Here are the 17 US-based AI companies that have raised $100M or more in 2026 Rebecca Szkutak 6:58 AM PST · February 17, 2026 Nearly 20 U.S.-based AI startups have raised mega-rounds of $100 million or more in 2026 — and it’s been less than two months.
If the first few weeks of 2026 are any indicator, the AI startup market is in for another year of monster funding rounds at eye-watering valuations. U.S. AI startups raised more than $76 billion through mega-rounds in 2025, per TechCrunch’s count.
Will startups see the same success in 2026? Time will tell.
Here are all the U.S.-based AI startups that have raised $100 million or more thus far:
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