2679 indexable Native AI companies headquartered in California, United States, ranked by total equity funding and recent funding momentum. Combined disclosed equity funding of $136.9B across 1421 funded companies, including 110 unicorns.
| # | Company | Funding | Valuation | Stage | Latest round | Employees | Founded | Momentum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OpenAI
Unicorn AI research and deployment solutions developing advanced artificial intelligence systems and tools for global use |
$17.9B | $157B as of 2024 |
Series G | Series G Apr 2026 | 831 | 2015 | ↑ Active |
| 2 |
Lambda AI
Unicorn Provider of supercomputers, clusters, and instances for artificial intelligence development |
$4.3B | — | Series E | Conventional Debt May 2026 | — | 2012 | ↑ Active |
| 3 |
Anduril
Unicorn Provider of AI-driven defense and autonomous systems across air, land, sea, and space domains |
$3.8B | $14B as of 2024 |
Series H | Series H May 2026 | 2,193 | 2017 | ↑ Active |
| 4 |
Anthropic
Unicorn Provider of AI safety and research company |
$4.5B | $15B as of 2023 |
Series G | Series G Apr 2026 | 73 | 2021 | ↑ Active |
| 5 |
Waymo
Unicorn Provider of self-driving and autonomous vehicle solutions for safe and accessible transportation |
$11.1B | $45B as of 2024 |
Series D | Series D Feb 2026 | 2,297 | 2009 | ↑ Active |
| 6 |
xAI
Unicorn Platform providing AI-powered assistant for image generation and trend analysis |
$6.1B | $24B as of 2024 |
Acquired | Series E Jan 2026 | — | 2023 | ↑ Active |
| 7 |
Cerebras
Unicorn Provider of high-performance AI infrastructure and wafer-scale computing solutions |
$750M | $4B as of 2021 |
Public | Conventional Debt Apr 2026 | — | 2015 | ↑ Active |
| 8 |
Shield AI
Unicorn Developer of AI-powered platforms and software for defense applications |
$930.2M | $2.8B as of 2023 |
Series G | Series G Mar 2026 | 364 | 2015 | ↑ Active |
| 9 |
Skydio
Unicorn Manufacturer of autonomous drones and related software, services, and accessories |
$570M | $2.2B as of 2023 |
Series F | Series F Apr 2026 | 332 | 2014 | ↑ Active |
| 10 |
SambaNova Systems
Unicorn Provider of AI-powered software and hardware |
$1.1B | $5B as of 2021 |
Series E | Series E Feb 2026 | 497 | 2017 | ↑ Active |
| 11 |
SiMa.ai
Developer of hardware and software platform for physical artificial intelligence |
$330M | — | Series C | Series C Apr 2026 | 161 | 2018 | ↑ Active |
| 12 |
Sierra
Unicorn A conversational AI platform that helps businesses to build customer experiences |
$285M | $4.5B as of 2024 |
Series E | Series E May 2026 | — | 2023 | ↑ Active |
| 13 |
Aera
Developer of a decision intelligence platform providing real-time business recommendations |
$171.5M | — | Series D | Series D May 2026 | 186 | 1999 | ↑ Active |
| 14 |
Cognition
Unicorn Developer of an AI software engineer designed to automate coding |
$196M | $2B as of 2024 |
Series D | Series D May 2026 | — | 2023 | ↑ Active |
| 15 |
Nexthop AI
Unicorn AI infrastructure for cloud infrastructure |
$610M | — | Series B | Series B Mar 2026 | — | 2024 | ↑ Active |
| 16 |
Kodiak Robotics
Developer of AI-powered ground autonomy solutions for trucking, defense, industrial |
$165M | — | Public | Post IPO May 2026 | 182 | 2018 | ↑ Active |
| 17 |
Parallel Web Systems
Unicorn Developer of an API providing web search for AI applications |
$230M | — | Series B | Series B Apr 2026 | — | 2023 | ↑ Active |
| 18 |
Factory
Unicorn Developer of artificial intelligence solutions for industrial automation and optimization |
$220M | — | Series C | Series C Apr 2026 | — | 2023 | ↑ Active |
| 19 |
Replit
Unicorn AI platform to build apps, websites, and software instantly |
$271.9M | $1.2B as of 2023 |
Series D | Series D Mar 2026 | 92 | 2016 | ↑ Active |
| 20 |
Iambic Therapeutics
Provider of AI-driven drug discovery platform for the treatment of cancer |
$206.2M | — | Series C | Series C Apr 2026 | 50 | 2019 | ↑ Active |
| 21 |
Nuro
Unicorn Developer of autonomous driving technology for automakers and mobility providers |
$2.1B | $8.6B as of 2021 |
Series E | Series E Aug 2025 | 1,005 | 2016 | ↑ Active |
| 22 |
Physical Intelligence
Unicorn Developer of AI models and learning algorithms for physical robots |
$1.1B | — | Series B | Series B Nov 2025 | — | 2024 | ↑ Active |
| 23 |
Helm
Developer of AI-first software for advanced driver-assistance systems and autonomous driving |
$124M | $431M as of 2022 |
Series D | Series D May 2026 | 37 | 2016 | ↑ Active |
| 24 |
Unframe AI
Provider of a managed AI delivery platform for tailored business solutions |
$100M | — | Series B | Series B May 2026 | — | 2024 | ↑ Active |
| 25 |
Upstage
Provider of AI platform for multiple task management |
$118.4M | — | Series C | Series C Apr 2026 | 127 | 2020 | ↑ Active |
| 26 |
KoBold Metals
Unicorn Developer of mineral exploration technology and operator of mining projects |
$892.3M | $1.1B as of 2023 |
Series D | Series D Oct 2025 | 62 | 2018 | ↑ Active |
| 27 |
Bedrock Robotics
Unicorn Developer of autonomous technology for transforming construction and industrial equipment |
$350M | — | Series B | Series B Feb 2026 | — | 2024 | ↑ Active |
| 28 |
Scout AI
AI-powered robotic systems for defense and related applications |
