Top AI startups in San Francisco
1,567 AI-native startups are based in San Francisco, 19 of them valued at $1bn or more. 1,137 were founded in the last three years.
- 1DeelThe all-in-one HR and payroll platform for global teams$17.3bn
- 2Scale AIData-centric infrastructure to accelerate the development of AI $29bn
- 3FaireThe global online platform empowering independent retail.$12.6bn
- 4PerplexityAnswer engine that cites its sources.$20bn
- 5CheckrPeople infrastructure for the future of work$4.6bn
- 6Cognition AIArtificial Intelligence. Valued at $48bn (September 2026).$48bn
- 7VantaVanta—the proven leader in automated compliance helping startups…$1.6bn
- 8HarveyGenerative AI built for law firms and in-house teams.$15.5bn
- 9CorgiCorgi is building an AI financial infrastructure company$1.3bn
- 10AirbyteThe open standard in data connectivity for AI and analytics.$1.5bn
- 11MercorArtificial Intelligence. Valued at $10bn (October 2025).$10bn
- 12VercelCloud computing / AI. Valued at $9.3bn (September 2025).$9.3bn
- 13HappyRobotIntelligence that runs your operations. $1.2bn
- 14Together AIArtificial Intelligence. Valued at $8.3bn (July 2026).$8.3bn
- 15HiggsfieldArtificial Intelligence. Valued at $5.4bn (August 2026).$5.4bn
- 16GongArtificial intelligence. Valued at $4.5bn (November 2025).$4.5bn
- 17GammaArtificial intelligence. Valued at $2.1bn (November 2025).$2.1bn
- 18CrestaReal-time AI for contact centre agents.$1.6bn
- 19SiftThe Leader in Digital Trust & Safety$1bn
- 20AmplitudeDigital Analytics PlatformPublic
- 21MatterportTurn physical objects and environments into 3D models in seconds.Public
- 22PrestoDigital meets physical for big chain restaurantsPublic
- 23Unsloth AIOpen-Source Reinforcement Learning (RL) & Fine-tuning for LLMs.Early stage
- 24NanoNetsAutomatic Data ExtractionGrowth
- 25HackerRankChange the world to value skills over pedigreeGrowth
- 26RescaleHigh Performance Computing Built for the CloudGrowth
- 27GrubMarketAI-powered technology enabler and digital transformer of American…Growth
- 28AiSDRAI that finds the right buyers and books sales meetingsEarly stage
- 29AthelasExtensible, Integrated Technology that Simplifies Health SystemsGrowth
- 30IroncladAI-powered contract managementGrowth
- 31TomaAI Applied ResearchGrowth
- 32Pair TeamBuilding the safety net of the futureGrowth
- 33TRM LabsTRM is building a safer world for billions of people.Early stage
- 34People.aiHarnesses business activity to unlock growth.Growth
- 35ScribdWorld's largest online library.Growth
- 36SendbirdThe AI agent that doesn’t just support, it delights.Growth
- 37HumandAll-in-one app for internal communication and HREarly stage
- 38TeleportThe Infrastructure Identity CompanyGrowth
- 39Observe.AIContact center AI platform.Growth
- 40QventusWe automate operations for hospitals and health systemsGrowth
- 41JerryJerry is building the AI agent to manage all your physical assets.Growth
- 42FieldguideVertical AI for Audit & Advisory FirmsGrowth
- 43HightouchThe leading Composable CDP and AI Decisioning platformGrowth
- 44Pibit.aiThe AI Underwriting OS for Commercial, Specialty & E&S insuranceGrowth
- 45LumariAI Digital Workers for Supply Chain Early stage
- 46Focal SystemsBuilding the Operating System for B&M Retail using Deep LearningGrowth
- 47TempoLive home fitness training powered by computer vision.Growth
- 48Nozomiocreators of folk.comEarly stage
- 49Ambient.aiAI company transforming enterprise physical security to prevent…Growth
- 50GigsThe OS for Embedded TelecomGrowth
The top 50 of 1,567. Everything else is on the San Francisco page.
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