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Best High Tech Companies in United States
The 22535 best High Tech companies in United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: OpenAI.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
22535companies tracked
$333.1Bdisclosed funding
223unicorns
8684have raised
$333.1 billion in disclosed funding across 22,535 tracked companies: that's the actual weight of High Tech in the United States, and this directory ranks the best of them by equity raised and recent funding momentum. Two hundred and twenty-three unicorns sit inside that pool. So before you read another pitch deck, feel the scale of what's already been committed.
OpenAI alone has pulled $17.9 billion. xAI follows at $6.1 billion, Anthropic at $4.5 billion, Lambda AI at $4.3 billion, and Anduril at $3.8 billion. What does that concentration tell you? Capital is clustering fast around AI infrastructure and defense-adjacent compute, not spreading evenly across the field. I'd note that EV powertrain and next-generation battery platforms are emerging as a secondary funding magnet, with coverage of EV drive systems accelerating sharply. Y Combinator and Techstars anchor the early-stage side, while the National Science Foundation and HHS signal how much federally-linked money still flows into deep tech. The biggest checks are getting bigger, the themes are narrowing, and the directory you're looking at captures every disclosed data point behind that shift.
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FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · HIGH TECH × UNITED STATES
Our analysis of 306 High Tech companies
$95.7b in tracked funding; 95% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
306companies analysed
95%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
75unicorns
2017median founding year
14Mcombined LinkedIn audience
82%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best High Tech companies in United States
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OpenAI 🦄 AI research and deployment solutions developing advanced artificial intelligence systems and tools for global… 97Tech top 7%Partners top 9%Customers top 9%Funding top 10% All 13 signals ▾Techtop 7% Partnerstop 9% Customerstop 9% Fundingtop 10% Markettop 11% Innovationtop 12% Talenttop 18% Moattop 20% Growthtop 22% Newstop 24% Producttop 26% AItop 35% Globaltop 48% Tech: 111 technologies across 8/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Partners: 47 partnership announcements in 12 mo (56 in 24 mo) · 167 contract events in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 97/100 | $17.9B | 1 mo ago | 831 | Sam Altman Co-Founder & CEO | ContentfulTurbopackApple iCloud Mail+27 | 895 signals ▲62% Leadership · Contracts · Announcements | — | 4 launchs |
| 2 | xAI 🦄 Platform providing AI-powered assistant for image generation and trend analysis 96Funding top 10%Partners top 17%Innovation top 20%Moat top 20% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 10% Partnerstop 17% Innovationtop 20% Moattop 20% Markettop 21% Talenttop 21% Newstop 24% Growthtop 25% AItop 26% Producttop 26% Techtop 27% Globalbottom 46% Funding: Raised $6.1B across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 3 yrs (3.0/yr) Partners: 4 partnership announcements in 12 mo (5 in 24 mo) · 13 contract events in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 96/100 | $6.1B | 5 mo ago | — | Elon Musk Co-Founder & CEO | TurbopackNode.jsRadix UI+21 | 194 signals ▲75% Leadership · Funding · Lawsuit | — | 6 launchs |
| 3 | Anthropic 🦄 Provider of AI safety and research company 97Funding top 7%Partners top 13%Innovation top 17%News top 17% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 7% Partnerstop 13% Innovationtop 17% Newstop 17% Talenttop 17% AItop 20% Growthtop 21% Techtop 22% Producttop 22% Moattop 24% Markettop 26% Globaltop 48% Funding: Raised $4.5B across 17 rounds · 17 rounds over 5 yrs (3.4/yr) Partners: 11 partnership announcements in 12 mo (15 in 24 mo) · 58 contract events in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 97/100 | $4.5B | 1 mo ago | 73 | Benjamin Mann Co-Founder | SentryNode.jsGoogle Sign-in+22 | 342 signals ▲302% Announcements · New product · Contracts | — | — |
| 4 | Lambda AI 🦄 Provider of supercomputers, clusters, and instances for artificial intelligence development 84Funding top 9%Tech top 21%Moat top 27%Patents top 29% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 9% Techtop 21% Moattop 27% Patentstop 29% AItop 30% Innovationtop 31% Markettop 36% Growthtop 45% Globaltop 46% Talentbottom 49% Funding: Raised $4.3B across 12 rounds · 12 rounds over 7 yrs (1.7/yr) Tech: 60 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100 | $4.3B | 1 mo ago | — | Stephen Balaban Co-Founder & CEO | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailStripe+22 | — | 36 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | 2 launchs |
| 5 | Anduril 🦄 Provider of AI-driven defense and autonomous systems across air, land, sea, and space domains 96Funding top 11%Innovation top 14%Patents top 14%Tech top 17% All 13 signals ▾Fundingtop 11% Innovationtop 14% Patentstop 14% Techtop 17% Markettop 21% Moattop 22% Growthtop 25% Partnerstop 26% AItop 30% Newstop 33% Producttop 38% Talenttop 41% Globaltop 47% Funding: Raised $3.8B across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 7 yrs (1.1/yr) Innovation: 329 patents (top 5% of patent-holders) · 300 filings since 2022 vs 29 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 96/100 | $3.8B | 1 mo ago | 2,193 | Matt Grimm Co-Founder & COO | MediumTypeScriptGraphQL+17 | 25 signals ▼19% Contracts · Hiring · Funding | 329 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | — |
| 6 | CoreWeave 🦄 Provider of cloud computing services for artificial intelligence workloads 96Funding top 10%Partners top 15%Product top 18%Innovation top 19% All 13 signals ▾Fundingtop 10% Partnerstop 15% Producttop 18% Innovationtop 19% Markettop 20% Growthtop 21% Techtop 22% Newstop 24% Moattop 26% AItop 30% Talenttop 37% Fin. healthtop 38% Globalbottom 46% Funding: Raised $2.3B across 15 rounds · 15 rounds over 6 yrs (2.5/yr) Partners: 5 partnership announcements in 12 mo (7 in 24 mo) · 55 contract events in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 96/100 | $2.3B | 2 mo ago | 239 | Brian Venturo Co-Founder & CSO | Amazon WebstoreWebflowGSAP+29 | 207 signals ▲29% Contracts · Earnings · Funding | — | 3 launchs |
