AI startups that raised a seed round
Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.
12,502
Companies
$38.3B
Last round total
100
Rows shown
4 September 2026
Data as of
Latest rounds
Most recent round first
100 rows
| # | Company | Round | Amount | Date | City | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polcero | Seed | 2026-09-10 | Wroclaw | Artificial intelligence | |
| 2 | testblu diagnostics GmbH | Angel | $291K | 2026-09-01 | Berlin | Artificial intelligence |
| 3 | Neuwo | Seed | 2026-09-01 | Jyväskylä | Artificial intelligence | |
| 4 | Shenzhen Shenyi Technology | Angel | $1.5M | 2026-08-31 | Artificial intelligence | |
| 5 | MDST Market | Angel | $350K | 2026-08-31 | Winchester | Artificial intelligence |
| 6 | Xinque Technology | Seed | 2026-08-29 | China | Artificial intelligence | |
| 7 | Plushie Planet | Seed | $10.0M | 2026-08-28 | Denver | Artificial intelligence |
| 8 | Kapwork | Seed | 2026-08-27 | Los Altos | Artificial intelligence | |
| 9 | Transfyr | Seed | $25.0M | 2026-08-26 | Boston | Artificial intelligence |
| 10 | Arga Labs | Seed | $10.0M | 2026-08-26 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 11 | Uniforce AI | Angel | $7.4M | 2026-08-26 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence |
| 12 | Primus Labs | Seed | $150K | 2026-08-26 | Hong Kong | Artificial intelligence |
| 13 | Assurance Medication Management | Seed | $126K | 2026-08-26 | Houston | Artificial intelligence |
| 14 | SHIFT | Angel | 2026-08-26 | London | Artificial intelligence | |
| 15 | Keenable | Seed | $26.0M | 2026-08-25 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 16 | eComID | Seed | $17.0M | 2026-08-25 | Stockholm | Artificial intelligence |
| 17 | Chiplight Technology | Seed | $14.9M | 2026-08-25 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence |
| 18 | TerraBlaster | Seed | $12.5M | 2026-08-25 | Redwood City | Artificial intelligence |
| 19 | Primero AI | Seed | $12.0M | 2026-08-25 | Mexico City | Artificial intelligence |
| 20 | Stellaria | Seed | $6.8M | 2026-08-25 | Abu Dhabi | Artificial intelligence |
| 21 | Breeze Blue | Seed | $6.0M | 2026-08-25 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence |
| 22 | OppyAI | Seed | $3.5M | 2026-08-25 | Holmdel | Artificial intelligence |
| 23 | Volve | Seed | $3.0M | 2026-08-25 | Oslo | Artificial intelligence |
| 24 | Discernis | Seed | $2.5M | 2026-08-25 | Dover | Artificial intelligence |
| 25 | Clementine | Seed | $2.0M | 2026-08-25 | Maastricht | Artificial intelligence |
| 26 | City Protocol | Seed | 2026-08-25 | Artificial intelligence | ||
| 27 | MachineFlow | Seed | 2026-08-25 | Artificial intelligence | ||
| 28 | Getong Intelligent Connectivity | Seed | 2026-08-25 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence | |
| 29 | DetectifAI | Seed | 2026-08-25 | Artificial intelligence | ||
| 30 | Nebulae | Seed | 2026-08-25 | Westford | Artificial intelligence | |
| 31 | Synapath | Angel | $14.9M | 2026-08-24 | Shenzhen | Artificial intelligence |
| 32 | Weifan Intelligent | Seed | $14.9M | 2026-08-24 | Beijing | Artificial intelligence |
| 33 | Subconscious | Seed | $5.1M | 2026-08-24 | Cambridge | Artificial intelligence |
| 34 | Crystil | Seed | $4.5M | 2026-08-24 | Austin | Artificial intelligence |
| 35 | Water Robots | Seed | $2.5M | 2026-08-24 | Dover | Artificial intelligence |
| 36 | Hermetiq | Seed | $2.2M | 2026-08-24 | Claremont | Artificial intelligence |
| 37 | PathFinder | Seed | $500K | 2026-08-24 | Orlando | Artificial intelligence |
| 38 | MicroGrid | Seed | $300K | 2026-08-24 | Youngstown | Artificial intelligence |
| 39 | Brain-Machine Technology | Seed | 2026-08-23 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence | |
