Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest global startup funding rounds for February 2026 — a month that spanned everything from optical AI chips and humanoid robots to commercial spaceflight and autonomous vehicles, with deals ranging from $200M all the way to Anthropic’s landmark $30B raise. I have included some additional information such as industry, round type, a brief description of the company, investors in the round, company location, and total equity funding raised for the company to further the analysis.
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23. Oxide Computer Company $200.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Emeryville-based Oxide Computer Company is a maker of server racks for on-premises compute infrastructure. Founded by Bryan Cantrill, Jessie Frazelle, and Steve Tuck in 2019, Oxide Computer Company has now raised a total of $394.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Eclipse, Riot Ventures, US Innovative Technology Fund, Friends & Family Capital, and Rally Ventures.
Investors in the round: Eclipse, Jane Street Capital, Riot Ventures, US Innovative Technology Fund
Industry: Cloud Infrastructure, Embedded Systems, Hardware, Information Technology, Software
Founders: Bryan Cantrill, Jessie Frazelle, Steve Tuck
Founding year: 2019
Location: Emeryville
Total equity funding raised: $394.0M
23. Whop $200.0M
Round: Venture
Description: Brooklyn-based Whop is a marketplace designed for entrepreneurs, facilitating the buying and selling of communities, courses, and software. Founded by Cameron Zoub, Jack Sharkey, and Steven Schwartz in 2021, Whop has now raised a total of $273.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Insight Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, A*, SignalFire, and Soma Capital.
Investors in the round: Tether Ventures
Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace
Founders: Cameron Zoub, Jack Sharkey, Steven Schwartz
Founding year: 2021
Location: Brooklyn
Total equity funding raised: $273.0M
22. Talkiatry $210.0M
Round: Series D
Description: New York-based Talkiatry provides virtual mental healthcare services covered by insurance, connecting patients with licensed psychiatrists. Founded by Georgia Gaveras and Robert Krayn in 2019, Talkiatry has now raised a total of $452.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Left Lane Capital, Perceptive Advisors, Blisce, and Relevance Ventures (formerly Relevance Capital).
Investors in the round: Andreessen Horowitz, Blisce, Left Lane Capital, Perceptive Advisors, Sofina
Industry: Health Care, Medical, Mental Health, mHealth, Wellness
Founders: Georgia Gaveras, Robert Krayn
Founding year: 2019
Location: New York
Total equity funding raised: $452.0M
21. Lingxin Qiaoshou ¥1.5B
Round: Series B
Description: Beijing-based Lingxin Qiaoshou focuses on the research and development and production of embodied intelligent platforms. Founded by Zhou Yong and Su Yang in 2019, Lingxin Qiaoshou has now raised a total of ¥1.7B in total equity funding and is backed by Sequoia Capital, HSG, CDH Investments, Leju Robotics, and DT Capital Partners.
Investors in the round: Ant Group, Caixin Capital, Chengzhu Investment Management, Cloud Capital, Daode Investment, D.T. Lake Equity Investment, Eastern Epic Capitals, Nova Star, Prosperity Investment, Sequoia Capital, Wise Road Capital, Xin Ding Capital, Yingyuan Puyuan Fund, Zhonghe Capital
Industry: Intelligent Systems, Robotics
Founders: Zhou Yong, Su Yang
Founding year: 2019
Location: Beijing
Total equity funding raised: ¥1.7B
20. OLIX $220.0M
Round: Series A
Description: London-based OLIX designs optical AI accelerators that use light-based processors for training and inference on large models. Founded by James Dacombe in 2024, OLIX has now raised a total of $250.0M in total equity funding and is backed by LocalGlobe, Crane Venture Partners, Entrepreneurs First, Founder Collective, and Vertex Ventures.
Investors in the round: Crane Venture Partners, Entrepreneurs First, Fundomo, Hummingbird Ventures, LocalGlobe, Plural Platform, Transition, Vertex Ventures
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Hardware, Machine Learning, Manufacturing, Optical Communication
Founders: James Dacombe
Founding year: 2024
Location: London
Total equity funding raised: $250.0M
19. Fundamental $225.0M
Round: Series A
Description: San Francisco-based Fundamental is an AI research company that focuses on overcoming the fundamental challenges of machine learning. Founded by Gabriel Suissa and Jeremy Fraenkel in 2024, Fundamental has now raised a total of $255.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Valor Equity Partners, Headline, Salesforce Ventures, Battery Ventures, and Oak HC/FT.