| 7 | Nuro 🦄 Developer of autonomous driving technology for automakers and mobility providers 89Funding top 13%AI top 20%Growth top 22%Moat top 22% All 13 signals ▾Fundingtop 13% AItop 20% Growthtop 22% Moattop 22% Patentstop 23% Newstop 26% Markettop 32% Talenttop 34% Partnerstop 37% Innovationtop 38% Producttop 41% Techtop 42% Globalbottom 42% Funding: Raised $2.1B across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 8 yrs (0.8/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100 | $2.1B | 9 mo ago | 1,005 1,005 → 1,117 (+11%) · sector median +40% | Dave Ferguson Co-Founder & Co-CEO | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+18 | 12 signals ▲300% Funding · Contracts · Announcements | 294 patents Autonomous vehicle sensing, diagnostics, control, and communication systems integration | 1 internship · 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 8 | ReflectionAI 🦄 Developer of autonomous coding systems 84Funding top 12%Growth top 28%AI top 30%Moat top 32% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 12% Growthtop 28% AItop 30% Moattop 32% Techtop 34% Talenttop 38% Markettop 44% Globalbottom 48% Funding: Raised $2.1B across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 1 yrs (3.0/yr) Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100 | $2.1B | 8 mo ago | — | Misha Laskin Co-Founder & CEO | SanityApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+13 | — | — | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 9 | PsiQuantum 🦄 Developer of photon-based universal quantum computers 92Patents top 9%Funding top 13%Innovation top 16%Moat top 22% All 12 signals ▾Patentstop 9% Fundingtop 13% Innovationtop 16% Moattop 22% Newstop 26% Growthtop 27% AItop 28% Talenttop 30% Markettop 35% Partnerstop 41% Techtop 45% Globaltop 50% Patents: 889 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 691 filings since 2022 vs 198 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $1.3B across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 92/100 | $1.3B | 9 mo ago | 213 | Mark Thompson Co-Founder & CTO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+22 | 8 signals ▲700% Leadership · Funding · Capital raise | 889 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 launch |
| 10 | SambaNova Systems 🦄 Provider of AI-powered software and hardware 93Innovation top 13%Patents top 13%Funding top 14%Tech top 19% All 13 signals ▾Innovationtop 13% Patentstop 13% Fundingtop 14% Techtop 19% AItop 22% Moattop 22% Newstop 23% Markettop 29% Partnerstop 32% Growthtop 39% Producttop 41% Globaltop 47% Talentbottom 49% Innovation: 589 patents (top 2% of patent-holders) · 511 filings since 2022 vs 78 in 2017-21 Patents: 589 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 511 filings since 2022 vs 78 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 93/100 | $1.1B | 3 mo ago | 497 497 → 406 (-18%) · sector median +40% | Christopher Re Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+32 | 12 signals ▲1100% Funding · M&A · Announcements | 589 patents Reconfigurable AI accelerator hardware for high‑bandwidth, dataflow‑optimized neural network processing | — |
| 11 | Physical Intelligence 🦄 Developer of AI models and learning algorithms for physical robots 83Funding top 14%AI top 20%Growth top 28%Talent top 28% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 14% AItop 20% Growthtop 28% Talenttop 28% Moattop 32% Markettop 40% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 45% Funding: Raised $1.1B across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $1.1B | 6 mo ago | — | Chelsea Finn Co-Founder | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+10 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Quantum Computing Provider of application software development and consultancy services 69Growth top 19%Funding top 20%News top 23%AI top 28% All 12 signals ▾Growthtop 19% Fundingtop 20% Newstop 23% AItop 28% Talenttop 33% Techtop 41% Innovationtop 42% Patentstop 44% Moattop 47% Fin. healthbottom 43% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 37% Growth: Headcount 25 → 38 (+52%) across vintages · Revenue +83% YoY Funding: Raised $1.1B across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 7 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $1.1B | 8 mo ago | 38 | Richard Malinowski Chief Information and Operations Officer and Founder | ContentfulNode.jsMUI+19 | 34 signals ▲112% Earnings · M&A · Funding | 10 patents Quantum algorithm design and entropy‑based quantum computing for machine‑learning acceleration. | 1 job opening · 1 internship · 1 expansion |
| 13 | FluidStack Provider of managed high performance computing clusters for artificial intelligence 87Partners top 12%Growth top 14%Fin. health top 19%Talent top 23% All 11 signals ▾Partnerstop 12% Growthtop 14% Fin. healthtop 19% Talenttop 23% Fundingtop 25% Newstop 26% AItop 30% Techtop 39% Moattop 48% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 40% Partners: 25 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 25 deals Growth: Revenue +140% YoY · Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 87/100 | $1.0B | 5 mo ago | 3 | Daniel Fedder Co-Founder | WebflowThree.jsKnockout.js+24 | 29 signals ▲314% Contracts · Funding · Announcements | — | — |
| 14 | Mind 🦄 Developer of robotic platform designed for industrial deployment and manufacturing tasks 50Funding top 13%Market top 47%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 48% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 13% Markettop 47% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 34% Funding: Raised $1.0B across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 1 yrs (3.0/yr) Market: Top-10,000,000 web property · Unicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $1.0B | 1 mo ago | — | RJ Scaringe Founder & CEO | Framer SitesReactPriority Hints+3 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Shield AI 🦄 Developer of AI-powered platforms and software for defense applications 93Funding top 9%Product top 18%Talent top 22%Moat top 26% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 9% Producttop 18% Talenttop 22% Moattop 26% Markettop 28% Growthtop 29% AItop 30% Innovationtop 32% Techtop 33% Newstop 36% Partnerstop 43% Globaltop 48% Funding: Raised $930M across 16 rounds · 16 rounds over 11 yrs (1.5/yr) Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series G rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 93/100 | $930M | 2 mo ago | 364 | Brandon Tseng Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+24 | 21 signals Capital raise · Funding · Contracts | — | 1 partnership |
| 16 | Armis 🦄 Provider of a wireless security platform for IoT applications 74Funding top 15%Tech top 21%Product top 26%Growth top 34% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% Techtop 21% Producttop 26% Growthtop 34% Talenttop 35% Markettop 36% Moattop 39% Newstop 47% Globalbottom 47% Innovationbottom 39% Patentsbottom 31% Funding: Raised $800M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 9 yrs (0.8/yr) Tech: 61 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Ses rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $800M | 7 mo ago | 500 | Yevgeny Dibrov Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+37 | 3 signals ▲50% Funding · M&A | 2 patents Cybersecurity threat mitigation and wireless device vulnerability detection | 4 launchs |
| 17 | Cerebras 🦄 Provider of high-performance AI infrastructure and wafer-scale computing solutions 96Funding top 10%Tech top 17%News top 18%Growth top 20% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 10% Techtop 17% Newstop 18% Growthtop 20% Talenttop 23% Moattop 26% AItop 30% Partnerstop 32% Markettop 33% Globaltop 42% Funding: Raised $750M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 10 yrs (0.9/yr) Tech: 44 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 96/100 | $750M | 2 mo ago | — | Michael James Co-Founder | SanityTurbopackNode.js+25 | 10 signals ▲67% IPO · Contracts · Funding | — | 1 launch |
