Here are the 55 US AI startups that raised $100M or more in 2025
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Key Points:
- In 2024, 49 AI startups in the U.S. raised funding rounds of $100 million or more, with seven companies securing rounds of $1 billion or larger, demonstrating strong industry momentum entering 2025.
- The trend continued into 2025 with multiple mega-rounds, including Anthropic raising two rounds over $1 billion, and early 2026 saw significant investments such as Elon Musk’s xAI securing a $20 billion Series E round and Merge Labs raising $250 million in seed funding.
- Notable funding rounds in late 2024 and 2025 included Mythic's $125 million venture round, Fal's $140 million Series D, Unconventional AI's $475 million seed round, and Anth
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