{"id":16376,"date":"2025-04-24T02:58:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T02:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/19-us-ai-startups-raise-100m\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T02:58:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T02:58:17","slug":"19-us-ai-startups-raise-100m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/19-us-ai-startups-raise-100m\/","title":{"rendered":"19 US AI Startups Raise $100M+"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The year 2024 was a landmark for the AI industry in the United States and globally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to our tally at TechCrunch, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/12\/20\/heres-the-full-list-of-49-us-ai-startups-that-have-raised-100m-or-more-in-2024\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">49 startups secured funding rounds of $100 million or more in 2024<\/a>. Notably, three companies obtained multiple &#8220;megarounds,&#8221; and seven companies received rounds exceeding $1 billion in size.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we look ahead to 2025, it appears that the momentum from 2024 will continue. Although we are only halfway through the year, multiple billion-dollar rounds have already been announced, and the number of AI megarounds closed in the U.S. during Q1 2025 surpasses that of Q1 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below is a list of U.S. AI companies that have raised $100 million or more in 2025:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>SandboxAQ<\/strong> completed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandboxaq.com\/press\/sandboxaq-closes-450m-series-e-round-with-expanded-investor-base\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">$450 million Series E round<\/a> on April 4, valuing the AI model company at $5.7 billion. The round included notable investors such as Nvidia, Google, and Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Runway<\/strong>, a company specializing in AI models for media production, raised a <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/04\/03\/runway-best-known-for-its-video-generating-models-raises-308m\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$308 million Series D round<\/a> announced on April 3, valuing the company at $3 billion. The round was led by General Atlantic, with participation from SoftBank, Nvidia, and Fidelity, among others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">March<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">AI giant <strong>OpenAI<\/strong> raised a record-breaking <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/03\/31\/openai-raises-40b-at-300b-post-money-valuation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$40 billion funding round<\/a> that valued the startup at $300 billion. This round, which closed on March 31, was led by SoftBank, with participation from Thrive Capital, Microsoft, and Coatue, among others.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">On March 25, <strong>Nexthop AI<\/strong>, an AI infrastructure company, announced a Series A round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The <a href=\"https:\/\/nexthop.ai\/news-and-event\/press-release-company-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">$110 million round<\/a> also included investments from Kleiner Perkins, Battery Ventures, and Emergent Ventures, among others.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Cambridge, Massachusetts-based <strong>Insilico Medicine<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/insilico-medicine-secures-110-million-series-e-financing-to-advance-ai-driven-drug-discovery-innovation-302401040.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">raised $110 million<\/a> for its generative AI-powered drug discovery platform, as announced on March 13. This Series E round valued the company at $1 billion and was co-led by Value Partners and Pudong Chuangtou.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">AI infrastructure company <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celestial.ai\/blog\/celestial-ai-secures-250-million-funding-to-revolutionize-ai-infrastructure-with-its-photonic-fabric\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Celestial AI<\/a><\/strong> raised a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.celestial.ai\/blog\/celestial-ai-secures-250-million-funding-to-revolutionize-ai-infrastructure-with-its-photonic-fabric\" target=\"_blank\">$250 million Series C round<\/a> that valued the company at $2.5 billion. The March 11 round was led by Fidelity, with participation from Tiger Global, BlackRock, and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, among others.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Lila Sciences<\/strong> raised a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lila.ai\/news\/the-future-of-discovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">$200 million seed round<\/a> as it aims to create a science superintelligence platform. The round was led by Flagship Pioneering, with funding also provided by March Capital, General Catalyst, and ARK Venture Fund, among others.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Brooklyn-based <strong>Reflection.Ai<\/strong>, which is developing superintelligent autonomous systems, raised a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesaasnews.com\/news\/reflection-ai-raises-130-million-in-funding#:~:text=Reflection%20AI%2C%20a%20New%20York,raised%20%24130%20million%20in%20funding.&amp;text=This%20funding%20round%20includes%20a,by%20Sequoia%20Capital%20and%20CRV.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">$130 million Series A round<\/a> that values the 1-year-old company at $580 million. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and CRV.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">AI coding startup <strong>Turing<\/strong> closed a Series E round on March 7 that valued the startup, which partners with LLM companies, at $2.2 billion. The <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/03\/06\/turing-a-key-coding-provider-for-openai-and-other-llm-producers-raises-111m-at-a-2-2b-valuation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$111 million round<\/a> was led by Khazanah Nasional, with participation from WestBridge Capital, Gaingels, and Sozo Ventures, among others.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Shield AI<\/strong>, an AI defense tech startup, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/03\/06\/shield-ai-raises-240-million-at-a-5-3-billion-valuation-to-commercialize-its-ai-drone-tech\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">raised $240 million<\/a> in a Series F round that closed on March 6. This round was co-led by L3Harris Technologies and Hanwha Aerospace, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz and the US Innovative Technology Fund, among others. The round valued the company at $5.3 billion.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">AI research and large language model company <strong>Anthropic<\/strong> raised <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/03\/03\/anthropic-raises-3-5b-to-fuel-its-ai-ambitions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$3.5 billion in a Series E round<\/a> that valued the startup at $61.5 billion. The round was announced on March 3 and was led by Lightspeed, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Menlo Ventures, and General Catalyst, among others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-february\">February<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Together AI<\/strong>, which creates open source generative AI and AI model development infrastructure, raised a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.together.ai\/blog\/together-ai-announcing-305m-series-b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">$305 million Series B round<\/a> that valued the company at $3.3 billion. The February 20 round was co-led by Prosperity7 and General Catalyst, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Nvidia, Lux Capital, and others.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">AI infrastructure company <strong>Lambda<\/strong> raised a <a href=\"https:\/\/lambdalabs.com\/blog\/lambda-raises-480m-to-expand-ai-cloud-platform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">$480 million Series D round<\/a> that was announced on February 19. The round valued the startup at nearly $2.5 billion and was co-led by SGW and Andra Capital. Nvidia, G Squared, ARK Invest, and others also participated.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Abridge<\/strong>, an AI platform that transcribes patient-clinician conversations, was valued at $2.75 billion in a Series D round announced on February 17. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abridge.com\/press-release\/series-d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">$250 million round<\/a\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/04\/23\/here-are-the-19-us-ai-startups-that-have-raised-100m-or-more-in-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The year 2024 was a landmark for the AI industry in the United States and globally. 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