| 18 | Claroty 🦄 Provider of cyber-physical system security solutions for industrial and commercial sectors 84Funding top 14%Tech top 22%Talent top 22%Moat top 26% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 14% Techtop 22% Talenttop 22% Moattop 26% Markettop 30% Newstop 30% Globaltop 34% Producttop 38% Innovationtop 39% Growthtop 40% Partnerstop 45% Funding: Raised $732M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 10 yrs (0.6/yr) Tech: 51 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100 | $732M | 4 mo ago | 500 | Galina Antova Co-Founder | StatamicSentryApple iCloud Mail+31 | 9 signals ▼18% Leadership · Funding | — | 1 launch |
| 19 | Carbon 🦄 Provider of three-dimensional printing services using design software and advanced materials 69Talent top 19%Patents top 22%Moat top 22%Funding top 23% All 10 signals ▾Talenttop 19% Patentstop 22% Moattop 22% Fundingtop 23% Innovationtop 26% Techtop 36% Growthtop 40% Markettop 42% Globaltop 45% Fin. healthbottom 26% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 5 named leaders on record Patents: 753 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 298 filings since 2022 vs 446 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $682M | 7 mo ago | 422 422 → 522 (+24%) · sector median +40% | Edward Samulski Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityWordPressApple iCloud Mail+32 | — | 753 patents Additive manufacturing of polymer and composite resins for customized parts and dental devices | 2 launchs |
| 20 | Neuralink 🦄 Provider of implantable brain-computer interfaces 78Funding top 15%Patents top 25%Moat top 25%Innovation top 27% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% Patentstop 25% Moattop 25% Innovationtop 27% Talenttop 28% Markettop 33% Growthtop 42% Techtop 44% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 24% Funding: Raised $680M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr) Patents: 97 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 62 filings since 2022 vs 35 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $680M | 1 mo ago | 197 | Dongjin Seo Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceGSAP+12 | — | 97 patents High‑density, biocompatible neural interface hardware and real‑time spike processing | 1 launch |
| 21 | Nexthop AI 🦄 AI infrastructure for cloud infrastructure 76Funding top 13%AI top 20%Moat top 27%Growth top 35% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 13% AItop 20% Moattop 27% Growthtop 35% Innovationtop 40% Markettop 44% Globaltop 49% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Patentsbottom 44% Funding: Raised $610M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $610M | 3 mo ago | — | Anshul Sadana Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | 22 patents Advanced routing, BGP management, and secure wireless WAN protocol technologies | 3 awards |
| 22 | Crusoe 🦄 Operator of cloud platform providing infrastructure for artificial intelligence workloads 91Funding top 11%Partners top 23%Tech top 24%Moat top 26% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 11% Partnerstop 23% Techtop 24% Moattop 26% Markettop 27% AItop 30% Newstop 33% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 36% Globalbottom 39% Funding: Raised $577M across 14 rounds · 14 rounds over 7 yrs (2.0/yr) Partners: 1 partnership announcement in 12 mo (4 in 24 mo) · 8 contract events in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 91/100 | $577M | 3 mo ago | 242 | Cully Cavness Co-Founder | Amazon WebstoreWebflowSentry+36 | 24 signals Contracts · Funding · Leadership | — | — |
| 23 | Skydio 🦄 Manufacturer of autonomous drones and related software, services, and accessories 94Patents top 13%Funding top 14%Tech top 16%AI top 20% All 13 signals ▾Patentstop 13% Fundingtop 14% Techtop 16% AItop 20% Moattop 22% Innovationtop 24% Talenttop 28% Markettop 30% Growthtop 30% Newstop 31% Producttop 38% Customerstop 49% Globalbottom 48% Patents: 614 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 513 filings since 2022 vs 98 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $570M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 11 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 94/100 | $570M | 1 mo ago | 332 | Abraham Bachrach Co-Founder & CTO | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+49 | 6 signals ▲20% Hiring · Funding | 614 patents Autonomous drone navigation, perception, control, and adaptive communication for aerial robotics. | 2 job openings |
| 24 | Cambridge Mobile Telematics Provider of AI-powered telematics and mobility safety solutions 74Patents top 10%Funding top 19%Moat top 26%Product top 28% All 13 signals ▾Patentstop 10% Fundingtop 19% Moattop 26% Producttop 28% Talenttop 28% Innovationtop 29% Newstop 29% AItop 35% Markettop 42% Techtop 42% Globalbottom 47% Growthbottom 44% Customersbottom 39% Patents: 394 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 258 filings since 2022 vs 126 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $502M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 12 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $502M | 2 mo ago | 318 318 → 482 (+52%) · sector median +40% | William Powers Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+41 | 4 signals Funding · New product | 337 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 award |
| 25 | Rhoda 🦄 Developer of robotic systems utilizing video pre-training for industrial automation 64Funding top 18%Talent top 23%Moat top 32%Market top 44% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Talenttop 23% Moattop 32% Markettop 44% Globaltop 45% Techbottom 39% Funding: Raised $450M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $450M | 3 mo ago | — | Changan Chen Co-Founder & Chief Research Officer | Apple iCloud MailVimeoYouTube+13 | — | — | — |
| 26 | Whoop 🦄 Provider of wearable trackers to monitor fitness data 94Tech top 9%Innovation top 11%Funding top 14%Patents top 15% All 12 signals ▾Techtop 9% Innovationtop 11% Fundingtop 14% Patentstop 15% Customerstop 19% Moattop 22% Markettop 23% Newstop 23% Talenttop 28% Producttop 32% Growthtop 42% Globalbottom 48% Tech: 83 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Innovation: 248 patents (top 4% of patent-holders) · 171 filings since 2022 vs 56 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 94/100 | $406M | 2 mo ago | 453 | Aurelian Nicolae Co-Founder & Chief Hardware Engineer | ShopifyContentfulSentry+37 | 19 signals Funding · Hiring · Capital raise | 248 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 1 partnership |
