
Computer Vision Landscape of the United States
1,290 Computer Vision companies in the United States, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Computer Vision in the United States
Shows 1,290 tracked companies, highlighting which are currently hiring, which have disclosed funding, and the top firms in hiring and financing.
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DENSO11last posted Jun 2026
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Anduril11last posted Jun 2026
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Early Warning11last posted Jun 2026
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Jumio10last posted Aug 2026
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Fidelity10last posted May 2026
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SafelyYou10last posted Jun 2026
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Netradyne9last posted Aug 2026
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Skydio9last posted Jun 2026
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Anduril$11.3BSeries H · May 2026
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Metropolis$1.9BSeries D · Nov 2025
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Pony.ai$1.3BPost IPO · Dec 2024
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Skydio$825MSeries F · Apr 2026
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Tempo$397.5MSeries C · Apr 2021
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Netradyne$362.2MSeries D · Jan 2025
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Eyeris$350MSeries D · Sep 2018
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Quavo$311MPE · Jul 2025
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Ambarella$390.7MFY2025 filing
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Duostech$27MFY2024 filing
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SISA Information Security$19.7Msnapshot Mar 2025
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Rank One Computing$17MFY2025 filing
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Cloudastructure$5.1MFY2025 filing
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Quanergy Com$2.3MFY2022 filing
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Wobot$1.6Msnapshot Mar 2025
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Koi Reader$881ksnapshot Mar 2025
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Anduril2,193tracked employees
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Early Warning1,022tracked employees
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Pony.ai539tracked employees
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SISA Information Security400tracked employees
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Skydio332tracked employees
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Incode317tracked employees
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Tempo246tracked employees
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Netradyne245tracked employees
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Anduril11.4%123 tracked events
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ZoOm8.1%87 tracked events
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Ambarella7.2%78 tracked events
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Pony.ai6.4%69 tracked events
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Netradyne6.2%67 tracked events
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Cyngn Technologies3.7%40 tracked events
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Esker3.6%39 tracked events
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Duostech2.6%28 tracked events
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DeepAItop 50kdeepai.org
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Afternictop 50kafternic.com
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Metropolistop 50kmetropolis.io
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Roboflowtop 100kroboflow.com
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Netradynetop 100knetradyne.com
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IPQualityScoretop 100kipqualityscore.com
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Skydiotop 500kskydio.com
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Anduriltop 500kanduril.com
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Anduril≥674articles in the window
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ETC≥535articles in the window
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Quavo≥303articles in the window
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G2≥181articles in the window
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Skydio≥137articles in the window
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Pony.ai≥74articles in the window
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Ambarella≥61articles in the window
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Clarifai≥35articles in the window
See all 1,290 Computer Vision companies in the United States
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How the Computer Vision ecosystem in the United States grew, 2016–2025
Shows the number of companies founded each year, with a peak of 110 new firms in 2017 and 21 in 2025.
Where Computer Vision companies in the United States are based
Lists the cities with the most companies, led by San Francisco (97) and New York City (87).








The Computer Vision market map of the United States: what these companies actually do
Breaks down product sub‑categories and revenue models, noting enterprise tech (1,199) and subscription pricing (1,131) as the largest groups.
- Enterprise Tech1,199 companies · $25.3B raised · 98 hiring
- Enterprise Software772 companies · $7.9B raised · 63 hiring
- Deep Tech635 companies · $22.9B raised · 66 hiring
- Artificial Intelligence569 companies · $19.9B raised · 67 hiring
- SaaS460 companies · $4.7B raised · 42 hiring
- Fintech452 companies · $2.9B raised · 33 hiring
- Biometric Access Control422 companies · $2.2B raised · 24 hiring
- Video Surveillance393 companies · $3.5B raised · 23 hiring
- Identity Access Management320 companies · $1.5B raised · 16 hiring
- Biometric Authentication291 companies · $1.1B raised · 11 hiring
- AI as a Service233 companies · $3.1B raised · 32 hiring
- Consumer Digital227 companies · $1.7B raised · 10 hiring
Monetization
How Computer Vision companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Computer Vision in the United States
Counts 674 corporate events over the past 24 months, including 127 funding rounds and 125 key‑person announcements.
