For some, AI fatigue is real — but clearly venture investors haven’t grown tired of the category.
对一些人来说，人工智能疲劳是真实存在的——但显然风险投资者并未对这一类别感到厌倦。
In the first half of 2024 alone, more than $35.5 billion was invested into AI startups globally, recent Crunchbase data found. Five of the six venture rounds of more than $1 billion raised in the first half of 2024 were raised by AI companies.
最近的 Crunchbase 数据发现，仅在 2024 年上半年，全球就有超过 355 亿美元投资于人工智能初创企业。2024 年上半年筹集的超过 10 亿美元的六轮风险投资中，有五轮是由人工智能公司筹集的。
Many other AI startups were able to raise mega-rounds of more than $100 million. U.S. startups raised two of the billion-dollar rounds in the first half of this year and nearly two-thirds, 64%, of the mega-rounds.
许多其他人工智能初创公司能够筹集超过 1 亿美元的巨额资金。今年上半年，美国初创公司筹集了两轮十亿美元的融资，并且占巨额融资轮次的近三分之二，即 64%。
Here are the U.S.-based AI companies that raised $100 million or more so far in 2024:
以下是 2024 年迄今为止融资 1 亿美元或以上的美国人工智能公司：
July 七月
- Hebbia, $130 million: Andreessen Horowitz led the round for Hebbia that closed July 8. The startup, which uses generative AI to search large documents, also raised money from Peter Thiel, Index Ventures and Google Ventures and garnered a $700 million valuation.
Hebbia，1.3 亿美元：Andreessen Horowitz 领投了 Hebbia 于 7 月 8 日结束的一轮融资。这家使用生成式人工智能搜索大型文档的初创公司还从 Peter Thiel、Index Ventures 和 Google Ventures 那里筹集了资金，并获得了 7 亿美元的估值。 - Skild AI, $300 million: Pittsburgh-based Skild AI announced a $300 million Series A round on July 9 that valued the company at $1.5 billion. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Coatue and Jeff Bezos’ Bezos Expeditions with participation from Sequoia, Menlo Ventures and General Catalyst, among others. Skild AI builds tech to power robots.
Skild AI，3 亿美元：总部位于匹兹堡的 Skild AI 于 7 月 9 日宣布获得 3 亿美元的 A 轮融资，使公司估值达到 15 亿美元。此轮融资由光速创投、Coatue 和杰夫·贝索斯的 Bezos Expeditions 领投，红杉资本、门罗风投和 General Catalyst 等参与。Skild AI 致力于开发为机器人提供动力的技术。
June 六月
- Bright Machines, $106 million: BlackRock led a $106 million Series C round into Bright Machines that closed on June 25. Nvidia, Microsoft and Eclipse Ventures, among others, also participated. The startup makes both smart robotics and AI-driven software and has raised more than $437 million in total funding.
Bright Machines，1.06 亿美元：贝莱德（BlackRock）领投了 Bright Machines 的 1.06 亿美元 C 轮融资，该轮融资于 6 月 25 日结束。英伟达（Nvidia）、微软（Microsoft）和 Eclipse Ventures 等也参与其中。这家初创公司既生产智能机器人，又开发人工智能驱动的软件，其总融资额已超过 4.37 亿美元。 - Etched.ai, $120 million: San Francisco-based Etched.ai raised a $120 million Series A round on June 25. The round was led by Primary Venture Partners and Positive Sum with participation from Two Sigma Ventures, Peter Thiel and Kyle Vogt, among others. Etched.ai is working to make chips that can run AI models faster and cheaper than GPUs.
Etched.ai，1.2 亿美元：总部位于旧金山的 Etched.ai 于 6 月 25 日完成了 1.2 亿美元的 A 轮融资。此轮融资由 Primary Venture Partners 和 Positive Sum 领投，Two Sigma Ventures、彼得·蒂尔（Peter Thiel）和凯尔·沃格特（Kyle Vogt）等参与。Etched.ai 正在努力制造能够比 GPU 更快、更便宜地运行人工智能模型的芯片。 - EvolutionaryScale, $142 million: New York-based EvolutionaryScale is developing biological AI models for therapeutic design. It raised a $142 million seed round that closed on June 25. The round was led by Lux Capital, former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross, an angel investor and former head of AI at Y Combinator. The company was founded in 2023.