| 27 | ASAPP 🦄 Provider of an AI-native platform for contact center customer experience 78Funding top 17%Moat top 22%AI top 25%Innovation top 26% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% Moattop 22% AItop 25% Innovationtop 26% Patentstop 29% Markettop 35% Producttop 45% Globaltop 47% Techtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 47% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $400M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 11 yrs (0.4/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · IP moat: 161 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $400M | 3 mo ago | 183 183 → 403 (+120%) · sector median +40% | Priya Vijayarajendran CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailAmazon Web Services+20 | — | 161 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 28 | HawkEye 360 Developer of satellite-based geographic monitoring and communication solutions 67Funding top 9%News top 18%Talent top 25%Moat top 28% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 9% Newstop 18% Talenttop 25% Moattop 28% Growthtop 30% Patentstop 31% Innovationtop 36% Producttop 39% Techtop 41% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 33% Funding: Raised $387M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 10 yrs (1.3/yr) News: 17 BI events in 12 mo (of 71 tracked, 8 types) · +55% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $387M | 3 mo ago | 21 | Robert Mcgwier Founder and Technical Adviser | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | 17 signals ▲55% Leadership · Funding · IPO | 74 patents RF signal geolocation and emitter identification for spectrum monitoring | — |
| 29 | Science 🦄 Provider of online science magazine 72Funding top 13%Patents top 20%Moat top 24%Innovation top 33% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 13% Patentstop 20% Moattop 24% Innovationtop 33% Growthtop 35% Markettop 38% Globaltop 42% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 46% Funding: Raised $360M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) Patents: 245 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 102 filings since 2022 vs 115 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $360M | 3 mo ago | 76 | Max Hodak Founder & CEO | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceRuby+12 | — | 245 patents Specialty surfactants and polyether polymer derivatives for cosmetics and advanced chemical synthesis | 3 job openings · 1 award |
| 30 | Infleqtion Provider of neutral-atom quantum technology, products and solutions 69Funding top 8%News top 27%Growth top 33%Market top 44% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 8% Newstop 27% Growthtop 33% Markettop 44% Talenttop 45% Techtop 47% Globalbottom 45% Moatbottom 38% Funding: Raised $347M across 25 rounds · 25 rounds over 3 yrs (8.3/yr) News: 11 BI events in 12 mo (of 15 tracked, 5 types) · +1000% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $347M | 3 mo ago | 197 197 → 233 (+18%) · sector median +40% | Pranav Gokhale Co-Founder & CTO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+26 | 11 signals ▲1000% M&A · Earnings · IPO | — | 1 job opening |
| 31 | SiMa.ai Developer of hardware and software platform for physical artificial intelligence 69Funding top 15%AI top 22%Moat top 31%Partners top 32% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% AItop 22% Moattop 31% Partnerstop 32% Talenttop 38% Techtop 41% Markettop 45% Producttop 45% Growthtop 47% Newstop 49% Innovationbottom 48% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $330M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 6 yrs (1.2/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $330M | 2 mo ago | 161 | Krishna Rangasayee Founder and CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27 | 4 signals ▼43% Funding · Capital raise | — | 2 launchs · 2 partnerships |
| 32 | Sierra 🦄 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 | $285M | 1 mo ago | — | Bret Taylor Co-Founder | SanityTurbopackApple iCloud Mail+29 | — | — | — |
| 33 | Replit 🦄 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 | $272M | 3 mo ago | 92 | Haya Odeh Co-Founder | TurbopackEmotionSentry+28 | 16 signals ▲1500% Funding · New product · Capital raise | 14 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 launch |
| 34 | Spire Provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services using a large nanosatellite constellation in low… 64Partners top 17%Funding top 18%Moat top 29%Market top 30% All 13 signals ▾Partnerstop 17% Fundingtop 18% Moattop 29% Markettop 30% Patentstop 33% Talenttop 33% Newstop 37% Innovationtop 43% Techtop 44% Producttop 46% Globaltop 47% Growthbottom 45% Fin. healthbottom 45% Partners: 6 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 6 deals Funding: Raised $246M across 18 rounds · 18 rounds over 13 yrs (1.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $246M | 2 mo ago | 132 | Peter Platzer Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+25 | 31 signals ▼48% Earnings · Contracts · Leadership | 147 patents Wearable physiological monitoring devices and low-cost satellite communication systems | 1 partnership |
| 35 | Runway 🦄 Developer of artificial intelligence tools for image and video generation 87Funding top 14%Tech top 18%Growth top 21%AI top 25% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 14% Techtop 18% Growthtop 21% AItop 25% Moattop 28% Talenttop 28% Producttop 36% Customerstop 41% Markettop 43% Innovationtop 47% Globalbottom 42% Patentsbottom 38% Funding: Raised $237M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 8 yrs (0.9/yr) Tech: 54 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 87/100 | $237M | 4 mo ago | 30 | Anastasis Germanidis Co-Founder & Co-CEO | TurbopackApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+25 | — | 6 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | 5 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 36 | Parallel Web Systems 🦄 Developer of an API providing web search for AI applications 84Funding top 15%Growth top 20%AI top 20%Moat top 32% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% Growthtop 20% AItop 20% Moattop 32% Talenttop 38% Markettop 44% Techtop 44% Globalbottom 45% Funding: Raised $230M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100 | $230M | 1 mo ago | — | Travers Nisbet Co-Founder | SanityTurbopackNode.js+15 | — | — | 2 partnerships |
| 37 | Mojo Vision Developer of AR-based display technology 74Funding top 17%News top 21%Growth top 25%Talent top 28% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% Newstop 21% Growthtop 25% Talenttop 28% Moattop 31% Techtop 40% Markettop 48% Globalbottom 38% Funding: Raised $226M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 8 yrs (0.9/yr) News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 15 tracked, 3 types) · 7 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $226M | 2 mo ago | 150 | Mike Wiemer Co-Founder & CTO | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Node.js+22 | 7 signals Funding | — | 1 award |
| 38 | Factory 🦄 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 | $220M | 2 mo ago | — | Eno Reyes Co-Founder & CTO | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+15 | — | 24 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | 4 launchs |
| 39 | Iambic Therapeutics Provider of AI-driven drug discovery platform for the treatment of cancer 60Funding top 15%AI top 26%Moat top 31%Talent top 38% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% AItop 26% Moattop 31% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 45% Marketbottom 43% Newsbottom 43% Techbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Funding: Raised $206M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai driven, ai-driven rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $206M | 2 mo ago | 50 | Fred Manby Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+13 | — | — | — |
| 40 | Cognition 🦄 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 | $196M | 0 mo ago | — | Steven Hao Co-Founder | SanityTurbopackApple iCloud Mail+22 | 15 signals ▲400% M&A · Funding · Capital raise | 7 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 3 launchs · 2 partnerships |