- M&Atoday announced the acquisition of Moove Connected Mobility2026-05-05
- FundingSkydio has raised $110 million in Series F financing, led by existing investors, bringing the company’s valuation to $4.4 billion.2026-04-28
- M&AViant Technology Inc., a leader in CTV and AI‑powered programmatic advertising, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TVision Insights, the only attention measurement provider delivering second‑by‑second, eyes‑on‑screen attention, co‑viewership and in‑room presence for TV.2026-04-15
- FundingBoulder Imaging has received a growth investment from Lime Rock New Energy.2026-04-14
- FundingAlcatraz AI has now raised a total of $78.1M in total equity funding and is backed by Almaz Capital, BlackPeak Capital, Cogito Capital Partners, EBRD Venture Capital, and Ray Stata.2026-04-06
- FundingThe round follows a $3M pre-seed led by Upfront Ventures and Betaworks in early 2024.2026-04-03
- M&AAnduril Industries said it has agreed to acquire ExoAnalytic Solutions, a Foothill Ranch-based national security company focused on space domain awareness and missile defense.2026-03-11
- FundingDuos Technologies Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DUOT) today announced it has closed its underwritten public offering of 8,666,666 shares of common stock for total gross proceeds of approximately $65 million.2026-03-03
- M&ACesiumAstro announced Thursday that it had acquired Vidrovr2026-02-26
- M&AElectric trucking startup Harbinger has acquired autonomous driving software company Phantom AI, in an effort to vertically integrate more technology and create new revenue streams for the young company.2026-02-25
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Computer Vision company in the United States was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-05-05 | ||
| $40M | Announced | 2026-04-18 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-03-13 | ||
| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-02-28 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-02-26 | ||
| $34M | Announced | 2026-02-10 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Details notable events such as IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches, and contract wins.
DuostechIPO · Nasdaq · DUOT · 2 reportsFeb 2026
Pony.aiIPO · Hong Kong · 2026.HK · 16 reportsJan 2026
Rank One ComputingIPO · Nasdaq · ROC · 3 reportsJan 2026
ZoOmIPO · 1 reportDec 2025
AndurilIPO · 1 reportJun 2025
EskerIPO · Paris Stock Exchange · 2 reportsMar 2025
CloudastructureDirect Listing · Nasdaq Capital Market · CSAI · 1 reportFeb 2025
KinoTekDr. Darin Padua · Appointment → Scientific AdvisorMay 2026
KinoTekDr. Mark Sakr · Appointment → Scientific AdvisorMay 2026
JumioMark · Appointment — was Chief Executive OfficerApr 2026
JumioMark Lorion · Appointment → Chief Executive OfficerApr 2026
ZoOmFrank Skiffington · Appointment → Head of Australia and New ZealandApr 2026
CertifIDJosh Linn · Appointment → Chief Product OfficerApr 2026
CertifIDLiz Conn · Appointment → Chief Marketing OfficerApr 2026
ZoOmRussell Dicker · Appointment → Chief Product OfficerApr 2026
Pony.aifourth‑generation L4 autonomous heavy truck (Heavy truck)Apr 2026
Pony.aiL4 autonomous light truck (Light truck)Apr 2026
Jumioselfie.DONE (Reusable digital identity platform)Apr 2026
IncogniaIncognia Device and Location IntelligenceApr 2026
StarComplianceautomated FINRA data push functionalityMar 2026
StarComplianceBroker-Dealer Registration solution (Compliance technology / Registration workflow)Mar 2026
EPICCuriosity (Medical Foundation Model)Mar 2026
EPICAgent Factory (AI Agent Creation)Mar 2026
Pony.aiapproved for by-invite rides in Singapore — Singapore’s Land Transport AuthorityApr 2026
IntelliVisionapproved — Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)Jan 2026
Pony.aiapproved for secondary listing — China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)Oct 2025
Pony.aiapproved for listing in Hong Kong — China Securities Regulatory CommissionOct 2025
- hayden ai v Chris Carsonproprietary information theft · FiledMar 2026
- epic v googleapp store antitrust dispute · SettledMar 2026
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +49.9%, half slower.
Who is building Computer Vision in the United States
Profiles 970 founders and CEOs across 657 firms, with Stanford (47) and MIT (21) as the most common alma maters and Google (20) as the top prior employer.
