Which startups have raised the most funding in the edge AI market?

Last updated: 9 June 2026

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The edge AI market is moving fast, with capital flowing into defense autonomy, autonomous vehicles, robotics, drones, physical security, and edge AI chips.

We update this list every month, so the ranking reflects the latest public funding data we can verify.

This database ranks edge AI startups by cumulative funding raised, which helps investors see where capital is concentrating.

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A quick summary table

Metric Value
Most funded startup Anduril, with $11.0B raised
Second most funded startup Aurora, with $3.8B raised
Largest funding round Anduril’s $5.0B Series H in May 2026
Median funding $199M
Share of funding captured by the top 10 About 70%
Median time since last round About 20 months
Startups that raised funding in the last 12 months 30 startups
Active edge AI startups in the ranking 75 out of 93 startups
Private billion-dollar edge AI startups 11 active private startups have raised at least $1B
Defense and national-security edge AI funding More than $17.6B across leading defense-focused names
Chart illustrating yearly venture capital investment in edge AI startups

This chart, featured in our edge AI market deck, illustrates yearly venture capital investment in edge AI startups

Top startups in the edge AI market ranked by total funding raised

Here is an updated table that ranks the top startups in the edge AI market based on the total amount of funding they have raised to date.

The table also includes the total number of funding rounds, the date and size of the latest round, the financing type (e.g. Series A, equity financing), key investors, the startup’s current status (active, IPO, acquired, or shut down), and a confidence score based on the data collected (we excluded startups with very low data confidence, to make sure everything is reliable).

If you're interested in knowing how much these startups are worth, you can check our list of the top startups in the edge AI market ranked by valuation.