| 41 | Monteris Minimally invasive robotic laser thermotherapy 55Funding top 15%Moat top 31%Talent top 38%Market top 43% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% Moattop 31% Talenttop 38% Markettop 43% Growthtop 48% Newsbottom 42% Techbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $174M across 20 rounds · 20 rounds over 18 yrs (1.1/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $174M | 3 mo ago | 100 100 → 128 (+28%) · sector median +40% | Richard Tyc Co-Founder & SVP Science & Technology | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Aera Developer of a decision intelligence platform providing real-time business recommendations 74Funding top 18%AI top 30%Growth top 32%Tech top 32% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% AItop 30% Growthtop 32% Techtop 32% Moattop 35% Producttop 41% Markettop 44% Talentbottom 49% Innovationbottom 45% Globalbottom 45% Patentsbottom 24% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $172M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 24 yrs (0.4/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $172M | 0 mo ago | 186 186 → 440 (+137%) · sector median +40% | Frederic Laluyaux President and CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+31 | — | 2 patents Deployable aerodynamic structures for aerial vehicles (e.g., UAV wing/rotor systems) | — |
| 43 | NoTraffic Provider of an AI mobility platform for traffic management solutions 62Funding top 19%Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Tech top 42% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Techtop 42% Globaltop 45% Marketbottom 37% Funding: Raised $161M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $161M | 2 mo ago | — | Tal Kreisler Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — | — | — |
| 44 | Cala Health Developer of a wearable non-invasive neuromodulation device 60Funding top 17%Product top 21%Innovation top 22%Patents top 26% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% Producttop 21% Innovationtop 22% Patentstop 26% Moattop 26% Talenttop 38% Techtop 46% Growthbottom 44% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 42% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $157M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 13 yrs (0.5/yr) Product: 6 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $157M | 1 mo ago | 50 50 → 122 (+144%) · sector median +40% | Kate Rosenbluth Founder and Co-President | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+31 | — | 243 patents Wearable peripheral nerve stimulation devices for tremor, movement and musculoskeletal disorder therapy | 1 award |
| 45 | Helm Developer of AI-first software for advanced driver-assistance systems and autonomous driving 78Funding top 19%Product top 21%Talent top 28%AI top 30% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Producttop 21% Talenttop 28% AItop 30% Growthtop 31% Moattop 31% Innovationtop 32% Techtop 38% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $124M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) Product: 9 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $124M | 1 mo ago | 37 | — | WebflowBugHerdBugSnag+21 | — | — | — |
| 46 | Upstage Provider of AI platform for multiple task management 83Funding top 18%AI top 20%News top 23%Growth top 24% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% AItop 20% Newstop 23% Growthtop 24% Techtop 29% Innovationtop 32% Moattop 39% Producttop 45% Markettop 47% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $118M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $118M | 2 mo ago | 127 | Sung Kim Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+17 | 12 signals ▲300% Funding · M&A · IPO | — | — |
| 47 | Armada Provider of edge platform combining connectivity, compute, and real-world AI 53Funding top 23%Growth top 35%Tech top 39%Moat top 42% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Growthtop 35% Techtop 39% Moattop 42% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 36% Funding: Raised $96.3M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 9 yrs (0.6/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $96M | 1 mo ago | — | Dan Wright Co-Founder & Co-CEO | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Node.js+23 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 48 | AuthID AI and cloud based identity proofing and authentication solutions for enterprises 45Funding top 26%News top 31%Product top 33%Tech top 37% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Newstop 31% Producttop 33% Techtop 37% Growthtop 42% Fin. healthtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 45% Marketbottom 41% Innovationbottom 39% Partnersbottom 34% Globalbottom 32% Funding: Raised $83.3M across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 4 yrs (4.8/yr) News: 9 BI events in 12 mo (of 47 tracked, 7 types) · -10% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $83M | 1 mo ago | 25 25 → 57 (+128%) · sector median +40% | Tom Thimot CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | 9 signals Funding · Earnings · New product | — | 1 launch · 2 partnerships |
| 49 | Cresilon Developer of hemostatic products for wound care 60Funding top 22%Growth top 32%Moat top 32%Product top 35% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Growthtop 32% Moattop 32% Producttop 35% Techtop 37% Patentstop 42% Innovationtop 48% Marketbottom 46% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $81.7M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 10 yrs (0.8/yr) Growth: Headcount 53 → 73 (+38%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $82M | 1 mo ago | 73 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+36 | — | 40 patents Hemostatic polymer adhesives and delivery devices for rapid surgical bleeding control | — |
| 50 | RADAR Provider of RFID and computer vision technology for retail inventory management 48Funding top 22%AI top 30%Moat top 32%Patents top 35% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% AItop 30% Moattop 32% Patentstop 35% Producttop 40% Innovationtop 43% Talenttop 48% Growthbottom 47% Globalbottom 42% Newsbottom 37% Techbottom 36% Marketbottom 34% Funding: Raised $63.0M across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 13 yrs (0.8/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: computer vision rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $63M | 1 mo ago | 25 | Spencer Hewett Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+10 | 3 signals ▼57% Leadership | 63 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
Top 12 High Tech companies in United States
#1
OpenAI 🦄Series G · San Francisco, California · founded 2015 · 831 employees$17.9Braised▾
OpenAI 🦄
Series G · San Francisco, California · founded 2015 · 831 employees
AI research and deployment solutions developing advanced artificial intelligence systems and tools for global use. It support a wide range of applications across productivity, development, and enterprise use cases. Engages in foundational AI research, model development, and safety work to improve the capabilities and reliability of large-scale AI systems. Operates as a public benefit organization with a mission centered on ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits humanity through safe and responsible deployment.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 97how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 7%Partners
