Here are 17 US-based AI companies that raised $100 million or more in 2026

Nearly 20 US-based AI startups have raised mega rounds of $100 million or more in 2026 — and it’s been less than two months.

If the first few weeks of 2026 are any indication, the AI ​​startup market will see another year of massive funding rounds at eye-popping valuations. US AI startups raised more than $76 billion through mega rounds in 2025, according to a TechCrunch tally.

Will startups see the same success in 2026? Time will tell.

Here are all the AI ​​startups in the US that have raised $100 million or more to date:

February

• Similewhich builds artificial intelligence to mimic human decisions, has raised a $100 million funding round led by Index Ventures. The round was announced on February 12 and included Hanabi Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, and several angel investors.

• Anthropic It announced a $30 billion Series G funding round on February 12 that valued the AI ​​research lab at $380 billion. More than 30 investors participated in the round, including Founders Fund, Coatue, and Nvidia, among others.

• Media generation platform Runway It raised a $315 million Series E round that valued the company at $5.3 billion. This financing was led by General Atlantic and was announced on February 10. Nvidia, Fidelity, and Felicis, among others, also invested.

• Good fireThe AI ​​Research Lab announced a $150 million Series B round on February 5. B Capital led the round with participation from Juniper Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Menlo Ventures. The round valued the company at $1.25 billion.

• Artificial intelligence research company essential It announced a $255 million Series A round on February 5. This round valued the company at $1.4 billion. Investors in the round include Oak HC/FT, Salesforce Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, and QP Ventures, among others.

• Artificial Intelligence Voice Company Eleven laboratories It raised a $500 million Series D round announced on February 4. The round was led by Sequoia and valued the company at $11 billion.

January

• BaliBlueDot Artificial Intelligencea computing platform, raised a $150 million Series B round that valued the startup at $1 billion. The round was announced on January 28 and was led by B Capital.

• Conversational AI platform Decagon It announced a $250 million Series D round on January 28. The round was co-led by Coatue and Index Ventures and valued the company at $4.5 billion.

• Artificial Intelligence Research Laboratory Planes flap It raised a $180 million seed round led by Google Ventures, Sequoia, and Index Ventures. The round was announced on January 28 and valued the company at $1.5 billion.

• Bastin It raised a $300 million Series E round that valued the AI ​​infrastructure startup at $5 billion. The round was led by IVP and CapitalG and was announced on January 23.

• sterilean AI reasoning startup, raised US$150 million just months after its founding. The round was announced on January 22 and earned the company a valuation of $800 million. The round was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

• Cambridge, Massachusetts based OpenEvidence It raised a $250 million Series D round for its medical chatbot. The round was led by Thrive Global and DST Global and was announced on January 21. This round valued OpenEvidence at $12 billion.

• Artificial Intelligence Research Laboratory Humans& It raised a massive $480 million seed funding round that was announced on January 20. Investors in the round include Nvidia, Jeff Bezos, GV and others. This round valued the startup at $4.48 billion.

• Skilldaywhich builds artificial intelligence models to power robots, raised a $1.4 billion Series C round that valued the startup at $14 billion. The round was announced on January 14 and was led by SoftBank and Nvidia.

• Artificial intelligence voice platform Deepgram It raised a $130 million Series C round led by AVP, with participation from Tiger Global, ServiceNow Ventures and Madrona, among others. The round was announced on January 13 and valued the company at $1.3 billion.

• The arenaa large platform for evaluating language models, has raised a $150 million funding round co-led by Felicis and UC Investments. The round valued the one-year-old startup at $1.7 billion and was announced on January 6.

• Elon Musk xAI I started the new year with a bang. The AI ​​Research Lab announced a $20 billion Series E round on January 6. Valor Equity Partners, Fidelity and the Qatar Investment Authority participated in the round, among others. Musk’s SpaceX acquired the company a few weeks later.