| 40 | Xinyun Life | Angel | 2026-08-23 | Suzhou | Artificial intelligence | |
| 41 | DrozLegal | Angel | $218K | 2026-08-22 | Burlington | Artificial intelligence |
| 42 | Solva | Seed | $6.0M | 2026-08-21 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 43 | AspenView Technology Partners | Seed | $1000K | 2026-08-21 | Denver | Artificial intelligence |
| 44 | Portica AI | Seed | $450K | 2026-08-21 | Minneapolis | Artificial intelligence |
| 45 | CaiKeYuanTu | Angel | 2026-08-21 | Suzhou | Artificial intelligence | |
| 46 | LymeLess Health | Seed | 2026-08-21 | New York | Artificial intelligence | |
| 47 | SportsTech Japan | Seed | 2026-08-21 | Tokyo | Artificial intelligence | |
| 48 | Zhongchengjiao Technology | Seed | 2026-08-21 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence | |
| 49 | Callosum | Seed | $100.0M | 2026-08-20 | London | Artificial intelligence |
| 50 | Astromech | Seed | $20.0M | 2026-08-20 | Austin | Artificial intelligence |
| 51 | Neosoul | Seed | $11.0M | 2026-08-20 | Kuala Lumpur | Artificial intelligence |
| 52 | idler | Seed | $9.0M | 2026-08-20 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 53 | Velatir | Seed | $5.8M | 2026-08-20 | Odense | Artificial intelligence |
| 54 | Foxora Labs Ltd. | Seed | $200K | 2026-08-20 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 55 | Plotpackers | Angel | $164K | 2026-08-20 | London | Artificial intelligence |
| 56 | Current Robotics | Seed | 2026-08-20 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence | |
| 57 | Ternavex | Seed | 2026-08-20 | Artificial intelligence | ||
| 58 | Motion Brain | Seed | $74.2M | 2026-08-19 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence |
| 59 | Ruilian Intelligent Computing | Seed | $14.8M | 2026-08-19 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence |
| 60 | Quantizr | Seed | $5.0M | 2026-08-19 | Park City | Artificial intelligence |
| 61 | Gamow Labs | Seed | $3.5M | 2026-08-19 | Denver | Artificial intelligence |
| 62 | AILA | Seed | $3.0M | 2026-08-19 | Riyadh | Artificial intelligence |
| 63 | Jably | Seed | 2026-08-19 | Seongnam | Artificial intelligence | |
| 64 | Medly AI | Seed | $8.0M | 2026-08-18 | London | Artificial intelligence |
| 65 | Atomic Canyon | Seed | $7.0M | 2026-08-18 | San Luis Obispo | Artificial intelligence |
| 66 | Hypercubic | Seed | $5.3M | 2026-08-18 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 67 | Kita Technologies | Seed | $4.5M | 2026-08-18 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 68 | HeyBreez | Seed | $2.5M | 2026-08-18 | Wilmington | Artificial intelligence |
| 69 | Leopard Leap Technology | Seed | $1.5M | 2026-08-18 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence |
| 70 | DefendEye | Seed | $1.3M | 2026-08-18 | Cracow | Artificial intelligence |
| 71 | Premia | Seed | $961K | 2026-08-18 | Campinas | Artificial intelligence |
| 72 | My Autonomous Transportation Co. | Seed | $200K | 2026-08-18 | Columbus | Artificial intelligence |
| 73 | Fishtechy | Seed | $132K | 2026-08-18 | Cataldo | Artificial intelligence |
| 74 | Vidi Labs | Seed | 2026-08-18 | Artificial intelligence | ||
| 75 | Terra Industries | Seed | $18.0M | 2026-08-17 | Abuja | Artificial intelligence |
| 76 | Digit Huaxia | Seed | $14.8M | 2026-08-17 | Shenzhen | Artificial intelligence |
| 77 | Digital China | Seed | $14.8M | 2026-08-17 | Shenzhen | Artificial intelligence |
| 78 | Lanyon AI | Seed | $10.6M | 2026-08-17 | Pennington | Artificial intelligence |
| 79 | Xpander.ai | Seed | $7.5M | 2026-08-17 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 80 | VastAdvisor | Seed | $1.0M | 2026-08-17 | Austin | Artificial intelligence |