top 9%Customers
top 9%Funding
top 10%Market
top 11%Innovation
top 12%Tech: 111 technologies across 8/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
Partners: 47 partnership announcements in 12 mo (56 in 24 mo) · 167 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 167 deals
Customers: App rating 4.8★ (2,644,412 reviews) · Review volume +293% in 6 mo · Marquee-customer mentions: top 5% of tracked companies
Audience (LinkedIn): 11M LinkedIn followers — 77.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 4 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series G$75M
- Mar 2026Series G$40M
- Feb 2026Series G$122B
- 2025Series E—
Founders & team
Investors
Infosys, YC Research, Amazon Web Services, Flat Capital, Tiger Global Management, Sequoia Capital
Tech stack
AlgoliaAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAmplitudeAngularjsApollo
#2
Series E · San Jose, California · founded 2012$4.3Braised▾
Series E · San Jose, California · founded 2012
Provider of supercomputers, clusters, and instances for artificial intelligence development. The company offers infrastructure for training foundation models and serving inference. It provides supercomputer resources, including high-density power, liquid cooling, and processors. The company delivers single-tenant clusters and instances optimized for artificial intelligence workloads. It focuses on security, compliance, and hardware-level isolation.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 84how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 9%Tech
top 21%Moat
top 27%Patents
top 29%AI
top 30%Innovation
top 31%Funding: Raised $4.3B across 12 rounds · 12 rounds over 7 yrs (1.7/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (May 2026)
Tech: 60 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Moat: IP moat: 36 patents · Unicorn · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 53k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2026Conventional Debt$1B
- Nov 2025Series E$1.5B
- Aug 2025Conventional Debt$275M
- Feb 2025Series D$480M
Founders & team
Investors
Gradient Ventures, Razer, Bloomberg Beta, 1517 Fund, SVB, Mercato Partners
Tech stack
6SenseApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDiscourse
#3
Anduril 🦄Series H · Costa Mesa, California · founded 2017 · 2193 employees$3.8Braised▾
Anduril 🦄
Series H · Costa Mesa, California · founded 2017 · 2193 employees
Provider of AI-driven defense and autonomous systems across air, land, sea, and space domains. It develops integrated platforms that enhance situational awareness, real-time decision-making, and operational effectiveness for defense and security applications. It delivers a range of autonomous systems and software-defined defense infrastructure, including surveillance systems, unmanned platforms, and command-and-control technologies designed to operate in complex and contested environments. Its solutions support modern military needs such as border security, force protection, and multi-domain mission coordination.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 96how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 11%Innovation
top 14%Patents
top 14%Tech
top 17%Market
top 21%Moat
top 22%Funding: Raised $3.8B across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 7 yrs (1.1/yr) · Last round Series H (May 2026)
Innovation: 329 patents (top 5% of patent-holders) · 300 filings since 2022 vs 29 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence, Tech Hardware
Patents: 329 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 300 filings since 2022 vs 29 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series H$5B
- Dec 2025Series G$30M
- Jun 2025Series G$2.5B
- Aug 2024Series F$1.5B
Founders & team
Investors
Founders Fund, Sands Capital, Fidelity Investments, Baillie Gifford, Franklin Templeton Investments, Altimeter Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApolloAws Certificate ManagerCloudflare
#4
Series G · San Francisco, California · founded 2021 · 73 employees$4.5Braised▾
Series G · San Francisco, California · founded 2021 · 73 employees
Provider of AI safety and research company. It is an AI research and safety company offering AI models and chatbots. Its chatbot can be used for multiple industries including customer support, legal support, coaching, searching data, back-office automation, and sales.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 97how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 7%Partners
top 13%Innovation
top 17%News
top 17%Talent
top 17%AI
top 20%Funding: Raised $4.5B across 17 rounds · 17 rounds over 5 yrs (3.4/yr) · Last round Series G (Apr 2026)
Partners: 11 partnership announcements in 12 mo (15 in 24 mo) · 58 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 58 deals
Innovation: 74 new-product events in 24 mo · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series G$5B
- Feb 2026Series G$30B
- Jan 2026Series F$10B
- Sep 2025Series F$13B
Founders & team
Investors
Amazon, Google, Buckhill Capital, Sapphire Ventures, MIS, Qualcomm
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#5
Public · Livingston, New Jersey · founded 2017 · 239 employees$2.3Braised▾
Public · Livingston, New Jersey · founded 2017 · 239 employees
Provider of cloud computing services for artificial intelligence workloads. It combines next-generation infrastructure, intelligent tools, and expert support to power the world’s most complex AI workloads. It provides a platform with tools for AI model training, inference, and development. The company delivers managed Kubernetes and Slurm on Kubernetes.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 96how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 10%Partners
top 15%Product
top 18%Innovation
top 19%Market
top 20%Growth
top 21%Funding: Raised $2.3B across 15 rounds · 15 rounds over 6 yrs (2.5/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Apr 2026)
Partners: 5 partnership announcements in 12 mo (7 in 24 mo) · 55 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 55 deals
Product: 10 product launch events in 12 mo, 3 the year before · Company stage: Public
Audience (LinkedIn): 142k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Post IPO$1B
- Mar 2025Series C$10M
- Oct 2024Conventional Debt$650M
- May 2024Conventional Debt$7.5B
Founders & team
Investors
Magnetar, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Citi
Tech stack
6SenseAmazon AdvertisingAmazon WebstoreBrightedgeBugherdCdnjs
#6
xAI 🦄Acquired · Palo Alto, California · founded 2023$6.1Braised▾
xAI 🦄
Acquired · Palo Alto, California · founded 2023
Platform providing AI-powered assistant for image generation and trend analysis. It is an artificial intelligence (AI) company focused on advancing scientific discovery and fostering a deeper understanding of the universe through its AI model, Grok. Grok is a powerful AI assistant designed to provide truthful, useful, and curious insights by leveraging real-time search, image generation, and trend analysis capabilities. Through its developer API, xAI enables seamless integration of Grok's intelligence into various projects and applications.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 96how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 10%Partners