# Startup What They Do Total Raised ($) Total Rounds Last Round Date Last Round Amount ($) Last Round Type Key Investors Current Stage Confidence
1 Anduril Autonomous defense systems $11.0B 11 May 2026 $5.0B Series H Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Coral Capital Active Full
2 Aurora Autonomous truck driving software $3.8B 6 August 2024 $483M Public Offering Goldman Sachs, Allen & Company, Morgan Stanley IPO Strong
3 Shield AI AI pilots for aircraft $3.0B 10 March 2026 $2.0B Series G / Preferred equity Advent International, JPMorganChase, Blackstone Active Partial
4 Saronic Autonomous naval surface vessels $2.6B 5 March 2026 $1.8B Series D Kleiner Perkins, Advent International, General Catalyst Active Full
5 Wayve Embodied AI driving platform $2.5B 9 February 2026 $1.2B Series D Eclipse, Balderton, SoftBank Active Strong
6 Nuro Autonomous delivery and robotaxi stack $2.3B 5 August 2025 $203M Series E NVIDIA, Uber, T. Rowe Price Active Strong
7 Zipline Autonomous drone delivery $2.0B 11 March 2026 $200M Series H extension Fidelity, Paradigm, Baillie Gifford Active Strong
8 Figure AI General-purpose humanoid robots $1.9B 4 September 2025 $1.0B Series C Microsoft, OpenAI Startup Fund, NVIDIA Active Strong
9 WeRide Universal autonomous driving platform $1.6B 7 May 2025 $100M Post-IPO Equity Uber IPO Strong
10 Pony.ai Robotaxi and robotruck autonomy $1.6B 8 November 2024 $413M IPO + Private Placement Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, Deutsche Bank IPO Partial
11 Helsing Defense AI software $1.5B 4 June 2025 $694M Series D Prima Materia, General Catalyst, Lightspeed Active Full
12 Waabi AI self-driving trucks $1.0B 3 January 2026 $750M Series C Khosla Ventures, G2 Venture Partners, Uber Active Full
13 Stack AV Autonomous trucking technology $1.0B 1 September 2023 $1.0B Series A SoftBank Group Active Full
14 Apptronik Humanoid robots for work $1.0B 3 February 2026 $520M Series A-X B Capital, Google, QIA Active Partial
15 Skydio Autonomous drone platforms $825M 8 April 2026 $110M Later-stage / Series F Greenline, Hercules Capital, IVP Active Strong
16 Applied Intuition Vehicle autonomy software platform $802M 6 June 2025 $200M Series F BlackRock, Kleiner Perkins, Franklin Templeton Active Strong
17 Plus Autonomous truck driver software $720M 6 June 2021 Undisclosed Series C / Strategic Amazon Active Partial
18 Flock Safety AI public-safety camera network $658M 8 March 2025 $275M Series F Andreessen Horowitz, Bedrock, Greenoaks Active Full
19 Verkada Cloud AI physical security $645M 9 December 2025 $100M Late-stage equity CapitalG Active Partial
20 Agility Robotics Warehouse humanoid robots $570M 3 March 2025 $400M Series C WP Global Partners, SoftBank, Amazon Active Partial
21 Einride Electric autonomous freight platform $558M 6 February 2026 $113M PIPE equity EQT Ventures IPO Strong
22 Quantum-Systems AI aerial intelligence drones $529M 6 November 2025 $196M Series C extension Balderton Capital, HV Capital, Peter Thiel Active Strong
23 Forterra Autonomous defense vehicle systems $491M 3 November 2025 $188M Series C Moore Strategic Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Franklin Templeton Active Strong
24 Mach Industries Autonomous defense systems $485M 4 June 2026 $300M Series C Infinite Capital, Ribbit Capital Active Full
25 Kodiak Robotics Autonomous trucking and defense autonomy $440M 3 September 2025 $275M de-SPAC / PIPE Ares Acquisition Corp II, PIPE investors IPO Strong
26 GreyOrange Warehouse robots automation software $424M 6 December 2023 $135M Series D Mithril Capital, Anthelion Capital, Blume Ventures Active Strong
27 Locus Robotics Warehouse AMRs automation platform $416M 7 November 2022 $117M Series F Goldman Sachs AM, G2 Venture Partners Active Partial
28 Serve Robotics Autonomous sidewalk delivery robots $389M 6 October 2025 $100M Registered direct equity Institutional investors IPO Strong
29 Bright Machines Software-defined manufacturing automation $385M 3 June 2024 $106M Series C BlackRock, NVIDIA, Microsoft Active Full
30 SiMa.ai Edge ML system-on-chip platform $355M 8 August 2025 $85M Series C Maverick Capital, StepStone Group, Fidelity Active Strong
31 Gecko Robotics Infrastructure inspection robots $354M 8 May 2025 $125M Series D Cox Enterprises, USIT, XN Active Strong