EvolutionaryScale，1.42 亿美元：总部位于纽约的 EvolutionaryScale 正在开发用于治疗设计的生物人工智能模型。它在 6 月 25 日完成了一轮 1.42 亿美元的种子轮融资。此轮融资由 Lux Capital、前 GitHub 首席执行官 Nat Friedman 和天使投资人、前 Y Combinator 人工智能负责人 Daniel Gross 领投。该公司成立于 2023 年。 - AKASA, $120 million: Healthcare revenue cycle automation platform Akasa announced a $120 million round on June 18. The San Francisco-based startup has collected $205 million in total funding and has raised from investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Costanoa Ventures and Bond in prior rounds.
AKASA，1.2 亿美元：医疗保健收入周期自动化平台 Akasa 于 6 月 18 日宣布获得 1.2 亿美元融资。这家总部位于旧金山的初创公司迄今已累计获得 2.05 亿美元的融资，此前几轮的投资方包括安德森·霍洛维茨基金（Andreessen Horowitz）、Costanoa Ventures 和 Bond 等。 - AlphaSense, $650 million: New York-based AlphaSense raised a $650 million Series F round that was announced on June 11. The round was led by Viking Global Investors and BDT & MSD Partners with participation from CapitalG, SoftBank Vision Fund and Goldman Sachs, among others. AlphaSense is a market intelligence platform founded in 2008. The company has raised more than $1.4 billion in venture funding and was most recently valued at $4 billion.
AlphaSense，6.5 亿美元：总部位于纽约的 AlphaSense 于 6 月 11 日宣布完成 6.5 亿美元的 F 轮融资。此轮融资由 Viking Global Investors 和 BDT & MSD Partners 领投，CapitalG、软银愿景基金和高盛等参与。AlphaSense 是一个成立于 2008 年的市场情报平台。该公司已筹集超过 14 亿美元的风险投资，最近估值为 40 亿美元。
May 五月
- xAI, $6 billion: Elon Musk’s xAI raised a jaw-dropping $6 billion Series B round on May 31 from investors, including Sequoia, Valor Equity Partners and Fidelity, among others. The startup is building an AI platform that will “accelerate human scientific discovery” and is valued at an equally stunning $24 billion.
xAI，60 亿美元：5 月 31 日，埃隆·马斯克的 xAI 从包括红杉资本、Valor Equity Partners 和富达等在内的投资者那里筹集了令人瞠目结舌的 60 亿美元 B 轮融资。这家初创公司正在构建一个将“加速人类科学发现”的人工智能平台，估值同样惊人，达到 240 亿美元。 - Scale AI, $1 billion: Scale AI, a startup that provides data-labeling services to companies for training AI models, raised $1 billion in May. The Series F round was led by Accel with participation from Tiger Global, Spark Capital and Amazon, among others. San Francisco-based Scale AI has raised more than $1.6 billion in total and is currently valued at nearly $14 billion.
Scale AI，10 亿美元：Scale AI 是一家为企业提供用于训练人工智能模型的数据标注服务的初创公司，于 5 月筹集了 10 亿美元。F 轮由 Accel 领投，Tiger Global、Spark Capital 和亚马逊等参与。总部位于旧金山的 Scale AI 总共筹集了超过 16 亿美元，目前估值近 140 亿美元。 - Suno, $125 million: AI-music creation platform Suno raised $125 million in a Series B round that closed on May 21. The round values the Cambridge, Massachusetts, startup at $500 million. Founder Collective, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Matrix participated in the round in addition to former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and former head of AI at Y Combinator Daniel Gross.
Suno，1.25 亿美元：人工智能音乐创作平台 Suno 在 5 月 21 日结束的 B 轮融资中筹集了 1.25 亿美元。此轮融资使这家位于马萨诸塞州剑桥市的初创公司估值达到 5 亿美元。除了前 GitHub 首席执行官 Nat Friedman 和 Y Combinator 前人工智能负责人 Daniel Gross 之外，Founder Collective、光速创投和 Matrix 也参与了此轮融资。 - Weka, $140 million: Silicon Valley-based Weka created an AI-native data platform and raised $140 million in a Series E round that closed on May 13. The funding was led by Valor Equity Partners with participation from Qualcomm Ventures, Nvidia and Hitachi Ventures, among others. The startup was valued at $1.6 billion.
