The record of new AI markets
New AI startups by category, their funding, and whether AI names them
Presspool tracks new AI startups by category and funding, and how often ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI name them. Map members are checked against their own sites and independent sources; funding rounds are confirmed by a company announcement and an outlet, or by two independent outlets when no announcement exists. No company pays to be listed.
Explore the markets
- AI codingMost named by AI: Cursor, 39 of 53 answers32 companies
- AI infrastructureMost named by AI: Lambda, 17 of 50 answers54 companies
- AI securityMost named by AI: HiddenLayer, 25 of 51 answers16 companies
- Humanoid robotsMost named by AI: Figure, 40 of 51 answers31 companies
- Legal AIMost named by AI: Harvey, 48 of 52 answers32 companies
- Physical AIMost named by AI: Figure, 38 of 49 answers53 companies
- Voice AIMost named by AI: ElevenLabs, 39 of 54 answers29 companies
- World modelsMost named by AI: World Labs, 44 of 50 answers11 companies
The weekly funding record
November 2–7, 2026
- Exactly stated USD subtotal
- $965 million
- Listed confirmed rounds
- 15
- Already cited by AI
- 2 / 15
Listed rounds (exact USD first)
| Company | Amount | Round | Announced | Investors | Cited by AI engines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Compute | $350 million | Round type not disclosed | Nov 2 | Elad Gil | Not yet |
| Sentra | $150 million | Series C | Nov 4 | Capital One Ventures | Yes (9 answers) |
| Ocient | $100M | Series C | Nov 5 | BOKA Capital, OCA Ventures | Not yet |
| Kalepa | $75 million | Series B | Nov 5 | Updata Partners | Not yet |
| Tutor Intelligence | $75 million | Series B | Nov 2 | Andreessen Horowitz | Not yet |
Earlier weeks
- October 26–31, 2026 · 50 rounds
- October 18–24, 2026 · 64 rounds
- October 12–17, 2026 · 54 rounds
- October 5–10, 2026 · 62 rounds
- September 28, 2026 – October 3, 2026 · 56 rounds
- September 21–26, 2026 · 58 rounds