All the funding deals in the consumer AI market
Last updated: 13 July 2026
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The consumer AI market is attracting funding across AI search, personal assistants, digital companions, creative tools, education apps, and productivity products.
We conducted deep research and collected 61 consumer AI funding deals announced between Q1 2024 and Q2 2026.
We refresh this consumer AI market page very often to include newly announced funding rounds.
Insights
- The 61 consumer AI funding deals raised about $3.54 billion in total. This shows that investors are supporting both large AI platforms and smaller consumer-focused applications.
- Consumer AI companies raised about $1.49 billion in 2024, across 25 funding deals. Large rounds for Perplexity AI, Suno, Pika, Ideogram, and ElevenLabs drove much of this total.
- Consumer AI companies raised about $1.42 billion in 2025, across 22 funding deals. Perplexity AI alone announced three separate rounds worth a combined $800 million during the year.
- The consumer AI market recorded about $635 million across 14 deals in the first half of 2026. Runway represented almost half of this amount with its $315 million round.
- AI search remained one of the best-funded consumer AI categories. Perplexity AI, Genspark, You.com, Felo, iAsk, and Consensus received repeated investor support.
- AI companion apps attracted many smaller funding rounds. Investors backed products for emotional support, loneliness, wellbeing, habits, virtual pets, and senior companionship.
- AI video companies received some of the largest consumer AI funding rounds. Runway, Higgsfield, Pika, Captions, OpusClip, Haiper, and Luma AI raised significant capital.
- The consumer AI market is becoming more diverse. Recent funding includes AI shopping assistants, health companions, educational tools, mini-app platforms, personal memory products, and social experiences.
- Several consumer AI companies raised more than one round during the period. Perplexity AI, Genspark, You.com, and Higgsfield returned to investors as their products expanded.
Summary table of the funding deals for the consumer AI market since 2024
We define the consumer AI market as AI applications and devices sold directly to individuals for everyday personal use.
It includes AI Companion Apps, Personal Assistant Apps, AI Search Apps, AI Content Creation Apps, Education AI Apps, and Consumer Productivity AI.
It excludes broader adjacent markets unless the product is built specifically for this use case.
We focused exclusively on pure players, defined as companies with at least 70–80% of their business directly tied to the consumer AI market.
Our analysis has been done at a global level with a minimum funding threshold of $300k.
If you want a longer-term view, we also have a study of how funding activity in the consumer AI market has changed over the years.
| Name | What they do | Amount in $ | Quarter | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomo | Personal AI coach that supports habit tracking, goals, and daily progress. | $5.0M | Q2 2026 | Business Wire |
| Supermemory | Personal AI memory tool that organizes information and helps users recall knowledge. | $3.0M | Q2 2026 | Times of India |
| Equal | Voice AI app for call screening, financial services, lifestyle support, and concierge tasks. | $30.0M | Q2 2026 | Mint |
| Phia | AI shopping assistant that compares prices and supports better purchasing decisions. | $35.5M | Q2 2026 | People |
| Town | Personal AI assistant for email, calendars, messages, documents, and daily work. | $55.0M | Q2 2026 | VCAOnline |
| Sekai | Consumer platform for creating, playing, and remixing mini apps from text prompts. | $26.0M | Q2 2026 | Axios |
| ProLearn | AI learning companion for school students and exam preparation in India. | $3.6M | Q2 2026 | ETEntrepreneur |
| Status AI | Gamified social app where users join stories and interact with AI characters. | $17.0M | Q2 2026 | TechCrunch |
| Banza | Personal AI twin that learns user habits and connects personal information. | $1.0M | Q2 2026 | The AI World Organisation |
| Astrocade | Consumer platform for creating and sharing AI-powered social games and entertainment. | $56.0M | Q2 2026 | Astrocade |
| Series | AI social and professional networking app for young users inside iMessage. | $5.1M | Q2 2026 | TechCrunch |
| Companion Labs | AI entertainment experiences created for Indian users who speak regional languages. | $2.5M | Q1 2026 | Webnewswire |
| Runway | AI video creation platform for creators, filmmakers, and media production teams. | $315.0M | Q1 2026 | TechCrunch |
| Higgsfield | AI video platform for creators, brands, advertisers, and social media teams. | $80.0M | Q1 2026 | PR Newswire |
| Dazzle AI | Consumer AI personal assistant company founded by former Yahoo leader Marissa Mayer. | $8.0M | Q4 2025 | Business Wire, TechCrunch |
| First Voyage / Momo | AI companion app for habits, self-care, mindfulness, productivity, and personal wellness. | $2.5M | Q4 2025 | TechCrunch |
| Oboe | AI learning app that creates personalized courses about topics selected by users. | $16.0M | Q4 2025 | TechCrunch, FoundersToday |
| Robyn | Empathetic AI companion for personal conversations, emotional support, and self-reflection. | $5.5M | Q4 2025 | TechCrunch |
| Wabi | Consumer platform for creating, remixing, and sharing apps built through prompts. | $20.0M | Q4 2025 | TechCrunch, TechFundingNews |