Weka，1.4 亿美元：总部位于硅谷的 Weka 创建了一个原生人工智能数据平台，并在 5 月 13 日结束的 E 轮融资中筹集了 1.4 亿美元。此次融资由 Valor Equity Partners 领投，高通风险投资、英伟达和日立风险投资等参与。这家初创公司的估值为 16 亿美元。 - CoreWeave, $1.1 billion: New Jersey-based GPU infrastructure provider CoreWeave raised $1.1 billion in a Series C round that closed on May 1. Coatue led the round with participation from Fidelity, Altimeter Capital and Magnetar Capital, among others. CoreWeave was launched in 2017 and is valued at $19 billion.
CoreWeave，11 亿美元：总部位于新泽西州的 GPU 基础设施提供商 CoreWeave 在 5 月 1 日结束的 C 轮融资中筹集了 11 亿美元。Coatue 领投，富达、Altimeter Capital 和 Magnetar Capital 等参与。CoreWeave 于 2017 年成立，估值为 190 亿美元。
April 四月
- Blaize, $106 million: AI computing platform company Blaize raised $106 million in a Series D round that was announced on April 29. The round had participation from investors, including Temasek, Franklin Templeton and Bess Ventures, among others. The company was founded in 2010 and has raised $242 million.
Blaize，1.06 亿美元：人工智能计算平台公司 Blaize 在 4 月 29 日宣布的 D 轮融资中筹集了 1.06 亿美元。此轮融资有淡马锡、富兰克林邓普顿和 Bess Ventures 等投资者参与。该公司成立于 2010 年，已筹集 2.42 亿美元。 - Augment, $227 million: Palo Alto-based Augment raised $227 million for its AI coding assistance startup. The startup’s Series B round was announced on April 24. Lightspeed Venture Partners, Index Ventures and Sutter Hill Ventures participated in the round, which valued the startup just shy of $1 billion.
Augment，2.27 亿美元：总部位于帕洛阿尔托的 Augment 为其人工智能编码辅助初创公司筹集了 2.27 亿美元。该初创公司的 B 轮融资于 4 月 24 日宣布。光速创投、Index Ventures 和 Sutter Hill Ventures 参与了这一轮融资，对该初创公司的估值略低于 10 亿美元。 - Cognition, $175 million: Founders Fund led applied AI lab startup Cognition’s $175 million round that closed on April 24. This round came just about a month after the firm raised a $21 million Series A round in March from Founders Fund and numerous other investors, including Ramp co-founder Eric Glyman, Stripe co-founders Patrick and John Collison, and DoorDash co-founder Tony Xu. The company was founded in November 2023 and is already valued at nearly $2 billion.
认知，1.75 亿美元：Founders Fund 领投了应用人工智能实验室初创公司 Cognition 的 1.75 亿美元融资轮，该轮于 4 月 24 日结束。就在大约一个月前，该公司在 3 月份从 Founders Fund 和众多其他投资者那里筹集了 2100 万美元的 A 轮融资，这些投资者包括 Ramp 联合创始人埃里克·格莱曼、Stripe 联合创始人帕特里克和约翰·科里森以及 DoorDash 联合创始人托尼·徐。该公司成立于 2023 年 11 月，目前估值已接近 20 亿美元。 - Xaira Therapeutics, $1 billion: San Francisco-based AI drug discovery startup Xaira Therapeutics raised a $1 billion Series A round. Foresite Capital and ARCH Venture Partners led the round that was announced on April 23. Sequoia, NEA and Lux Capital participated in the round, among many others.
Xaira Therapeutics，10 亿美元：总部位于旧金山的人工智能药物发现初创公司 Xaira Therapeutics 完成了一轮 10 亿美元的 A 轮融资。Foresite Capital 和 ARCH Venture Partners 领投了此轮融资，该轮融资于 4 月 23 日宣布。红杉资本、NEA 和 Lux Capital 等众多机构参与了此轮融资。 - Cyera, $300 million: Coatue led the recent $300 million Series C round into AI-powered data security platform Cyera that closed on April 9. The round valued New York-based startup at $1.4 billion. Sequoia, Redpoint and Accel also participated in the round, among others.