Investors in the round: Aravind Srinivas, Assaf Rappaport, Battery Ventures, Drysdale Ventures, Headline, Henrique Dubugras, Hetz Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Olivier Pomel, QP Ventures, Quadrille Capital, RRE Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Valor Equity Partners
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Foundational AI, Software
Founders: Gabriel Suissa, Jeremy Fraenkel
Founding year: 2024
Location: San Francisco
Total equity funding raised: $255.0M
18. Positron $230.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Reno-based Positron is an AI infrastructure company that designs and supplies purpose-built hardware and software systems for transformer-based models. Founded by Barrett Woodside and Thomas Sohmers in 2023, Positron has now raised a total of $305.1M in total equity funding and is backed by Valor Equity Partners, DFJ Growth, Unless, Qatar Investment Authority, and 1517 Fund.
Investors in the round: 1517 Fund, ARENA Private Wealth, Arm Holdings, Atreides Management, DFJ Growth, Flume Ventures, Helena, Jump Trading, Qatar Investment Authority, Resilience Reserve, Unless, Valor Equity Partners
Industry: AI Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information Technology, Semiconductor
Founders: Barrett Woodside, Thomas Sohmers
Founding year: 2023
Location: Reno
Total equity funding raised: $305.1M
17. Axelera AI $250.0M
Round: Venture
Description: Eindhoven-based Axelera AI develops purpose-built AI hardware acceleration technology for computer vision and generative AI applications. Founded by Bram Verhoef, Evangelos Eleftheriou, and Fabrizio Del Maffeo in 2021, Axelera AI has now raised a total of $414.8M in total equity funding and is backed by BlackRock, CDP Venture Capital, Verve Ventures, Innovation Industries, and Invest-NL.
Investors in the round: Bitfury Group, BlackRock, CDP Venture Capital, European Innovation Council Fund, Innovation Industries, Invest-NL, Samsung Catalyst Fund, SFPI-FPIM, SiteGround Capital, Verve Ventures
Industry: AI Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Semiconductor, Software
Founders: Bram Verhoef, Evangelos Eleftheriou, Fabrizio Del Maffeo
Founding year: 2021
Location: Eindhoven
Total equity funding raised: $414.8M
16. Bedrock Robotics $270.0M
Round: Series B
Description: San Francisco-based Bedrock Robotics enables the construction sector to grow at the rate that modern civilization requires. Founded by Ajay Gummalla, Boris Sofman, Kevin Peterson, and Tom Eliaz in 2024, Bedrock Robotics has now raised a total of $350.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Eclipse, Valor Equity Partners, Emergence Capital, 8VC, and Georgian.
Investors in the round: 8VC, C4 Ventures, CapitalG, Eclipse, Emergence Capital, Georgian, Incharge Capital Partners, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, NVentures, Perry Creek Capital, Tishman Speyer, Valor Equity Partners, Xora Innovation
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information Technology, Robotics
Founders: Ajay Gummalla, Boris Sofman, Kevin Peterson, Tom Eliaz
Founding year: 2024
Location: San Francisco
Total equity funding raised: $350.0M
16. CesiumAstro $270.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Austin-based CesiumAstro provides out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space or airborne platforms. Founded by Shey Sabripour in 2017, CesiumAstro has now raised a total of $441.2M in total equity funding and is backed by Franklin Templeton, Alumni Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Matter Venture Partners, and Janus Henderson Investors.
Investors in the round: Airbus Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Development Bank of Japan, EDBI, Janus Henderson Investors, MESH, NewSpace Capital, Trousdale Ventures, Woven Capital
Industry: Aerospace, Drones, Satellite Communication, Space Travel
Founders: Shey Sabripour
Founding year: 2017
Location: Austin
Total equity funding raised: $441.2M
15. Spirit AI ¥2.0B
Round: Series A
Description: Beijing-based Spirit AI builds ‘universal brain’ for real-world robots. Founded by Han Fengtao and Gao Yang in 2024, Spirit AI has now raised a total of ¥3.3B in total equity funding and is backed by Shunwei Capital, Fortune Venture Capital, Tsinghua Holdings Capital, GF Xinde Investment Management, and Highlight Capital.