Ex-Google, Convexus Advisors. University of California, Berkeley BS 2005, MIT MS 2009, PhD 2012
Ex-Columbia Engineering, Pursuit. Columbia University BS 2015, Queens College BA 2013
Ex-Co-Founder-Mountain View Analytics, Qualcomm, Jet Propulsion Laboratory · New Mexico State University 1996, Stanford University PhD 2003
The Khronos Group, Veylinx. Concordia University 2004
Quavo Fraud And Disputes, ex-Quavo, ex-Pegasystems, University of Vermont, 1979
The Thiel Foundation, Ex-Co-Founder BazaarBoy, Frigid Computer. Washington University in St Louis BS 2014
Ex-Brenntag Group, Grupo Amco, Amco Foods. Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico BBA 2003
Ex-Chief, Lyft, Habit, HelloFresh. University of Dayton 2002
OpenKinect, ex-Information Strategies, Manning Publications, Co-Founder Immerge Technologies. James Madison University BS 2005
- flagged as repeat founders12
- no repeat-founder flag859
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Who funds Computer Vision in the United States
Records 1,026 funding rounds since 2016 from 1,233 investors, with a typical round size of $3 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Y Combinator | 51 | 19 | Mar 2026 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 24 | 8 | May 2026 |
| Techstars | 21 | 11 | Nov 2023 |
| National Science Foundation | 17 | — | Mar 2025 |
| New Enterprise Associates | 16 | 10 | Jul 2022 |
| Founders Fund | 14 | 5 | Jun 2025 |
| Alchemist Accelerator | 10 | 8 | Nov 2022 |
| Bessemer Venture Partners | 10 | 5 | Nov 2024 |
| Plug and Play Tech Center | 10 | 5 | Sep 2025 |
| America’s Seed Fund | 10 | — | Jan 2024 |
The typical round is $3M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Computer Vision funding rounds in the United States
Highlights the largest disclosed round—Anduril’s $5 billion Series H—and lists ten other large recent rounds.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series Hmega-round | $5B | May 2026 | Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz | |
| Series Gmega-round | $2.5B | Jun 2025 | Founders Fund | |
| Series Fmega-round | $1.5B | Aug 2024 | Founders Fund, Sands Capital, Fidelity Investments +4 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $1.5B | Dec 2022 | Peter Thiel, Valor Equity Partners, Founders Fund +14 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $500M | Nov 2025 | LionTree, BDT & MSD Partners, DFJ Growth +5 more | |
| Series Bmega-round | $462M | Feb 2020 | Toyota Motor | |
| Series Dmega-round | $450M | Jun 2021 | Elad Gil, Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC +5 more | |
| Series Cmega-round | $267M | Nov 2020 | Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, 5Y Capital, ClearVue Partners +2 more | |
| Series Bmega-round | $263M | Jan 2020 | Canaan, Khosla Ventures, New Enterprise Associates +1 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $250M | Sep 2018 | — |
161 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Series H$5BMay 2026
Series B$170MMay 2026
Grant (prize money)$403kMay 2026
Series DundisclosedMay 2026
AngelundisclosedMay 2026
Series F$110MApr 2026
Series B$50MApr 2026
Series A$8MApr 2026
What the news says about Computer Vision in the United States
Indexes 1,328,687 news articles from the last year, most often covering administrative, geopolitical, and international political topics.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Computer Vision news in United States. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Administrative and political subdivisions≥4,337,110▲+17%
- Geopolitical disputes and contested areas≥320,406▲+30%
- International and transnational geographic entities≥320,246▲+30%
- International political relations≥197,896→+4%
- Security and defense policies≥140,837▲+19%
- International relations and diplomacy≥90,150→-10%
- Geographic naming conventions and etymology≥81,727▲+380%
- Trade policies and agreements≥73,141▼-26%
- Human rights advocacy reports≥67,136▼-27%
- Political asylum and refugee policies≥54,398▼-31%
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- ≥181
- ≥137
- ≥74
- ≥61
- ≥35
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125 Computer Vision companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch Computer Vision coverage in United States as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in United States Computer Vision coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Computer Vision jobs in the United States: who is hiring and what they ask for
Aggregates 3,844 job postings from 148 employers, with median advertised salary of $129 k and top skills including Python and AWS.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Computer Vision employers in the United States put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- python68▲
- aws62▲
- computer vision45▲
- typescript38▲
- erp37▲
- react30▲
- c++29▲
- sql26▲
- kubernetes25▲
- excel23▲
- Senior$146k/yr (n=184)
- Manager$134k/yr (n=156)
- Lead$166k/yr (n=33)
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What Computer Vision research in the United States is working on
Counts 5,893 U.S.‑affiliated papers, of which 4,693 identify opportunities, 196 note common problems, and 147 issue cautions.
United States-affiliated Computer Vision literature runs 2.2× more “breakthrough” than science at large (58.3% vs 26.3% baseline).
96% positive · 3% neutral · 1% negative, across 5,893 papers.
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ranked by how often their work is cited
Ross Girshick · Kaiming He · Jian Sun · Trevor Darrell · Shaoqing Ren · Christian Szegedy · Geoffrey E. Hinton · Alex Krizhevsky
- ImageNet classification with deep convolutional neural networks · 76k cites
- Faster R-CNN: Towards Real-Time Object Detection with Region Proposal Networks · 53k cites
- Going deeper with convolutions · 46k cites
- Densely Connected Convolutional Networks · 44k cites
- Fully convolutional networks for semantic segmentation · 36k cites















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