32 Oosto Facial recognition video intelligence $352M 4 July 2021 $235M Series C SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Eldridge Industries, Qualcomm Ventures Acquired Strong
33 Hailo Edge AI accelerators $340M 6 April 2024 $120M Series C extension Zisapel family, OurCrowd, Delek Motors Active Full
34 Saildrone Autonomous maritime intelligence drones $325M 5 May 2025 $60M Growth financing EIFO, Lux Capital, Crowley Active Strong
35 Oxbotica / Oxa Industrial autonomous vehicle software $320M 5 March 2026 $103M Series D National Wealth Fund, NVentures, IP Group Active Strong
36 Starship Technologies Autonomous delivery sidewalk robots $280M 5 October 2025 $50M Series C extension Plural, Karma.vc, Latitude Active Partial
37 Netradyne AI fleet safety cameras $277M 4 January 2025 $90M Series D Point72 Private Investments, Qualcomm Ventures, Pavilion Capital Active Full
38 Path Robotics Autonomous robotic welding $271M 5 October 2024 $100M Series D Matter Venture Partners, Drive Capital, Yamaha Ventures Active Partial
39 Mythic Analog AI inference chips $257M 5 December 2025 $125M Series D DCVC, NEA, Atreides Active Strong
40 Outrider Autonomous electric yard trucks $253M 5 October 2024 $62M Series D Koch Disruptive Technologies, NEA, 8VC Active Full
41 Standard AI AI checkout retail analytics $236M 5 February 2021 $150M Series C SoftBank Vision Fund 2, EQT, CRV Active Strong
42 Kneron Full-stack edge AI chips $226M 7 September 2023 $49M Series B extension Foxconn, HH-CTBC, Alltek Active Partial
43 Covariant AI robotic picking systems $222M 5 April 2023 $75M Series C extension Radical Ventures, Index Ventures, CPP Investments Acquired Full
44 Blaize Programmable edge AI computing $221M 4 November 2025 $30M PIPE Polar Asset Management Partners IPO Partial
45 Nimble Robotics Autonomous robotic fulfillment centers $221M 3 October 2024 $106M Series C FedEx, Cedar Pine, GSR Ventures Active Full
46 Monarch Tractor Autonomous electric tractors $220M 5 July 2024 $133M Series C Astanor, HH-CTBC, At One Ventures Active Partial
47 Trigo Checkout-free grocery store platform $199M 5 October 2022 $100M Series C Temasek, 83North, SAP Active Full
48 Bear Robotics Restaurant service autonomous robots $180M 5 March 2024 $60M Series C LG Electronics, Cleveland Avenue, IMM Active Full
49 Carbon Robotics AI laser weeders $178M 6 October 2025 $21M Series D-II Giant Ventures, BOND, Anthos Capital Active Partial
50 Recogni AI inference chips $176M 3 February 2024 $102M Series C Celesta Capital, GreatPoint Ventures, BMW i Ventures Active Strong
51 Vecna Robotics Industrial logistics automation robots $170M 4 November 2024 $14M Series C-III Tiger Global, Proficio, Impulse Active Strong
52 Nexar Crowdsourced road vision data $150M 5 November 2021 $53M Series D Qumra Capital, State Farm Ventures, Catalyst Investments Active Partial
53 Ambient.ai AI video security intelligence $146M 4 April 2025 $74M Series B Andreessen Horowitz, Allegion, Y Combinator Active Partial
54 Untether AI At-memory AI inference chips $145M 3 July 2021 $125M Series B Tracker Capital, Intel Capital, CPPIB Shutdown Strong
55 Gatik Autonomous middle-mile delivery trucks $145M 4 May 2024 $30M Strategic Equity Isuzu Active Full
56 EnCharge AI Analog AI accelerators $144M 3 February 2025 $100M Series B Tiger Global, Samsung Ventures, HH-CTBC Active Full
57 Auterion Drone autonomy software $140M 2 September 2025 $130M Series B Bessemer Venture Partners, Lakestar, Mosaic Ventures Active Strong
58 EdgeCortix Edge AI processors $138M 3 November 2025 $110M Series B TDK Ventures, CDIB Capital, Jane Street Active Partial
59 Helm.ai Autonomous driving AI software $125M 4 August 2023 $55M Series C extension Freeman Group, ACVC Partners, Amplo Active Partial
60 1X Consumer humanoid androids $125M 4 January 2024 $100M Series B EQT Ventures, Samsung NEXT, OpenAI Startup Fund Active Strong
61 Percepto Autonomous industrial inspections $123M 4 June 2023 $50M Series C equity portion Koch Disruptive Technologies, Zimmer Partners, USVP Active Partial
62 Syntiant Ultra-low-power neural processors $121M 4 March 2022 $55M Growth / Series D Renesas, Millennium TVP, Mirae Asset Active Partial
