Last year it was monumental for the AI industry in the US and beyond.
There were 49 newly established companies that increased the $ 100 million funding rounds in 2024, according to our counting in TechCrunch. Three companies set more than one “Megaround”, and seven companies brought rounds of $ 1 billion in size or larger.
How will it be compared in 2025? It is still the first half of the year, but so far it seems that the 2024 momentum will continue this year. There have already been a lot of billions of dollars this year, and more AI Megarounds have closed the US Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024.
Here are all AI companies that have raised $ 100 million this year:
April
- Sandboxaq closed a Series of $ 450 million On April 4, which was awarded the AI model company at $ 5.7 billion. The round included the founder of Nvidia, Google and Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio among other investors.
- Runwaywhich creates AI models for the production of media, set a D $ 308 million series round on April 3, rating the company at $ 3 billion. The Atlantic general holds. Softbank, Nvidia and Fidelity also participated.
Course
- Ai behemoth Open It increased a $ 40 billion funding round that saved the start to $ 300 billion. This round, which closed on March 31, was driven by Softbank with the participation of Thrive Capital, Microsoft and Coatue, among others.
- On March 25, Nexthop aiAn AI infrastructure company announced that it had created a series of A round led by Lightspeed Venture partners. THE Round $ 110 million It also included Kleiner Perkins, Battery Ventures and Emergent Ventures, among others.
- Based on Cambridge Massachusetts Medication set $ 110 million For its general ai-powered drug discovery platform as unification on March 13. This Series e Round Valued the Company at $ 1 Billion and was co-led by value partners and pudong chuangtou.
- Infrastructure Company AI Heavenly AI lifted one Round of 250 million $ This evaluated the company at $ 2.5 billion. The round of March 11 was driven by Fidelity with the participation of Tiger Global, Blackrock and Intel Ceo Lip-bu Tan, among others.
- Lila lifted one Round of $ 200 million seeds as it seems to create a superintelligence science platform. The round was driven by an innovative flagship. The company based in Cambridge, based in Massachusetts, has also received funding from March Capital, General Catalyst and Ark Venture Fund, among others.
- Based on Brooklyn Reflection.aiwhich appears to make surface autonomous systems, set a 130 million dollars row a round This appreciates the 1 -year -old company at $ 580 million. The round was driven by Lightspeed Venture and CRV partners.
- Codification AI boot Rake It closed an E -series E on March 7, which was starting to start the start with LLM companies, at $ 2.2 billion. The $ 111 million tour was driven by Khazanah Nasional with the participation of Westbridge Capital, Gaingels and Sozo Ventures, among others.
- SENDAn AI Defense Technology start, raised $ 240 million in a F series round that closed on March 6th. This round-co-consisted was reached by L3HARRIS Technologies and Hanwha Aerospace, with the participation of Andreessen Horowitz and the American Innovative Technology Fund, among others. Round evaluated the company at $ 5.3 billion
- AI Research and Large Language Model Company Human It increased $ 3.5 billion in an E -series round that raised the start to $ 61.5 billion. The round was announced on March 3 and led by Lightspeed with the participation of Ventures Salesforce, Menlo Ventures and General Catalyst, among others.
February
- Together aiwhich creates genetic infrastructure of AI and AI models, lifted Row of $ 30 million b This assessed the company at $ 3.3 billion. The round of February 20th was reduced by Prosperity7 and General Catalyst with the participation of Ventures Salesforce, Nvidia, Lux Capital and others.
- Infrastructure Company AI Lamb lifted one Round of 480 million $ This was announced on 19 February. The round evaluated the start to nearly $ 2.5 billion and was reduced by SGW and Andra Capital. Nvidia, G Squared, Ark Invest and others also participated.
- ShortenAn AI platform that transmits patient-Clinician conversations was estimated at $ 2.75 billion in a D ride round announced on February 17. Round $ 250 million led by IVP and Elad Gil. Lightspeed, Redpoint and Spark Capital also participated, among other things.
- CuspA AI Legal Technology Company, grew up $ 105 million in series a. led by the general catalyst. Floodgate, Defy Ventures and Everywhere Ventures also participated in the round in addition to other VC companies and many angel investors. The round closed on February 13th.
- Starting material ai Encharge ai It increased a $ 100 million B -series round that also closed on February 13th. The round was driven by Tiger Global with the participation of Scout Ventures, Samsung Ventures and RTX Ventures, among others. The Santa Clara -based business was founded in 2022.
- AI Legal Technology Company Port lifted one $ 300 million This was assigned the 3 -year -old company at $ 3 billion. The round was driven by Sequoia and announced on 12 February. The Openai Startup Fund, Kleiner Perkins, Elad Gil and others also participated in the increase.
January
- Synthetic voice start Eleven It increased a C series of C 180 million dollars that sailed the company to more than $ 3 billion. Announced on January 30th. The round realized from Iconiq Growth and Andreessen Horowitz. Sequoia, Nea, Salesforce Ventures and others also participated in the round.
- Hippocrateswhich is developing large linguistic models for the healthcare industry, announced a $ 141 million B -Series round on January 9th. This round evaluated the company at more than $ 1.6 billion and was driven by Kleiner Perkins. Andreessen Horowitz, Nvidia and General Catalyst participated, among others.
This piece was informed on April 23 to include more offers.
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