Cyera，3 亿美元：Coatue 领投了最近一轮 3 亿美元的 C 轮融资，进入由人工智能驱动的数据安全平台 Cyera，该轮融资于 4 月 9 日结束。此轮融资对这家总部位于纽约的初创公司的估值为 14 亿美元。红杉资本、红点创投和 Accel 等也参与了这一轮融资。
March 三月
- Celestial AI, $175 million: Celestial AI, founded in 2020, is building an optical interconnect technology platform for data centers and AI solutions and raised a $175 million Series C round on March 27, which brought its total funding amount to $338 million. The round was led by Thomas Tull’s US Innovative Technology Fund with participation from M Ventures, Temasek and Tyche Partners, among others.
Celestial AI，1.75 亿美元：Celestial AI 成立于 2020 年，正在为数据中心和人工智能解决方案构建一个光互连技术平台，并于 3 月 27 日完成了 1.75 亿美元的 C 轮融资，使其总融资额达到 3.38 亿美元。此轮融资由托马斯·图尔（Thomas Tull）的美国创新技术基金领投，M Ventures、淡马锡和 Tyche Partners 等参与。 - FundGuard, $100 million: FundGuard is a New York-based startup offering an AI-powered investment accounting operating system that raised $100 million at a $400 million valuation. The Series C round closed on March 25 and was led by Key1 Capital with participation from Hamilton Lane, Blumberg Capital and Team8, among others.
FundGuard，1 亿美元：FundGuard 是一家总部位于纽约的初创公司，提供由人工智能驱动的投资会计操作系统，以 4 亿美元的估值筹集了 1 亿美元。C 轮融资于 3 月 25 日结束，由 Key1 Capital 领投，Hamilton Lane、Blumberg Capital 和 Team8 等参与。 - Together AI, $106 million: Salesforce Ventures led Together AI’s $106 million Series A round that valued the company at $1.2 billion. Together AI is a platform designed to help create infrastructure and open source generative AI for developing AI models. NEA, Kleiner Perkins and Lux Capital also participated in the round, among others. The round was announced on March 13.
Together AI，1.06 亿美元：Salesforce Ventures 领投了 Together AI 的 1.06 亿美元 A 轮融资，使该公司估值达到 12 亿美元。Together AI 是一个旨在帮助创建基础设施和开源生成式人工智能以开发人工智能模型的平台。NEA、Kleiner Perkins 和 Lux Capital 等也参与了此轮融资。此轮融资于 3 月 13 日宣布。 - Zephyr AI, $111 million: Fairfax Station, Virginia-based Zephyr AI raised a $111 million Series A round that closed on March 13. Revolution Growth, Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, EPIQ Capital Group and investor Jeff Skoll all participated in the round. The startup, founded in 2020, uses AI to enhance drug discovery and precision medicine. It has raised $129.5 million total so far.
Zephyr AI，1.11 亿美元：总部位于弗吉尼亚州费尔法克斯站的 Zephyr AI 在 3 月 13 日完成了 1.11 亿美元的 A 轮融资。Revolution Growth、礼来公司基金会、EPIQ 资本集团和投资者杰夫·斯科尔都参与了这一轮融资。这家成立于 2020 年的初创公司利用人工智能来加强药物研发和精准医疗。到目前为止，它总共筹集了 1.295 亿美元。
February 二月
- Glean, $203 million: AI-driven enterprise search startup Glean raised $203 million in a February 27 round that valued the startup at $2.4 billion. The Series D round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Kleiner Perkins with participation from Sequoia, General Catalyst and Databricks Ventures, among others. The Silicon Valley-based startup has raised more than $350 million in venture funding and its founder, Arvind Jain, was recently interviewed on TechCrunch’s Found podcast.
Glean，2.03 亿美元：人工智能驱动的企业搜索初创公司 Glean 在 2 月 27 日的一轮融资中筹集了 2.03 亿美元，该初创公司的估值达到 24 亿美元。D 轮由光速创投和凯鹏华盈领投，红杉资本、General Catalyst 和 Databricks Ventures 等参与。这家总部位于硅谷的初创公司已在风险投资中筹集了超过 3.5 亿美元，其创始人阿尔温德·贾恩（Arvind Jain）最近接受了 TechCrunch 的 Found 播客的采访。 - Figure, $675 million: Silicon Valley-based AI robotics startup Figure raised a $675 million Series B round that closed on February 24. The round valued the startup at nearly $2.7 billion. Nvidia, OpenAI and Microsoft participated in the round, among others. The startup was founded in 2022 and has raised more than $850 million.