| 81 | Visaible.ai | Seed | $1.0M | 2026-08-17 | Sydney | Artificial intelligence |
| 82 | Hangzhou Linxin | Angel | $326K | 2026-08-17 | Hangzhou | Artificial intelligence |
| 83 | Psio | Seed | $100K | 2026-08-17 | Boulder | Artificial intelligence |
| 84 | NliteN AI | Seed | $25K | 2026-08-17 | Mesa | Artificial intelligence |
| 85 | Mifeng Technology | Seed | 2026-08-17 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence | |
| 86 | PandaAI | Seed | 2026-08-17 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence | |
| 87 | CAEPlus | Seed | 2026-08-17 | Springfield | Artificial intelligence | |
| 88 | Slinky Network | Seed | 2026-08-17 | Bengaluru | Artificial intelligence | |
| 89 | NDEX Capital | Seed | 2026-08-17 | Atlanta | Artificial intelligence | |
| 90 | Skylark Labs | Seed | $11.0M | 2026-08-15 | Palo Alto | Artificial intelligence |
| 91 | Sophiie | Seed | $3.5M | 2026-08-14 | Gold Coast | Artificial intelligence |
| 92 | Aivatu | Seed | $2.0M | 2026-08-14 | Provo | Artificial intelligence |
| 93 | DiscreteStack | Seed | $925K | 2026-08-14 | Sofia | Artificial intelligence |
| 94 | Educa360 | Seed | $300K | 2026-08-14 | Sevilla | Artificial intelligence |
| 95 | Govably | Seed | $90K | 2026-08-14 | Boston | Artificial intelligence |
| 96 | DentalCall | Seed | 2026-08-14 | Seoul | Artificial intelligence | |
| 97 | Singularity Intelligent Control | Angel | $14.8M | 2026-08-13 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence |
| 98 | AGent | Seed | $11.0M | 2026-08-13 | Houston | Artificial intelligence |
| 99 | AGent Energy | Seed | $11.0M | 2026-08-13 | Houston | Artificial intelligence |
| 100 | Clarity Technology Solutions | Seed | $4.4M | 2026-08-13 | Flagstaff | Artificial intelligence |
Table 1. The 100 most recent rounds. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 12,502.
Largest rounds
Largest round first
100 rows
| # | Company | Round | Amount | Date | City | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ineffable Intelligence | Seed | $1.1B | 2026-04-27 | London | Artificial intelligence |
| 2 | Advanced Machine Intelligence | Seed | $1.0B | 2026-03-10 | Paris | Artificial intelligence |
| 3 | The Ndege Group | Seed | $962.4M | 2025-04-30 | Nairobi | Artificial intelligence |
| 4 | humans& | Seed | $480.0M | 2026-01-20 | Redwood City | Artificial intelligence |
| 5 | Unconventional AI | Seed | $475.0M | 2025-12-08 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 6 | Walden Robotics | Seed | $300.0M | 2026-07-15 | Cambridge | Artificial intelligence |
| 7 | Periodic Labs | Seed | $300.0M | 2025-09-30 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 8 | Mal | Seed | $230.0M | 2026-01-13 | Abu Dhabi | Artificial intelligence |
| 9 | Pragmatik Labs | Angel | $220.0M | 2026-08-12 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence |
| 10 | Bulage | Seed | $220.0M | 2026-06-15 | Xuhui | Artificial intelligence |
| 11 | Mirendil | Seed | $200.0M | 2026-06-24 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 12 | Flapping Airplanes | Seed | $180.0M | 2026-01-27 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 13 | Inferact | Seed | $150.0M | 2026-01-22 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 14 | Xingyuanzhi Robotics | Seed | $147.8M | 2026-06-03 | Beijing | Artificial intelligence |
| 15 | Morphi Robot | Seed | $147.2M | 2026-07-06 | Nanjing | Artificial intelligence |
| 16 | EvolutionaryScale | Seed | $142.0M | 2024-06-25 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 17 | o.xyz | Seed | $130.0M | 2024-12-07 | Dubai | Artificial intelligence |
| 18 | Tiandun Data | Seed | $115.1M | 2026-01-30 | Shenzhen | Artificial intelligence |
| 19 | Trase | Seed | $107.0M | 2026-06-24 | Mclean | Artificial intelligence |