Investors in the round: 360 Fund, Bai Rui Capital, Chaos Investment, Chongqing Industry Investment Fund, Dongfang Jiafu, Fibonacci VC, Fortune Venture Capital, GF Xinde Investment Management, Hangzhou Financial Investment, Highlight Capital, HongShan, Houxue Capital, Huatai Zijin Investment, Minghui Zhiyuan, Prosperity7 Ventures, Shunwei Capital, Synstellation Capital, TCL Capital, YF Capital
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet, Robotics, Software
Founders: Han Fengtao, Gao Yang
Founding year: 2024
Location: Beijing
Total equity funding raised: ¥3.3B
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14. Skyryse $300.0M
Round: Series C
Description: El Segundo-based Skyryse is a manufacturing firm that offers aerospace hardware and software operating systems and components design, production, and sales. Founded by Mark Groden and Mitch Adler in 2016, Skyryse has now raised a total of $531.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Eclipse, Fidelity, Venrock, Industry Ventures, and Qatar Investment Authority.
Investors in the round: ArrowMark Partners, Atreides Management, Autopilot Ventures, BAM Elevate, Baron Capital, Durable Capital Partners, Fidelity, Positive Sum, Qatar Investment Authority, Rokos Capital Management, Woodline Partners
Industry: Aerospace, Air Transportation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Transportation
Founders: Mark Groden, Mitch Adler
Founding year: 2016
Location: El Segundo
Total equity funding raised: $531.0M
14. Temporal Technologies $300.0M
Round: Series D
Description: Bellevue-based Temporal Technologies is an open-source platform that simplifies building and managing complex, long-running workflows and microservices. Founded by Maxim Fateev and Samar Abbas in 2019, Temporal Technologies has now raised a total of $649.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Madrona, and Index Ventures.
Investors in the round: Amplify Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Index Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Madrona, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management
Industry: Information Technology, Internet, Open Source, Software
Founders: Maxim Fateev, Samar Abbas
Founding year: 2019
Location: Bellevue
Total equity funding raised: $649.5M
14. Kavak $300.0M
Round: Series F
Description: Mexico City-based KAVAK is an online platform that offers insight into buying and selling used cars. Founded by Carlos Julio Garcia, Loreanne Garcia, and Roger Laughlin in 2016, Kavak has now raised a total of $2.0B in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, General Atlantic, HSBC, and Founders Fund.
Investors in the round: Allen & Company, Andreessen Horowitz, Foxhaven, Galdana Ventures, Lingotto, Stelac Advisory Services, WCM Investment Management
Industry: Automotive, E-Commerce, E-Commerce Platforms, Online Portals
Founders: Carlos Julio Garcia, Loreanne Garcia, Roger Laughlin
Founding year: 2016
Location: Mexico City
Total equity funding raised: $2.0B
13. Runway $315.0M
Round: Series E
Description: New York-based Runway offers generative AI tools for creating images, videos, and simulations, enabling new creative workflows through AI. Founded by Alejandro Ortiz, Anastasis Germanidis, and Cristobal Barrera in 2018, Runway has now raised a total of $859.5M in total equity funding and is backed by NVIDIA, General Atlantic, Madrona, Coatue, and Felicis.
Investors in the round: Adobe Ventures, AllianceBernstein, AMD Ventures, Emphatic Capital, Felicis, Fidelity, General Atlantic, Mirae Asset, NVIDIA, Premji Invest
Industry: Apps, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Foundational AI, Generative AI, Machine Learning, Software, Video Editing
Founders: Alejandro Ortiz, Anastasis Germanidis, Cristobal Barrera
Founding year: 2018
Location: New York
Total equity funding raised: $859.5M
12. Axiom Space $350.0M
Round: Venture
Description: Houston-based Axiom Space is a space infrastructure company that develops commercial human spaceflight services and orbital platforms. Founded by Kam Ghaffarian and Michael Suffredini in 2016, Axiom Space has now raised a total of $850.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Alumni Ventures, Gaingels, 1789 Capital, Qatar Investment Authority, and Bossa Invest.
Investors in the round: 1789 Capital, 4iG, Kam Ghaffarian, LuminArx Capital Management LP, Qatar Investment Authority, Type One Ventures
Industry: Aerospace, Industrial Manufacturing, Space Travel
Founders: Kam Ghaffarian, Michael Suffredini
Founding year: 2016
Location: Houston
Total equity funding raised: $850.0M
12. SambaNova $350.0M
Round: Series E
Description: Palo Alto-based SambaNova is an AI hardware and software company that specializes in providing infrastructure for AI and machine learning applications. Founded by Christopher Re, Kunle Olukotun, and Rodrigo Liang in 2017, SambaNova has now raised a total of $1.5B in total equity funding and is backed by Temasek Holdings, Vista Equity Partners, Mayfield Fund, BlackRock, and Battery Ventures.