top 17%Innovation
top 20%Moat
top 20%Market
top 21%Talent
top 21%Funding: Raised $6.1B across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 3 yrs (3.0/yr) · Last round Series E (Jan 2026)
Partners: 4 partnership announcements in 12 mo (5 in 24 mo) · 13 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 13 deals
Innovation: 8 new-product events in 24 mo · 12 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence
Audience (LinkedIn): 252k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 6 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Series E$20B
- Oct 2025Series C$7.5B
- Oct 2025Conventional Debt$12.5B
- Jul 2025Conventional Debt$5B
Founders & team
Investors
Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Valor Equity Partners, Fidelity Investments, Kingdom Holding Company, Vy Capital
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesBase UiCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser Insights
#7
Mind 🦄Series A · Palo Alto, California · founded 2025$1Braised▾
Mind 🦄
Series A · Palo Alto, California · founded 2025
Developer of robotic platform designed for industrial deployment and manufacturing tasks. The platform leverages advancements in Physical AI to generalize across core tasks. It scales across manufacturing domains, designed to work alongside humans. The platform is initially focused on mastering automotive manufacturing environments.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 13%Market
top 47%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 48%Tech
bottom 34%Funding: Raised $1.0B across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 1 yrs (3.0/yr) · Last round Series A (May 2026)
Market: Top-10,000,000 web property · Unicorn
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series A$400M
- Mar 2026Series A$500M
- Nov 2025Seed$115M
Founders & team
Investors
Eclipse, Bessemer Venture Partners, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Meritech, Redpoint Ventures
Tech stack
Framer SitesHstsHttp/3Open GraphPriority HintsReact
#8
Series E · Fremont, California · founded 2016 · 197 employees$680Mraised▾
Series E · Fremont, California · founded 2016 · 197 employees
Provider of implantable brain-computer interfaces. It offers flagship product the N1 Implant the Link which is a coin-sized device designed to decode neural signals and enable users to control digital devices using only their thoughts. It also has an experimental device called Blindsight to restore vision in individuals with optic nerve damage by directly stimulating the visual cortex.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 15%Patents
top 25%Moat
top 25%Innovation
top 27%Talent
top 28%Market
top 33%Funding: Raised $680M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series E (May 2026)
Patents: 97 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 62 filings since 2022 vs 35 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · IP moat: 97 patents · Unicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 414k LinkedIn followers — 2.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series E—
- May 2025Series E$650M
- Nov 2023Series D$43M
- Aug 2023Series D$323.2M
Founders & team
Investors
Founders Fund, Advaita Capital, Setcoin Group, MarketX, Ipo Club, Type One Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud Mail
#9
Cerebras 🦄Public · Sunnyvale, California · founded 2015$750Mraised▾
Cerebras 🦄
Public · Sunnyvale, California · founded 2015
Provider of high-performance AI infrastructure and wafer-scale computing solutions. It leverages proprietary wafer-scale processor technology to power generative AI, real-time reasoning, conversational AI, and intelligent agent workflows with significantly higher speed and efficiency than traditional GPU-based systems. Its offerings support cloud, on-premise, and private deployment environments, enabling organizations to build, fine-tune, and serve large AI models at scale while optimizing performance, latency, and infrastructure costs.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 96how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 10%Tech
top 17%News
top 18%Growth
top 20%Talent
top 23%Moat
top 26%Funding: Raised $750M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 10 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Apr 2026)
Tech: 44 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
News: 10 BI events in 12 mo (of 16 tracked, 6 types) · +67% YoY · 9 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 120k LinkedIn followers · 98 engagements/post (2.3× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Conventional Debt$850M
- Feb 2026Series H$1B
- Sep 2025Series G$1.1B
- Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$1.6M
Founders & team
Investors
Benchmark, Foundation Capital, Eclipse, Open Field Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Coatue
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCookieyesGodaddy
#10
Series G · San Diego, California · founded 2015 · 364 employees$930.2Mraised▾
Series G · San Diego, California · founded 2015 · 364 employees
Developer of AI-powered platforms and software for defense applications. The company provides solutions for mission autonomy, surveillance, and object detection. Its offerings include autonomous pilot software, command and control toolkits, and autonomy development platforms. It also manufactures unmanned aircraft for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 93how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 9%Product
top 18%Talent
top 22%Moat
top 26%Market
top 28%Growth
top 29%Funding: Raised $930M across 16 rounds · 16 rounds over 11 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Series G (Mar 2026)
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series G
Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 151k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Hivemind) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series G$2B
- Feb 2025Series F$591.8M
- Dec 2023Series F$100M
- Dec 2023Venture Debt$200M
Founders & team
Investors
Andreessen Horowitz, Homebrew, Bloomberg Beta, Founder Collective, Riot, Disruptive Ventures
Tech stack
Anime.JsApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDocusign
#11
Skydio 🦄Series F · San Mateo, California · founded 2014 · 332 employees$570Mraised▾
Skydio 🦄
Series F · San Mateo, California · founded 2014 · 332 employees
Manufacturer of autonomous drones and related software, services, and accessories. It provides drone platforms, docking stations, attachments, and software for autonomous flight, data capture, and integration. These products serve sectors including public safety, utilities, national security, inspection, transportation, construction, and oil and gas. Services include regulatory and success support, along with developer tools and training.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 94how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 13%Funding
top 14%Tech
top 16%AI
top 20%Moat
top 22%Innovation