| 20 | Genesis AI | Seed | $105.0M | 2025-07-01 | Paris | Artificial intelligence |
| 21 | Callosum | Seed | $100.0M | 2026-08-20 | London | Artificial intelligence |
| 22 | Strutt | Seed | $100.0M | 2026-08-05 | Singapore | Artificial intelligence |
| 23 | Qiuzhi Technology | Angel | $100.0M | 2026-08-03 | Wuxi | Artificial intelligence |
| 24 | Striding AI | Angel | $100.0M | 2026-06-23 | Beijing | Artificial intelligence |
| 25 | Ent.AI | Seed | $100.0M | 2026-06-16 | Santa Clara | Artificial intelligence |
| 26 | RadixArk | Seed | $100.0M | 2026-01-21 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 27 | Tala Health | Seed | $100.0M | 2025-07-17 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 28 | WOCE | Seed | $92.0M | 2023-09-01 | Delhi | Artificial intelligence |
| 29 | Veeda AI | Seed | $90.0M | 2026-07-31 | Toronto | Artificial intelligence |
| 30 | Proxima | Seed | $86.3M | 2026-01-13 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 31 | Sentient | Seed | $85.0M | 2026-01-27 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 32 | Moonvalley | Seed | $84.0M | 2025-07-14 | Toronto | Artificial intelligence |
| 33 | Generative Bionics | Seed | $81.5M | 2025-12-08 | Genoa | Artificial intelligence |
| 34 | Aijie Core | Seed | $80.7M | 2026-04-20 | Beijing | Artificial intelligence |
| 35 | Flova Tech | Angel | $80.0M | 2026-07-22 | Singapore | Artificial intelligence |
| 36 | Tenzai | Seed | $75.0M | 2025-11-11 | Herzliya | Artificial intelligence |
| 37 | Motion Brain | Seed | $74.2M | 2026-08-19 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence |
| 38 | Delta Intelligence Technology | Angel | $73.9M | 2026-07-29 | Beijing | Artificial intelligence |
| 39 | RoboParty | Seed | $73.9M | 2026-07-15 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence |
| 40 | LeXiang Intelligence | Seed | $73.6M | 2026-07-02 | Suzhou | Artificial intelligence |
| 41 | Vita Dynamics | Seed | $73.6M | 2026-05-11 | Beijing | Artificial intelligence |
| 42 | Enigma | Seed | $71.0M | 2026-07-27 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 43 | Bit Intelligence | Angel | $68.3M | 2025-01-06 | Haidian | Artificial intelligence |
| 44 | Sycamore | Seed | $65.0M | 2026-03-30 | Palo Alto | Artificial intelligence |
| 45 | Corma | Seed | $60.0M | 2026-08-10 | Tel Aviv | Artificial intelligence |
| 46 | Oak | Seed | $60.0M | 2026-07-15 | Tel Aviv | Artificial intelligence |
| 47 | Black Ore Technologies | Seed | $60.0M | 2023-11-07 | Austin | Artificial intelligence |
| 48 | Dreamer | Seed | $56.0M | 2024-11-26 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 49 | microagi | Seed | $55.0M | 2026-07-16 | Munich | Artificial intelligence |
| 50 | Elorian | Seed | $55.0M | 2026-04-09 | Palo Alto | Artificial intelligence |
| 51 | Radical AI | Seed | $55.0M | 2025-07-18 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 52 | Fish Audio | Seed | $52.0M | 2026-07-27 | Mountain View | Artificial intelligence |
| 53 | Arbiter | Seed | $52.0M | 2025-11-19 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 54 | Union Technologies | Seed | $51.3M | 2024-11-01 | Carrollton | Artificial intelligence |
| 55 | Minimus | Seed | $51.0M | 2025-04-28 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 56 | Radical Numerics | Seed | $50.0M | 2026-06-15 | Menlo Park | Artificial intelligence |
| 57 | Hypha AI | Seed | $50.0M | 2026-06-11 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 58 | Inherent | Seed | $50.0M | 2026-05-28 | London | Artificial intelligence |
| 59 | Sooth Labs | Seed | $50.0M | 2026-04-22 | Pittsburgh | Artificial intelligence |
| 60 | ai& | Seed | $50.0M | 2026-03-25 | Kanagawa | Artificial intelligence |
