Microsoft13071
  • Intel6214
  • Qualcomm5449
  • Capital One Services3809
  • Nvidia3261
  • Adobe2835

Common questions

How many Agentic AI companies are there in United States?
Radar tracks 426 indexable Agentic AI companies headquartered in United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Agentic AI companies in United States?
The Agentic AI companies in United States on this list have raised a combined $13.5B in disclosed equity funding across 288 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Agentic AI company in United States?
UiPath is the highest-funded Agentic AI company in United States, with $2B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Agentic AI companies in United States are funded?
288 of the 426 Agentic AI companies in United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Agentic AI unicorns are there in United States?
20 Agentic AI companies in United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in United States Agentic AI companies?
The most active investors in United States Agentic AI companies on this list include Y Combinator, Plug and Play Tech Center, Andreessen Horowitz, Eight Capital Management, Accel.
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