图，6.75 亿美元：总部位于硅谷的人工智能机器人初创公司 Figure 在 2 月 24 日完成了一轮 6.75 亿美元的 B 轮融资。此轮融资使该初创公司的估值接近 27 亿美元。英伟达、OpenAI 和微软等参与了此轮融资。该初创公司成立于 2022 年，已筹集超过 8.5 亿美元。 - Abridge, $150 million: Pittsburgh-based Abridge, which uses AI to transcribe medical conversations, raised a $150 million Series C round that closed on February 23. The round was led by Redpoint and Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from USV, IVP and Spark Capital, among others. This round brings the six-year-old company’s valuation to $850 million.
Abridge，1.5 亿美元：总部位于匹兹堡的 Abridge 利用人工智能转录医疗对话，于 2 月 23 日完成了 1.5 亿美元的 C 轮融资。此轮融资由红点创投（Redpoint）和光速创投（Lightspeed Venture Partners）领投，USV、IVP 和 Spark Capital 等参与。此轮融资使这家成立六年的公司估值达到 8.5 亿美元。 - Recogni, $102 million: The company designs high-output but low-power AI interface solutions, and it raised a $102 million Series C round on February 20. The round was led by GreatPoint Ventures and Celesta Capital. Pledge Ventures, Mayfield and DNS Capital also contributed to the round.
Recogni，1.02 亿美元：该公司设计高输出但低功耗的人工智能接口解决方案，于 2 月 20 日完成了 1.02 亿美元的 C 轮融资。此轮融资由 GreatPoint Ventures 和 Celesta Capital 领投。Pledge Ventures、Mayfield 和 DNS Capital 也参与了此轮融资。 - Lambda, $320 million: San Francisco-based deep learning infrastructure company Lambda raised $320 million in a Series C round that was announced on February 15. The round was led by Thomas Tull’s US Innovative Technology Fund with participation from Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners and T. Rowe Price, among others. Lambda has raised more than $900 million in venture capital and was most recently valued at $1.5 billion.
Lambda，3.2 亿美元：总部位于旧金山的深度学习基础设施公司 Lambda 在 2 月 15 日宣布的 C 轮融资中筹集了 3.2 亿美元。此轮融资由托马斯·图尔（Thomas Tull）的美国创新技术基金领投，Gradient Ventures、Mercato Partners 和 T. Rowe Price 等参与。Lambda 已筹集超过 9 亿美元的风险投资，最近估值为 15 亿美元。 - Magic, $117 million: AI coding startup Magic raised a $117 million Series B round that closed on February 12. The round was led by NFDG Ventures with participation from CapitalG and angel investor Elad Gil. The San Francisco-based company has raised more than $145 million in total capital.
魔法，1.17 亿美元：AI 编码初创公司 Magic 在 2 月 12 日完成了 1.17 亿美元的 B 轮融资。此轮融资由 NFDG Ventures 领投，CapitalG 和天使投资人 Elad Gil 参与。这家总部位于旧金山的公司总共筹集了超过 1.45 亿美元的资金。
January 一月
- Kore.ai, $150 million: A startup building conversational AI for enterprises, Kore.ai raised a $150 million Series D round that was announced on January 30. FTV Capital led the round into the Orlando, Florida-based company. Nvidia, Vistara Growth, and NextEquity Partners participated as well, among others. Kore.ai was founded in 2013 and has raised more than $223 million in funding.
Kore.ai，1.5 亿美元：一家为企业构建对话式人工智能的初创公司 Kore.ai 于 1 月 30 日宣布完成 1.5 亿美元的 D 轮融资。FTV Capital 领投了这轮对这家位于佛罗里达州奥兰多的公司的投资。英伟达、Vistara Growth 和 NextEquity Partners 等也参与其中。Kore.ai 成立于 2013 年，已筹集超过 2.23 亿美元的资金。
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