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

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 |

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.

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.

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