63 Axelera AI Generative AI edge accelerators $120M 3 June 2024 $68M Series B Samsung Catalyst, EIC Fund, Innovation Industries Active Full
64 Simbe Robotics Store inventory automation robots $105M 5 October 2024 $50M Series C Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, Eclipse, Venrock Active Partial
65 RightHand Robotics Robotic warehouse piece-picking $100M 4 February 2022 $66M Series C Safar Partners, THL, SoftBank Vision Fund 2 Active Partial
66 Spot AI AI video intelligence platform $93M 4 October 2024 $31M Series B1 / Series C Qualcomm Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners Active Full
67 AiFi Autonomous retail checkout platform $91M 4 August 2024 $7M Series B extension ADM Ventures, Cervin Ventures, TransLink Capital Active Strong
68 Diligent Robotics Hospital service autonomous robots $90M 6 February 2025 $10M Series C Canaan, True Ventures, DNX Ventures Active Partial
69 FogHorn Industrial edge AI analytics $83M 5 February 2020 $25M Series C March Capital, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, Honeywell Acquired Partial
70 Flex Logix eFPGA AI IP $82M 4 March 2021 $55M Series D Mithril Capital, Lux Capital, Eclipse Ventures Acquired Strong
71 Scythe Robotics Autonomous commercial mowers $79M 4 June 2025 $23M Later equity / extension Energy Impact Partners, ArcTern Ventures, True Ventures Acquired Strong
72 Exyn Technologies GPS-denied robotic autonomy $75M 5 May 2026 $19M IPO Reliance Industries, Centricus, In-Q-Tel IPO Strong
73 Quadric On-device AI processor IP $72M 5 January 2026 $30M Series C ACCELERATE Fund, Uncork Capital, Pear VC Active Strong
74 Apex.AI Safety-certified mobility software $72M 2 December 2021 $57M Series B Orillion, ZF, Continental Active Partial
75 Wingtra Surveying VTOL drones $66M 9 August 2024 $25M Series B-II RKKVC, Brick & Mortar Ventures, SymbiaVC Active Partial
76 FarmWise Robotic crop weeding $65M 3 June 2022 $45M Series B Fall Line Capital, Middleland Capital, GV Acquired Full
77 SafeAI Autonomous heavy equipment retrofits $64M 3 December 2022 $38M Series B Builders VC, Energy Innovation Capital, Moog Acquired Strong
78 MemryX Edge AI semiconductor accelerators $63M 3 March 2025 $44M Series B Arm IoT Capital, HarbourVest, eLab Ventures Active Partial
79 Flytrex Suburban drone delivery $60M 4 November 2021 $40M Series C BRM Group, OurCrowd, BGV Active Strong
80 inVia Robotics Warehouse robots-as-a-service $59M 3 July 2021 $30M Series C M12, Qualcomm Ventures, Hitachi Ventures Active Strong
81 Landing AI Visual AI development platform $57M 1 November 2021 $57M Series A McRock Capital, Insight Partners, Intel Capital Active Strong
82 Edge Impulse Edge ML platform $54M 3 December 2021 $34M Series B Coatue, Canaan Partners, Momenta Ventures Acquired Full
83 Veesion Retail theft gesture detection $54M 3 May 2025 $43M Series B White Star Capital, Red River West, Bpifrance Active Strong
84 ANYbotics Quadruped inspection robots $50M 2 May 2023 $50M Series B Walden Catalyst, NGP Capital Active Partial
85 Burro Autonomous agricultural carts $44M 4 January 2024 $24M Series B Catalyst Investors, Translink Capital, S2G Ventures Active Strong
86 Relay Robotics Indoor delivery robots $41M 4 May 2022 $10M Series A MK Capital Active Partial
87 GreenWaves Technologies RISC-V edge processors $33M 3 February 2023 $21M Series B / financing Innovacom, Thales, Definvest Active Partial
88 Coram AI AI-native video security $30M 2 January 2025 $14M Series A Battery Ventures, 8VC, Mosaic Ventures Active Partial
89 GrAI Matter Labs Neuromorphic AI chips $29M 2 November 2020 $14M Later VC iBionext, Bpifrance, Celeste Management Acquired Full
90 Focal Systems Computer vision retail automation $28M 4 December 2021 $26M Series B Point72 Ventures, Costanoa, Zebra Technologies Active Partial
91 Actuate AI security camera analytics $24M 4 August 2024 $12M Series A / growth equity Gray Line Partners, Tribeca Venture Partners, Bling Capital Active Partial
92 Delair Industrial drone intelligence $19M 3 September 2018 Undisclosed Strategic equity Intel Capital, Andromède, Bpifrance Active Partial
93 Aspinity AnalogML sensing chips $13M 3 September 2023 $5M Series B Anzu Partners, Birchmere Ventures, Mountain State Capital Active Partial
Market map chart showing top companies and startups in the edge AI market

