AI Startup Index
The company market for AI: fastest-growing startups, newly funded companies, unicorn watchlist and sector leaders — continuously tracked by Fusion42.
Data drawn from 1,602 startups tracked by Fusion42.
◆ Capital flow
27 Jul 2026 — 24 Oct 2026 · ribbon width = capital deployed to startups in region · regions are startup HQ, not investor origin · click a node to focus, click Other to expand.
Market movement · last 90 days vs previous
AI & ML leads capital allocation
43% of tracked capital in the last 90 days flowed into AI & ML.
AI & ML accelerating
Capital into AI & ML increased 1548% versus the previous period.
Middle East gaining share
Middle East startups captured 189.7% more capital than the previous period.
Capital deployed
$7.3B
Companies funded
723
Sector groups funded
16
Countries active
67
◆ At a glance
Total startups
1,602
Total raised
$18.8B
New (30 days)
388
Raised (30 days)
$3.8B
◆ Sector leaders
| Rank | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mochi Intelligence | series-a |
| #2 | Emerald AI | series-a |
| #3 | Inferact | seed |
| #4 | TAR | series-a |
| #5 | CodeRabbit | series-a |
| #6 | 8090 Labs | series-a |
| #7 | Hertha Metals | series-a |
| #8 | Reactor | series-a |
| #9 | 7AI | series-a |
| #10 | Kai | seed |
◆ Unicorn watchlist
No unicorns tracked yet — check back as the dataset grows.
◆ Recently funded
◆ Top AI sectors by startup count
311
Enterprise Software
240
AI & ML
219
Fintech
116
AI Infrastructure
87
Digital Health
85
Cybersecurity
84
Climate Tech
65
Robotics