{"id":175488,"date":"2025-06-18T21:31:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T21:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/18\/here-are-the-24-us-ai-startups-that-have-raised-100m-or-more-in-2025-techcrunch\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T21:31:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T21:31:46","slug":"here-are-the-24-us-ai-startups-that-have-raised-100m-or-more-in-2025-techcrunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/18\/here-are-the-24-us-ai-startups-that-have-raised-100m-or-more-in-2025-techcrunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Here are the 24 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025 | TechCrunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/12\/20\/heres-the-full-list-of-49-us-ai-startups-that-have-raised-100m-or-more-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million<\/a> or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one \u201cmega-round,\u201d and seven companies raised rounds that were $1 billion in size or larger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How will 2025 compare? It\u2019s still the first half of the year, but so far it looks like 2024\u2019s momentum will continue this year. There have already been multiple billion-dollar rounds this year, and more AI mega-rounds closed in the U.S. in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are all the U.S. AI companies that have raised $100 million this year:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">June<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Enterprise search startup <strong>Glean <\/strong>continues to rake in cash. The company announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/06\/10\/enterprise-ai-startup-glean-lands-a-7-2b-valuation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$150 million Series F round<\/a> on June 10, led by Wellington Management with participation from Sequoia, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Kleiner Perkins, among others. Glean is now valued at $7.25 billion.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Anysphere<\/strong>, the AI research lab behind AI coding tool Cursor, raised a sizable <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/06\/05\/cursors-anysphere-nabs-9-9b-valuation-soars-past-500m-arr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$900 million Series C round<\/a> that values the company at nearly $10 billion. The round was led by Thrive Capital with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, and DST Global.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">AI data labeling startup <strong>Snorkel AI<\/strong> announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250529083998\/en\/Snorkel-AI-Announces-%24100-Million-Series-D-and-Expanded-Platform-to-Power-Next-Phase-of-AI-with-Expert-Data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">$100 million Series D round<\/a> on May 29, valuing the company at $1.3 billion. The round was led by Addition with participation from Prosperity7 Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Greylock.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>LMArena<\/strong>, a popular, community-driven benchmarking tool for AI models, raised a <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/05\/21\/lm-arena-the-organization-behind-popular-ai-leaderboards-lands-100m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$100 million seed round<\/a> that valued the startup at $600 million. The round was announced on May 21 and was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and UC Investments. Lightspeed Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins, and Felicis also participated, among others.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Las Vegas-based AI infrastructure company <strong>TensorWave <\/strong>announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/05\/14\/tensorwave-raises-100m-for-its-amd-powered-ai-cloud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$100 million Series A round<\/a> on May 14. The round was co-led by Magnetar Capital and AMD Ventures with participation from Prosperity7 Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, and Maverick Silicon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>SandboxAQ<\/strong> closed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandboxaq.com\/press\/sandboxaq-closes-450m-series-e-round-with-expanded-investor-base\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">$450 million Series E round<\/a> on April 4 that valued the AI model company at $5.7 billion. The round included Nvidia, Google, and Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio among other investors.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Runway<\/strong>, which creates AI models for media production, raised a <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/04\/03\/runway-best-known-for-its-video-generating-models-raises-308m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$308 million Series D round<\/a> that was announced on April 3, valuing the company at $3 billion. It was led by General Atlantic. SoftBank, Nvidia, and Fidelity also participated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">March<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">AI behemoth <strong>OpenAI<\/strong> raised a record-breaking <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/03\/31\/openai-raises-40b-at-300b-post-money-valuation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$40 billion funding round<\/a> that valued the startup at $300 billion. This round, which closed on March 31, was led by SoftBank with participation from Thrive Capital, Microsoft, and Coatue, among others.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">On March 25, <strong>Nexthop AI<\/strong>, an AI infrastructure company, announced that it had raised a Series A round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The <a href=\"https:\/\/nexthop.ai\/news-and-event\/press-release-company-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">$110 million round<\/a> also included Kleiner Perkins, Battery Ventures, and Emergent Ventures, among others.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Cambridge Massachusetts-based <strong>Insilico Medicine<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/insilico-medicine-secures-110-million-series-e-financing-to-advance-ai-driven-drug-discovery-innovation-302401040.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">raised $110 million<\/a> for its generative AI-powered drug discovery platform as announced on March 13. This Series E round valued the company at $1 billion and was co-led by Value Partners and Pudong Chuangtou.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">AI infrastructure company <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celestial.ai\/blog\/celestial-ai-secures-250-million-funding-to-revolutionize-ai-infrastructure-with-its-photonic-fabric\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Celestial AI<\/a><\/strong> raised a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.celestial.ai\/blog\/celestial-ai-secures-250-million-funding-to-revolutionize-ai-infrastructure-with-its-photonic-fabric\" target=\"_blank\">$250 million Series C round<\/a> that valued the company at $2.5 billion. The March 11 round was led by Fidelity with participation from Tiger Global, BlackRock, and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, among others.