Investors in the round: Battery Ventures, Cambium Capital Partners, First Data Corporation, Gulf, GV, Intel Capital, Mayfield Fund, Qatar Investment Authority, Vista Equity Partners
Industry: AI Infrastructure, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Semiconductor, Software
Founders: Christopher Re, Kunle Olukotun, Rodrigo Liang
Founding year: 2017
Location: Palo Alto
Total equity funding raised: $1.5B
11. Vestwell $385.0M
Round: Series E
Description: New York-based Vestwell is a digital savings platform that offers and manages a range of savings and retirement plans. Founded by Aaron Schumm in 2016, Vestwell has now raised a total of $623.8M in total equity funding and is backed by Franklin Templeton, Blue Owl, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners, and Point72.
Investors in the round: Blue Owl Capital Corporation, Franklin Templeton, HarbourVest Partners, Morgan Stanley, Neuberger Berman, Silver Lake Waterman, Sixth Street Growth, TIAA Ventures
Industry: Employee Benefits, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Retirement
Founders: Aaron Schumm
Founding year: 2016
Location: New York
Total equity funding raised: $623.8M
AlleyWatch’s exclusive coverage of this round: Vestwell Raises $385M to Power Modern Savings Infrastructure Across America
10. Inertia $450.0M
Round: Series A
Description: San Francisco-based Inertia is a fusion-energy company that builds and generates commercialized fusion powers. Founded by Annie Kritcher, Jeff Lawson, Melinda Lee, and Mike Dunne in 2024, Inertia has now raised a total of $450.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Long Journey Ventures, WndrCo, Uncork Capital, and Neo.
Investors in the round: Bessemer Venture Partners, Google Ventures, IQT, Long Journey Ventures, Modern Capital, Neo, Threshold, Uncork Capital, WndrCo
Industry: Clean Energy, Energy Management, Power Grid, Renewable Energy
Founders: Annie Kritcher, Jeff Lawson, Melinda Lee, Mike Dunne
Founding year: 2024
Location: San Francisco
Total equity funding raised: $450.0M
10. inKind $450.0M
Round: Venture
Description: Austin-based inKind offers rewards to millions of consumers who dine at the best restaurants in the country. Founded by Andrew Harris, Johann Moonesinghe, Matt Saeta, Miles Matthias, and Rajan Moonesinghe in 2014, inKind has now raised a total of $459.1M in total equity funding and is backed by Matt Hulsizer, Jenny Just, Techstars, FJ Labs, and Firebrand Ventures.
Investors in the round: Jenny Just, Matt Hulsizer, Sarosh Mistry, Vasanth Williams
Industry: E-Commerce, FinTech, Food and Beverage, Gift Card, Local Business, Restaurants, Small and Medium Businesses
Founders: Andrew Harris, Johann Moonesinghe, Matt Saeta, Miles Matthias, Rajan Moonesinghe
Founding year: 2014
Location: Austin
Total equity funding raised: $459.1M
9. Ayar Labs $500.0M
Round: Series E
Description: San Jose-based Ayar Labs develops optical I/O solutions with co-packaged optical engines for AI and high-performance computing infrastructure. Founded by Alex Wright-Gladstein, Chen Sun, Mark Wade, Milos Popovic, Rajeev Ram, and Vladimir Stojanovic in 2015, Ayar Labs has now raised a total of $871.5M in total equity funding and is backed by NVIDIA, Sequoia Capital, Alumni Ventures, Insight Partners, and Advent International.
Investors in the round: 1789 Capital, Alchip, AMD Ventures, ARK Investment Management, Insight Partners, MediaTek, Neuberger Berman, NVIDIA, Qatar Investment Authority, Sahin Boydas, Sequoia Capital
Industry: AI Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer, Hardware, Information Technology, Semiconductor
Founders: Alex Wright-Gladstein, Chen Sun, Mark Wade, Milos Popovic, Rajeev Ram, Vladimir Stojanovic
Founding year: 2015
Location: San Jose
Total equity funding raised: $871.5M
9. MatX $500.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Mountain View-based MatX is an AI semiconductor company that designs custom chips and hardware architectures to support large language models. Founded by Mike Gunter and Reiner Pope in 2022, MatX has now raised a total of $625.0M in total equity funding and is backed by SV Angel, Triatomic Capital, Harpoon, Marvell, and Spark Capital.