$115M | — | Series A | Series A Apr 2026 | — | 2024 | ↑ Active |
| 29 |
nEye
Provider of integrated silicon photonic switch for AI computing |
$148.5M | — | Series C | Series C Apr 2026 | — | 2020 | ↑ Active |
| 30 |
Qualified Health
Provider of an enterprise AI platform for healthcare systems |
$155M | — | Series B | Series B Mar 2026 | — | 2023 | ↑ Active |
| 31 |
Perplexity
Unicorn AI-powered search and answer generation |
$415.4M | $3B as of 2024 |
Series E | Angel Dec 2025 | 8 | 2022 | ↑ Active |
| 32 |
Uniphore
Unicorn Provider of a business artificial intelligence platform with agentic and model layers |
$656.7M | $2.5B as of 2022 |
Series F | Series F Oct 2025 | 355 | 2008 | ↑ Active |
| 33 |
Ricursive
Developer of self-improving artificial intelligence systems focused on chip design |
$335M | — | Series A | Series A Jan 2026 | — | 2025 | ↑ Active |
| 34 |
Groq
Unicorn Provider of AI inference platforms and on-premise AI inference clusters |
$1B | $2.8B as of 2024 |
Series E | Series E Sep 2025 | 165 | 2016 | ↑ Active |
| 35 |
Flexiv Robotics
Unicorn Manufacturer of adaptive robots and robotic solutions for industrial automation |
$122M | $1B as of 2022 |
Series C | Series C Mar 2026 | 300 | 2016 | ↑ Active |
| 36 |
Upscale AI
Unicorn Developer of networking infrastructure to accelerate and scale artificial intelligence |
$300M | — | Series A | Series A Jan 2026 | — | 2025 | ↑ Active |
| 37 |
Netomi
Provider AI-based customer service management platform |
$52M | $210M as of 2021 |
Series C | Series C Apr 2026 | 51 | 2015 | ↑ Active |
| 38 |
WeRide
Unicorn AI-driven autonomous vehicle technologies |
$1.1B | $3.3B as of 2021 |
Public | Post IPO Aug 2025 | 107 | 2017 | ↑ Active |
| 39 |
Olix
Developer of a new compute paradigm for frontier artificial intelligence |
$220M | — | Series A | Series A Feb 2026 | — | 2024 | ↑ Active |
| 40 |
Unconventional AI
Unicorn Developer of computer systems optimizing energy efficiency for artificial intelligence |
$475M | — | Seed | Seed Dec 2025 | — | 2025 | ↑ Active |
| 41 |
Vercel
Unicorn Provider of cloud infrastructure and developer tools for web applications |
$563M | $3.2B as of 2024 |
Series F | Series F Sep 2025 | 455 | 2015 | ↑ Active |
| 42 |
Scale AI
Unicorn Labeled data to train AI applications |
$1.6B | $1B as of 2024 |
Series G | Series G Jun 2025 | 531 | 2016 | ↑ Active |
| 43 |
Standard Intelligence
Developer of general computer action models and interactive speech software |
$75M | — | Series A | Series A Apr 2026 | — | 2024 | ↑ Active |
| 44 |
Figure
Unicorn Developer of AI-powered humanoid robots designed for everyday home assistance |
$754M | $2.6B as of 2024 |
Series C | Series C Sep 2025 | 49 | 2022 | ↑ Active |
| 45 |
Verses
Provider of AI-integrated digital twins for data distribution |
$78.3M | — | Public | Post IPO Mar 2026 | 37 | 2018 | ↑ Active |
| 46 |
JuiceBox
Provider of an AI recruiting platform offering search, CRM, and agents |
$110.5M | — | Series B | Series B Mar 2026 | — | 2022 | ↑ Active |
| 47 |
Cognichip
Developer of artificial intelligence software for semiconductor design automation tools |
$93M | — | Series A | Series A Apr 2026 | — | 2024 | ↑ Active |
| 48 |
Arena
Unicorn Provider of a platform for benchmarking and comparing AI models |
$250M | — | Series A | Series A Jan 2026 | — | 2025 | ↑ Active |
| 49 |
Fathom
Provider of autonomous medical coding platform and related coding services |
$61M | — | Series B | Series B May 2026 | 79 | 2017 | ↑ Active |
| 50 |
Superb AI
Provider of computer vission for training data management |
$29.1M | — | Series C | Grant (prize money) May 2026 | 14 | 2018 | ↑ Active |
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 cente
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, complianc
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-contr
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.
Provider of self-driving and autonomous vehicle solutions for safe and accessible transportation. It is a developer of autonomous driving technology, focusing on creating safe and easy transportation systems for people and things. Utilizing machine learning, Waymo aims to improve road safety through its self-driving vehicle technology. The company has a strong research focus, publishing studies and datasets to advanc
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 capabiliti
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 organization
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.
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 develop
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.
Developer of hardware and software platform for physical artificial intelligence. The company offers a machine learning system-on-chip, boards, and development kits. The hardware and software are designed for robotics, automotive, industrial, government, retail, and healthcare sectors. The company's platform supports computer vision, large language models, and multimodal models.
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.
Rankings are computed by Radar (Fliar BI) from the Radar company master and are updated periodically. Funding and momentum scores use disclosed equity-funding data only. Figures may lag private rounds. Last updated 2026-06-16.