top 24%Patents: 614 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 513 filings since 2022 vs 98 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding: Raised $570M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 11 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series F (Apr 2026)
Tech: 90 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Envoy
Audience (LinkedIn): 136k LinkedIn followers · 85 engagements/post (2.0× cohort median)
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Staff Global Supply Manager, Mechanicals, Senior Global Supply Manager, Camera
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series F$110M
- May 2024Series E$170M
- Mar 2022Series E$230M
- Feb 2021Series D$170M
Founders & team
Investors
Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, IVP, Deep Learning, Playground Global, Linse Capital
Tech stack
AffirmAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAmerican ExpressApple Icloud MailApple Pay
#12
Series E · Palo Alto, California · founded 2017 · 497 employees$1.1Braised▾
Series E · Palo Alto, California · founded 2017 · 497 employees
Provider of AI-powered software and hardware. The platform offers a suite of generative AI systems for enterprises and government organizations. Its suite includes ChatGPT chatbots designed for banks, law firms, healthcare providers, and other sectors.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 93how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 13%Patents
top 13%Funding
top 14%Tech
top 19%AI
top 22%Moat
top 22%Innovation: 589 patents (top 2% of patent-holders) · 511 filings since 2022 vs 78 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence, Tech Hardware
Patents: 589 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 511 filings since 2022 vs 78 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding: Raised $1.1B across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series E (Feb 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 96k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series E$350M
- Apr 2021Series D$676M
- Feb 2020Series C$250M
- Apr 2019Series B$150M
Founders & team
Investors
BlackRock, Google Ventures, Walden International, Redline Capital Management, Intel Capital, Celesta Capital
Tech stack
6SenseApple Icloud MailAtlassian StatuspageCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
Funding & investor landscape
$333.1Btotal disclosed funding
8,259companies funded
23,645disclosed rounds
151rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
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Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer · Anthropic
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Brannin Mcbee
Co-Founder & CDO · CoreWeave
Elon Musk
Co-Founder & CEO · xAI
Yuhuai Wu
Co-Founder · xAI
RJ Scaringe
Founder & CEO · Mind
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,636,199 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of High Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States
How research on Semiconductors is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 8,739 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 42% → 60% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Georgia Institute of Technology489
- IMEC343
- Intel325
- Purdue University West Lafayette218
- Industrial Technology Research Institute177
leading researchers
Sung Kyu Lim · Krishnendu Chakrabarty · John H. Lau · David Z. Pan · Pradeep Lall · Muhannad S. Bakir · Philip G. Neudeck · Dae Hyun Kim
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Breakthroughs3,231 · 37%
▲ 32%→44% share
▲1.4× share momentum3 median citations38% since 2021mostly methods-led
Artificial neural network research is surging in semiconductor breakthroughs — papers jumped from 3 to 29, with convolutional neural networks newly emerging.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photonics56→121
- Photonic integrated circuit49→81
- Artificial neural network3→29
- Detector25→48
- Scalability53→73
Newly emergingLithium niobate 0→8 · Convolutional neural network 0→8 · Adaptability 0→6
Landmark Stretchable and Foldable Silicon Integrated Circuits · 1,653 cites
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Advancements3,498 · 40%
▼ 43%→36% share
▼0.8× share momentum3 median citations28% since 2021mostly methods-led
Rapid single flux quantum research is intensifying in advancements — papers rose from 2 to 12, signaling growing superconducting logic momentum.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photonics45→59
- Artificial neural network2→14
- Rapid single flux quantum2→12
- Detector20→29
- Image sensor2→11
Newly emergingReinforcement learning 0→7 · Reconfigurability 0→6 · Photocathode 0→6
Landmark A Review of GaN on SiC High Electron-Mobility Power Transistors and MMICs · 965 cites
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Concerns1,032 · 12%
▼ 13%→11% share
▼0.8× share momentum2 median citations30% since 2021mostly empirical
Hardware security module concerns are rising sharply — papers doubled from 6 to 13, with exploit vulnerabilities newly emerging at 9 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photonics10→28
- Hardware security module6→13
- Thermal10→16
- Automotive industry2→8
- Photonic integrated circuit9→14
Newly emergingExploit 0→9 · Software deployment 0→5
Landmark A Survey of Hardware Trojan Taxonomy and Detection · 1,365 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where semiconductors 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.
Atlanta491 · +0.54
SF Bay Area314 · +0.57
Boston284 · +0.65
Los Angeles274 · +0.57
New York195 · +0.58
Austin146 · +0.52
Pittsburgh123 · +0.64
San Diego108 · +0.54
Ann Arbor87 · +0.68
Chicago71 · +0.63
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing semiconductors patents in the United States
United States semiconductors patent filing is cooling — 112,775 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by IBM, Applied Materials, Intel; annual filings 11572→7675.
112,775 filings8,000 assigneespeak 13822/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- IBM19691
- Applied Materials13119
- Intel11689
- Micron Technology10011
- Texas Instruments4804
- LAM RES4667
- Sandisk Technologies3051
- Qualcomm2897
Common questions
How many High Tech companies are there in United States?
Radar tracks 22535 indexable High Tech companies headquartered in United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by High Tech companies in United States?
The High Tech companies in United States on this list have raised a combined $333.1B in disclosed equity funding across 8259 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded High Tech company in United States?
OpenAI is the highest-funded High Tech company in United States, with $17.9B in disclosed equity funding.
How many High Tech companies in United States are funded?
8259 of the 22535 High Tech companies in United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many High Tech unicorns are there in United States?
223 High Tech companies in United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in United States High Tech companies?
The most active investors in United States High Tech companies on this list include Y Combinator, National Science Foundation, Techstars, HHS, Plug and Play Tech Center.
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