| 61 | Adaption Labs | Seed | $50.0M | 2026-02-04 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 62 | Inception | Seed | $50.0M | 2025-11-06 | Palo Alto | Artificial intelligence |
| 63 | Daydream | Seed | $50.0M | 2024-06-20 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 64 | DECENTRALIZED FINANCE LABORATORIES LIMITED | Seed | $50.0M | 2023-04-11 | Singapore | Artificial intelligence |
| 65 | Standard Template Labs | Seed | $49.0M | 2026-03-17 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 66 | Poetiq | Seed | $45.8M | 2026-01-30 | Mountain View | Artificial intelligence |
| 67 | Cylake | Seed | $45.0M | 2026-03-06 | Sunnyvale | Artificial intelligence |
| 68 | Niulinx | Seed | $44.6M | 2026-04-11 | Cernusco Sul Naviglio | Artificial intelligence |
| 69 | Jeejio | Seed | $44.5M | 2022-05-10 | Beijing | Artificial intelligence |
| 70 | Bowintec | Seed | $44.1M | 2026-05-15 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence |
| 71 | DEFCON AI | Seed | $44.0M | 2024-08-20 | Mclean | Artificial intelligence |
| 72 | Vertical Compute | Seed | $42.9M | 2026-03-04 | Louvain-la-neuve | Artificial intelligence |
| 73 | Mirelo AI | Seed | $41.0M | 2025-12-15 | Tübingen | Artificial intelligence |
| 74 | Monogram | Seed | $40.0M | 2026-06-30 | San Mateo | Artificial intelligence |
| 75 | Pax | Seed | $40.0M | 2026-05-28 | Brazil | Artificial intelligence |
| 76 | NeoCognition | Seed | $40.0M | 2026-04-21 | Palo Alto | Artificial intelligence |
| 77 | RunSybil | Seed | $40.0M | 2026-03-18 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 78 | Sayso | Seed | $40.0M | 2025-03-11 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 79 | WaveForms AI | Seed | $40.0M | 2024-12-10 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 80 | 7AI | Seed | $36.0M | 2025-02-05 | Boston | Artificial intelligence |
| 81 | Viven | Seed | $35.0M | 2025-10-15 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 82 | Obot AI | Seed | $35.0M | 2025-09-23 | Cupertino | Artificial intelligence |
| 83 | Harmony | Seed | $34.0M | 2026-07-28 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 84 | JetStream Security | Seed | $34.0M | 2026-03-03 | Santa Clara | Artificial intelligence |
| 85 | Ornn AI, Inc | Seed | $33.0M | 2026-06-24 | City Of Industry | Artificial intelligence |
| 86 | Ornn | Seed | $33.0M | 2026-06-24 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 87 | Yupp | Seed | $33.0M | 2025-06-01 | Mountain View | Artificial intelligence |
| 88 | Achira | Seed | $33.0M | 2025-02-24 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 89 | Hang Ten Systems | Seed | $32.0M | 2026-06-24 | Redwood City | Artificial intelligence |
| 90 | Frontera Health | Seed | $32.0M | 2025-02-18 | Denver | Artificial intelligence |
| 91 | Wen Xiaobai | Seed | $32.0M | 2024-07-18 | Haidian | Artificial intelligence |
| 92 | Plai Labs | Seed | $32.0M | 2023-01-19 | Culver City | Artificial intelligence |
| 93 | Constanellis Aerospace | Seed | $32.0M | 2022-11-15 | Washington | Artificial intelligence |
| 94 | Asteromorph | Seed | $31.3M | 2026-05-29 | Seoul | Artificial intelligence |
| 95 | Luel | Seed | $31.0M | 2026-05-15 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 96 | FlexAI | Seed | $30.5M | 2024-04-24 | Paris | Artificial intelligence |
| 97 | Passage | Seed | $30.3M | 2023-06-27 | Toronto | Artificial intelligence |
| 98 | Standard Capital | Seed | $30.3M | 2019-11-18 | Tokyo | Artificial intelligence |
| 99 | Pathway | Seed | $30.0M | 2026-08-11 | Palo Alto | Artificial intelligence |
| 100 | Gradium | Seed | $30.0M | 2026-07-08 | Paris | Artificial intelligence |
Table 2. The 100 largest rounds. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 12,502.