Investors in the round: Alchip, Andrej Karpathy, Dwarkesh Patel, Harpoon, Jane Street Capital, John Collison, Marvell, NFDG Ventures, Patrick Collison, Situational Awareness, Spark Capital, Triatomic Capital
Industry: AI Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Hardware, Manufacturing, Semiconductor
Founders: Mike Gunter, Reiner Pope
Founding year: 2022
Location: Mountain View
Total equity funding raised: $625.0M
9. ElevenLabs $500.0M
Round: Series D
Description: London-based ElevenLabs is an AI company that offers tools for speech synthesis, voice cloning, dubbing, and audio generation. Founded by Mati Staniszewski and Piotr Dabkowski in 2022, ElevenLabs has now raised a total of $781.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, NVIDIA, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Bond.
Investors in the round: AMP Coalition, Andreessen Horowitz, Bond, BroadLight Capital, Counterpart Advisors, Evantic Capital, ICONIQ Growth, Lightspeed Venture Partners, NFDG Ventures, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Smash Capital, Valor Capital Group
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Content Creators, Developer APIs, Foundational AI, Generative AI
Founders: Mati Staniszewski, Piotr Dabkowski
Founding year: 2022
Location: London
Total equity funding raised: $781.0M
8. Apptronik $520.0M
Round: Series A
Description: Austin-based Apptronik is a robotics company that designs and builds humanoid robots for various real-world applications. Founded by Bill Helmsing, Jeffrey Cardenas, and Nicholas Paine in 2016, Apptronik has now raised a total of $963.6M in total equity funding and is backed by B Capital, Scrum Ventures, Rockaway Ventures, Samsung NEXT, and ARK Investment Management.
Investors in the round: AT&T Ventures, B Capital, DataPower Ventures, Google, John Deere, Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Peak 6, Qatar Investment Authority, Rockaway Ventures, Scrum Ventures
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Industrial Automation, Machinery Manufacturing, Robotics
Founders: Bill Helmsing, Jeffrey Cardenas, Nicholas Paine
Founding year: 2016
Location: Austin
Total equity funding raised: $963.6M
7. Neysa $600.0M
Round: Venture
Description: Mumbai-based Neysa is an AI acceleration platform that develops AI native applications for businesses. Founded by Anindya Das and Sharad Sanghi in 2023, Neysa has now raised a total of $649.9M in total equity funding and is backed by Nexus Venture Partners, Z47, 360 ONE Asset, Blackstone Group, and NTT Venture Capital.
Investors in the round: 360 ONE Asset, Blackstone Group, Nexus Venture Partners, Teachers’ Venture Growth, TVS Capital Funds
Industry: AI Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information Services, Software
Founders: Anindya Das, Sharad Sanghi
Founding year: 2023
Location: Mumbai
Total equity funding raised: $649.9M
6. Moonshot AI $700.0M
Round: Venture
Description: Haidian-based Moonshot AI seeks solutions in transforming energy into intelligence and generating intelligence with users through its product offerings. Founded by Wu Yuxin, Xinyu Zhou, and Yang Zhilin in 2023, Moonshot AI has now raised a total of $2.8B in total equity funding and is backed by HSG, Gaorong Capital, IDG Capital, Tencent, and Alibaba Group.
Investors in the round: Alibaba Group, JiAn Investment, Tencent, Wuyuan Capital
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Foundational AI, Generative AI, Machine Learning, Software
Founders: Wu Yuxin, Xinyu Zhou, Yang Zhilin
Founding year: 2023
Location: Haidian
Total equity funding raised: $2.8B
5. iSpace China ¥5.0B
Round: Series D
Description: Beijing-based iSpace designs and develops commercial space shuttle. Founded by Dongyi Zhang, Guosong Wu, and Mohd Fairuz Razi bin Sharuddin in 2016, iSpace China has now raised a total of $1.2B in total equity funding and is backed by HSG, CDH Investments, Matrix Partners China, Shunwei Capital, and Baidu.
