The full list of 28 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2024
In the first half of 2024, global AI startups received over $35.5 billion in investments. U.S. companies secured two billion-dollar rounds and 64% of mega-rounds, with notable funding going to various AI startups.
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In the first half of 2024, over $35.5 billion was invested in AI startups globally, with five of the six venture rounds exceeding $1 billion going to AI companies. In the U.S., startups secured two billion-dollar rounds and 64% of mega-rounds. Notable U.S.-based AI startups that raised $100 million or more in 2024 include Hebbia ($130M), Skild AI ($300M), Bright Machines ($106M), Etched.ai ($120M), EvolutionaryScale ($142M), AKASA ($120M), AlphaSense ($650M), xAI ($6B), Scale AI ($1B), Suno ($125M), Weka ($140M), CoreWeave ($1.1B), Blaize ($106M), Augment ($227M), Cognition ($175M), Xaira Therapeutics ($1B), Cyera ($300M), Celestial AI ($175M), FundGuard ($100M), Together AI ($106M), Zephyr AI ($111M), Glean ($203M), Figure ($675M), Abridge ($150M), Recogni ($102M), Lambda ($320M), Magic ($117M), and Kore.ai ($150M). These investments reflect the ongoing interest and support for AI innovation and development in the tech industry.
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