By month
| Month | Companies |
|---|---|
| 2024-10 | 167 |
| 2024-11 | 160 |
| 2024-12 | 178 |
| 2025-01 | 325 |
| 2025-02 | 187 |
| 2025-03 | 220 |
| 2025-04 | 210 |
| 2025-05 | 207 |
| 2025-06 | 230 |
| 2025-07 | 223 |
| 2025-08 | 192 |
| 2025-09 | 242 |
| 2025-10 | 269 |
| 2025-11 | 228 |
| 2025-12 | 226 |
| 2026-01 | 390 |
| 2026-02 | 249 |
| 2026-03 | 274 |
| 2026-04 | 234 |
| 2026-05 | 227 |
| 2026-06 | 326 |
| 2026-07 | 260 |
| 2026-08 | 181 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
Table 3. AI startups that raised a seed round by month of the round. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 12,502.
Country
| Country | Companies |
|---|---|
| United States | 6,045 |
| United Kingdom | 712 |
| China | 645 |
| India | 597 |
| South Korea | 378 |
| Germany | 319 |
| Canada | 300 |
| France | 227 |
| Singapore | 226 |
| Israel | 198 |
| Japan | 183 |
| Brazil | 180 |
| Australia | 152 |
| Spain | 128 |
| Taiwan | 116 |
Table 4. AI startups that raised a seed round by country. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 12,502.
City
| City | Companies |
|---|---|
| San Francisco | 1,392 |
| New York | 785 |
| London | 530 |
| Palo Alto | 223 |
| Singapore | 223 |
| Seoul | 217 |
| Los Angeles | 171 |
| Austin | 150 |
| Paris | 139 |
| Seattle | 119 |
| Berlin | 117 |
| Tel Aviv | 115 |
| Toronto | 114 |
| Boston | 113 |
| Tokyo | 112 |
Table 5. AI startups that raised a seed round by city. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 12,502.
Sector
| Sector | Companies |
|---|---|
| Artificial intelligence | 12,502 |
| Software | 12,357 |
| Hardware | 1,835 |
| Health care | 1,441 |
| Fintech | 1,276 |
| Commerce | 741 |
| Education | 596 |
| Cybersecurity | 551 |
| Biotech | 410 |
| Energy | 165 |
Table 6. AI startups that raised a seed round by sector. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 12,502.
Artificial intelligence at other stages
Other sectors that raised a seed round
software startups that raised a seed round40,425
health care startups that raised a seed round13,684
fintech startups that raised a seed round11,515
commerce startups that raised a seed round10,162
hardware startups that raised a seed round8,193
biotech startups that raised a seed round4,247
education startups that raised a seed round4,441
cybersecurity startups that raised a seed round2,426
energy startups that raised a seed round1,978
Cite: FundingWatcher, 12,502 AI companies whose most recent round is a seed round, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/startups/artificial-intelligence/seed/