| Adam | AI creation app that turns text prompts into editable three-dimensional objects. | $4.1M | Q4 2025 | TechCrunch |
| Bevel | AI health companion that combines wearable, sleep, fitness, nutrition, and habit data. | $10.0M | Q4 2025 | TechCrunch |
| Sesame | Voice-first AI companion company also developing AI-powered smart glasses. | $250.0M | Q4 2025 | TechCrunch |
| Meela | Personal AI companion designed to reduce loneliness and support older adults. | $3.5M | Q3 2025 | Business Wire |
| Perplexity AI | Consumer AI search engine that provides direct answers with supporting sources. | $200.0M | Q3 2025 | TechCrunch, Investing.com |
| Born | Social AI companion company behind the shared virtual pet app Pengu. | $15.0M | Q3 2025 | TechCrunch, Born |
| You.com | AI search and productivity platform for research, analysis, agents, and content creation. | $100.0M | Q3 2025 | You.com, TechStartups |
| Poke / The Interaction Company of California | AI assistant inside messages that connects with email, calendars, files, and online accounts. | $15.0M | Q3 2025 | TechFundingNews, WebWire |
| Perplexity AI | Consumer AI search engine that provides direct answers with supporting sources. | $100.0M | Q3 2025 | Economic Times, TechFundingNews |
| Felo | Multilingual AI search engine designed for users who search in different languages. | $10.2M | Q3 2025 | The Bridge |
| Portola / Tolan | AI companion app featuring animated alien friends for support and personal growth. | $20.0M | Q3 2025 | GeekWire, Homebrew |
| Wispr Flow | AI dictation app that turns natural speech into formatted writing across applications. | $30.0M | Q2 2025 | TechCrunch |
| Rosebud | AI journal that helps users reflect on entries, emotions, habits, and personal growth. | $6.0M | Q2 2025 | Rosebud, TechCrunch |
| Perplexity AI | Consumer AI search engine that provides direct answers with supporting sources. | $500.0M | Q2 2025 | Financial Times, Investing.com |
| Pallie AI | AI companion for emotional support, wellbeing, conversations, and Apple Health insights. | $2.0M | Q2 2025 | PR Newswire |
| Genspark | AI search engine that creates synthesized answers and research pages for users. | $100.0M | Q1 2025 | Reuters, Investing.com |
| Martin AI | Personal AI assistant for reminders, memory, context, schedules, and everyday tasks. | $2.0M | Q1 2025 | VentureBeat, DigitalMediaWire |
| Perplexity AI | Consumer AI search engine that provides direct answers with supporting sources. | $500.0M | Q4 2024 | Financial Times |
| Speak | AI language-learning app focused on spoken fluency and personalized tutoring. | $78.0M | Q4 2024 | Speak |
| Granola | AI meeting notepad that transcribes conversations and expands a user's notes. | $20.0M | Q4 2024 | Granola |
| iAsk | AI answer and search application designed for younger internet users. | $4.2M | Q4 2024 | Business Wire |
| Dippy AI | Mobile AI companion app featuring proactive and customizable digital characters. | $2.1M | Q4 2024 | Intelligent CIO |
| Captions | Generative AI application for creating, editing, dubbing, and improving videos. | $60.0M | Q3 2024 | Captions |
| You.com | AI search and productivity platform for research, analysis, agents, and content creation. | $50.0M | Q3 2024 | You.com |
| OpusClip | AI video tool that turns long recordings into short social media clips. | $30.0M | Q3 2024 | OpusClip |
| Slingshot AI | AI mental wellness company developing conversational support for stress and behavioral change. | $30.0M | Q3 2024 | FinSMEs |
| Consensus | AI search engine that helps users find and understand scientific research papers. | $11.5M | Q3 2024 | PRWeb |
| Bee AI | Wearable AI assistant that records information, creates notes, and provides reminders. | $7.0M | Q3 2024 | TechCrunch |
| Friend | Wearable AI companion designed to provide conversation and reduce loneliness. | $2.5M | Q3 2024 | TechCrunch |
| Suno | AI music application that creates complete songs from simple user prompts. | $125.0M | Q2 2024 | Suno |
| Pika | AI video application that creates and edits videos from user prompts. | $80.0M | Q2 2024 | Pika |
| Perplexity AI | Consumer AI search engine that provides direct answers with supporting sources. | $62.7M | Q2 2024 | Latham & Watkins |
| Genspark | AI search engine that creates custom answer pages using several AI models. | $60.0M | Q2 2024 | Economic Times |
| Daydream | AI shopping search application that finds products through natural-language requests. | $50.0M | Q2 2024 | PR Newswire |
| Udio | AI music application that generates complete songs from written prompts. | $10.0M | Q2 2024 | Music Business Worldwide |
| Higgsfield AI | Personalized AI video creation application for social media creators. | $8.0M | Q2 2024 | Business Wire |
| Butterflies AI | Social application where users create and interact with AI-generated characters. | $4.8M | Q2 2024 | FinSMEs |
| Ideogram | AI image generator focused on visual quality and accurate text inside images. | $80.0M | Q1 2024 | VentureBeat |
| ElevenLabs | AI voice platform for speech generation, dubbing, cloning, reading, and listening. | $80.0M | Q1 2024 | ElevenLabs |
| Perplexity AI | Consumer AI search engine that provides direct answers with supporting sources. | $73.6M | Q1 2024 | TechCrunch |
| Luma AI | AI platform for creating three-dimensional assets, images, and videos. | $43.0M | Q1 2024 | Radiance Fields |
| Haiper | AI video-generation platform that creates videos from written user prompts. | $13.8M | Q1 2024 | TechCrunch |
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