Investors in the round: CDH Investments, Chengdu Airport Science and Technology Innovation Investment Group, Chengdu Industry Group, Chengdu Jiazi Industrial and Commercial Fund, Cowin Capital, Dianshi Zichan, Ganquan Capital, Guangdong Technology Financial Group, Jiantou Investment, Jingming Capital, Jinpu Investment, Kailin Capital, Lingyang Investment, Longxin Venture Capital, Loongson Venture Capital, Nuts Capital, QIANLIMA, Qianlima Capital, Shenzhen Guozhong Venture Capital Management, Shuran Investment, Spring Partners, Turing Asset Management, Xin Ding Capital, Xuansu Investment, Yingyuan Investment, Yuhu Capital, Zhuoyuan Capital
Industry: Aerospace, Space Travel, Transportation
Founders: Dongyi Zhang, Guosong Wu, Mohd Fairuz Razi bin Sharuddin
Founding year: 2016
Location: Beijing
Total equity funding raised: $1.2B
4. World Labs $1.0B
Round: Venture
Description: San Francisco-based World Labs develops artificial intelligence systems designed to understand, generate, and interact with three-dimensional environments. Founded by Ben Mildenhall, Christoph Lassner, Fei-Fei Li, and Justin Johnson in 2023, World Labs has now raised a total of $1.2B in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, NVIDIA, New Enterprise Associates, SV Angel, and Radical Ventures.
Investors in the round: AMD, Andreessen Horowitz, Autodesk, Emerson Collective, Fidelity, NVIDIA, Sea
Industry: 3D Technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Foundational AI, Generative AI, Information Technology
Founders: Ben Mildenhall, Christoph Lassner, Fei-Fei Li, Justin Johnson
Founding year: 2023
Location: San Francisco
Total equity funding raised: $1.2B
3. Wayve $1.2B
Round: Series D
Description: London-based Wayve develops autonomous driving technology using end-to-end deep learning models that enable vehicles to navigate urban environments. Founded by Alex Kendall, Amar Shah, and Jeff Hawke in 2017, Wayve has now raised a total of $2.5B in total equity funding and is backed by NVIDIA, British Business Bank, Eclipse, Schroders Capital, and Balderton Capital.
Investors in the round: Baillie Gifford, Balderton Capital, British Business Bank, Eclipse, Icehouse Ventures, Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Microsoft, Nissan Motor, NVIDIA, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Schroders Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund, Stellantis, Uber
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicle, Machine Learning
Founders: Alex Kendall, Amar Shah, Jeff Hawke
Founding year: 2017
Location: London
Total equity funding raised: $2.5B
2. Waymo $16.0B
Round: Series D
Description: Mountain View-based Waymo is a mobility technology company that improves transportation by developing self-driving solutions for travelers and daily commuters. Founded by Anthony Levandowski and Sebastian Thrun in 2009, Waymo has now raised a total of $27.1B in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Temasek Holdings, Sequoia Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Kleiner Perkins.
Investors in the round: Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz, BDT & MSD Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, CapitalG, Dragoneer Investment Group, DST Global, Fidelity, Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Mubadala Capital, Perry Creek Capital, Sequoia Capital, Silver Lake, Temasek Holdings, Tiger Global Management, T. Rowe Price
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles, Sensor, Transportation
Founders: Anthony Levandowski, Sebastian Thrun
Founding year: 2009
Location: Mountain View
Total equity funding raised: $27.1B
1. Anthropic $30.0B
Round: Series G
Description: San Francisco-based Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Founded by Benjamin Mann, Daniela Amodei, Dario Amodei, Jack Clark, Jared Kaplan, Sam McCandlish, and Tom Brown in 2021, Anthropic has now raised a total of $55.9B in total equity funding and is backed by Menlo Ventures, Accel, General Catalyst, NVIDIA, and General Atlantic.
Investors in the round: Accel, Addition, Alpha Wave Global, Altimeter Capital, AMP PBC, Appaloosa Management, Baillie Gifford, Bessemer Venture Partners, BlackRock, Blackstone Group, Coatue, Counterpart Advisors, D1 Capital Partners, D. E. Shaw & Co., Dragoneer Investment Group, Fidelity, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, GIC, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Greenoaks, ICONIQ Capital, Insight Partners, Jane Street Capital, JP Morgan Chase, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, MGX, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, NVIDIA, NX1 Capital, Qatar Investment Authority, Sands Capital Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Temasek Holdings, TowerBrook Capital Partners, TPG, Whale Rock Capital Management, XN
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Foundational AI, Generative AI, Information Technology, Machine Learning
Founders: Benjamin Mann, Daniela Amodei, Dario Amodei, Jack Clark, Jared Kaplan, Sam McCandlish, Tom Brown
Founding year: 2021
Location: San Francisco
Total equity funding raised: $55.9B
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