This market map, featured in our edge AI market deck, highlights top companies and startups in the edge AI market

Key funding trends in the edge AI market

Insights

  • The top ten edge AI startups capture roughly $30.2B, about 70% of the stronger dataset, which shows how concentrated the market is around a few category leaders.
  • Anduril alone represents about 25% of stronger-company funding, making defense autonomy the clearest capital magnet in the edge AI market.
  • Recent financing is accelerating: startups with last rounds in 2025 or 2026 represent roughly 51% of stronger records, but nearly 79% of the capital.
  • Seven startups raised last rounds of at least $500M, and every one sits in defense, autonomous driving, humanoid robotics, or frontier logistics autonomy.
  • Defense-focused edge AI companies such as Anduril, Saronic, Helsing, Forterra, Mach Industries, Skydio, Quantum-Systems, and Auterion now exceed $17.6B in total funding.
  • Autonomous mobility remains one of the deepest parts of edge AI, with Aurora, Wayve, Nuro, WeRide, Waabi, Stack AV, Applied Intuition, Einride, Kodiak, Oxa, Outrider, and Gatik exceeding $14.8B combined.
  • Edge AI semiconductor startups are numerous, but funding is smaller than in autonomy, with Hailo, SiMa.ai, Mythic, Recogni, EnCharge AI, Axelera AI, Quadric, and Untether AI totaling about $1.6B.
  • IPO outcomes remain uneven in edge AI. Aurora and WeRide together contribute nearly 79% of IPO-status funding, while most public-market names remain far smaller.
  • Retail and video intelligence startups usually cluster below $300M, but Flock Safety stands out with $658M raised for its AI public-safety camera network.
Google Trends chart showing rising interest in edge AI

As this chart shows, and as featured in our edge AI market deck, search interest in edge AI has increased sharply

A few word about our methodology

As you can see, we built a database that ranks edge AI startups based on their total cumulative fundraising. To create this ranking, we reviewed many sources and cross-checked information across multiple places.

Whenever possible, we prioritized official company communications, since company announcements are usually the most reliable source for edge AI funding amounts. When those were not available, we relied on reputable industry sources such as TechCrunch, Crunchbase, Financial Times or Forbes (to name a few).

We excluded random blogs, unverified websites, and any sources that could not be validated.

When funding rounds were announced in other currencies such as euros, Swiss francs, Singapore dollars, Australian dollars, or rupees, we converted them into approximate USD equivalents for consistency.

Sometimes different sources report slightly different numbers, or the exact round size is not fully disclosed. In those cases, we flag the uncertainty and assign a confidence label to each edge AI startup, visible in the last column.

Here is what they mean.

Full confidence: The company’s equity fundraising history can be reconstructed completely from public sources. The rounds, dates, amounts, and key investors are clearly identified, with no meaningful gaps.

Strong confidence: The fundraising history is largely complete and reliable. There may be a small missing detail, such as incomplete investor information or a minor round with limited data, but the overall record is clear.

Partial confidence: The main fundraising rounds can be identified, but the record is incomplete or somewhat mixed. Some rounds may be missing or certain funding events may be difficult to separate clearly.

Low confidence: Public information is too limited, inconsistent, or ambiguous to reliably reconstruct the company’s equity fundraising history.

When the confidence level is too low, we take a conservative approach and exclude the company from the ranking. We don’t want to include data that cannot be reliably verified.

This reflects how we conduct all our research, including the work behind our report covering the edge AI market.

In a world where LLMs hallucinate and unreliable information is everywhere, our goal is simple: provide data you can trust.

If you want the full detail on a specific calculation, feel free to contact us and we will gladly explain.

Finally, know that we update the dataset once per month, so come back here if you need fresh information.

Chart showing how Hailo is winning in the edge AI market

This chart, featured in our edge AI market deck, shows how Hailo is winning in edge AI

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