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Lila Sciences<\/strong> raised a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lila.ai\/news\/the-future-of-discovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">$200 million seed round<\/a> as it looks to create a science superintelligence platform. The round was led by Flagship Pioneering. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company also received funding from March Capital, General Catalyst, and ARK Venture Fund, among others.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Brooklyn-based <strong>Reflection.Ai<\/strong>, which looks to build superintelligent autonomous systems, raised a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesaasnews.com\/news\/reflection-ai-raises-130-million-in-funding#:~:text=Reflection%20AI%2C%20a%20New%20York,raised%20%24130%20million%20in%20funding.&amp;text=This%20funding%20round%20includes%20a,by%20Sequoia%20Capital%20and%20CRV.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">$130 million Series A round<\/a> that values the 1-year-old company at $580 million. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and CRV.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">AI coding startup <strong>Turing<\/strong> closed a Series E round on March 7 that valued the startup, which partners with LLM companies, at $2.2 billion. The <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/03\/06\/turing-a-key-coding-provider-for-openai-and-other-llm-producers-raises-111m-at-a-2-2b-valuation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$111 million round<\/a> was led by Khazanah Nasional with participation from WestBridge Capital, Gaingels, and Sozo Ventures, among others.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Shield AI<\/strong>, an AI defense tech startup, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/03\/06\/shield-ai-raises-240-million-at-a-5-3-billion-valuation-to-commercialize-its-ai-drone-tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raised $240 million<\/a> in a Series F round that closed on March 6. This round was co-led by L3Harris Technologies and Hanwha Aerospace, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz and the US Innovative Technology Fund, among others. The round valued the company at $5.3 billion<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">AI research and large language model company <strong>Anthropic<\/strong> raised <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/03\/03\/anthropic-raises-3-5b-to-fuel-its-ai-ambitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$3.5 billion in a Series E round<\/a> that valued the startup at $61.5 billion. The round was announced on March 3 and was led by Lightspeed with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Menlo Ventures, and General Catalyst, among others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-february\">February<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Together AI<\/strong>, which creates open source generative AI and AI model development infrastructure, raised a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.together.ai\/blog\/together-ai-announcing-305m-series-b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">$305 million Series B round<\/a> that valued the company at $3.3 billion. The February 20 round was co-led by Prosperity7 and General Catalyst with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Nvidia, Lux Capital, and others.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">AI infrastructure company <strong>Lambda<\/strong> raised a <a href=\"https:\/\/lambdalabs.com\/blog\/lambda-raises-480m-to-expand-ai-cloud-platform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">$480 million Series D round<\/a> that was announced on February 19. The round valued the startup at nearly $2.5 billion and was co-led by SGW and Andra Capital. Nvidia, G Squared, ARK Invest, and others also participated.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Abridge<\/strong>, an AI platform that transcribes patient-clinician conversations, was valued at $2.75 billion in a Series D round that was announced on February 17. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abridge.com\/press-release\/series-d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">$250 million round<\/a> was co-led by IVP and Elad Gil. Lightspeed, Redpoint, and Spark Capital also participated, among others.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Eudia<\/strong>, an AI legal tech company, raised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eudia.com\/blog\/the-augmented-intelligence-era-unlocking-unlimited-potential-for-the-future-of-legal-work-with-eudia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">$105 million in a Series A round<\/a> led by General Catalyst. Floodgate, Defy Ventures, and Everywhere Ventures also participated in the round in addition to other VC firms and numerous angel investors. The round closed on February 13.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">AI hardware startup <strong>EnCharge AI<\/strong> raised a <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/02\/13\/encharge-raises-100m-to-accelerate-ai-using-analog-chips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$100 million Series B round<\/a> that also closed on February 13. The round was led by Tiger Global with participation from Scout Ventures, Samsung Ventures, and RTX Ventures, among others. The Santa Clara-based business was founded in 2022.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">AI legal tech company <strong>Harvey<\/strong> raised a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harvey.ai\/blog\/harvey-raises-series-d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">$300 million Series D round<\/a> that valued the 3-year-old company at $3 billion. The round was led by Sequoia and announced on February 12. OpenAI Startup Fund, Kleiner Perkins, Elad Gil, and others also participated in the raise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-january\">January<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Synthetic voice startup <strong>ElevenLabs<\/strong> raised a <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/01\/30\/elevenlabs-raises-180-million-in-series-c-funding-at-3-3-billion-valuation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$180 million Series C round<\/a> that valued the company at more than $3 billion. It was announced on January 30. The round was co-led by ICONIQ Growth and Andreessen Horowitz. Sequoia, NEA, Salesforce Ventures, and others also participated in the round.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Hippocratic AI<\/strong>, which develops large language models for the healthcare industry, announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/01\/09\/hippocratic-ai-raises-141m-for-creating-patient-facing-ai-agents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$141 million Series B round<\/a> on January 9. This round valued the company at more than $1.6 billion and was led by Kleiner Perkins. Andreessen Horowitz, Nvidia, and General Catalyst also participated, among others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This piece was updated on April 23  and June 18 to include more deals. <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This piece has been updated to remove that Abridge is based in Pittsburgh; the company was founded there. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/06\/18\/here-are-the-24-us-ai-startups-that-have-raised-100m-or-more-in-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one \u201cmega-round,\u201d and seven companies raised rounds that were $1 billion in size or larger. 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