AI & Machine Learning hub: 486 startups and 88 funds matched in our directory. Search the full startup corpus from /startups.
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AI & Machine Learning startups and investors we cover

Shortlist companies and funds tagged AI & Machine Learning in our directory. This hub is a sector cut, not a complete market census. Search every startup from /startups or open the investor list.

Startups in this sector

Showing 12 of 486 matched profiles.

  • Xapien

    AI-native due diligence that turns open-web and registry risk into sourced reports in minutes.

  • nocall

    Generative-AI phone agents that automate Japanese business calls tied to bookings and collections.

  • Motive

    AI platform for physical operations — safety, fleets, equipment, and spend in one system.

  • Kinetix AI

    Shenzhen full-stack embodied AI company building humanoids, hands, models, and training data.

  • Lightfield

    AI-native CRM that builds a living customer world model so humans and agents work from the same record.

  • Harvey

    Legal AI for law firms and in-house teams — $550M at $15.5B (company) on September 9, 2026; Bloomberg printed $15.6B; company blog omitted ARR.

  • Euno

    AI-native enterprise context brain that reconstructs organizational knowledge so agents know what data to trust.

  • Cymphony

    Workforce-graph security that governs humans and AI agents as one identity/data risk surface.

  • Covenant

    Defense startup that unveiled Anthem, a heavy-payload cruise missile, with $250M lifetime capital disclosed — not a dated September round; no valuation.

  • Bulwark Dynamics

    Autonomous beach-landing craft for contested maritime resupply of U.S. and allied forces.

  • Buildcheck

    Vision-based AI that reviews construction drawings for errors, omissions, and coordination conflicts before they hit the field.

  • Sapien

    Enterprise AI that traces operational decisions to P&L impact — expanding beyond classic FP&A planning software.

Investors in this sector

Showing 12 of 88 matched funds.

  • AI Fund

    Andrew Ng's Palo Alto venture studio co-founding AI companies alongside recruited CEOs, backed by $370M+ in committed capital.

  • ATX Venture Partners

    Austin early-stage venture firm founded in 2014 (formerly ATX Seed Ventures), investing in applied AI across defense and space, industrial operations, healthcare, and financial infrastructure. Operator-founded team based downtown at 500 W 2nd Street.

  • Access Venture Partners

    Colorado venture firm founded in 1999 investing $250K–$2.5M in seed and Series A technology companies across SaaS, cybersecurity, AI, and marketplace models. Main office in Westminster, CO with a Denver office at Industry Denver (3001 Brighton Blvd); 100+ portfolio companies and $125M+ raised across fund vehicles per firm materials.

  • Active Capital

    San Antonio pre-seed venture firm founded in 2017 by entrepreneur Pat Matthews (ex-Webmail.us / Rackspace). Backs technical founders building AI-native enterprise software and cloud infrastructure. Typical checks $100K–$1M with ability to follow; closed Fund III at $28M+ (2025). HQ at 110 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX; also invests nationally from a Texas base.

  • Alpha Edison

    Research-driven New York venture firm using data science and behavioral science to back seed and Series A companies unlocking new markets.

  • Ascend

    Seattle pre-seed venture firm founded in 2019 by Kirby Winfield, focused on Pacific Northwest founders building vertical AI agents, Gen AI infrastructure, and AI applied to physical industries. Fund I deployed from a $15M vehicle (2019); Fund II closed at $25M in May 2023. Typical first checks run $250K–$750K with $500K as a common sweet spot. Ascend positions itself as the most active pre-seed investor in the region.

  • BIP Ventures

    Atlanta multi-stage venture platform (division of BIP Capital) founded in 2007 connecting founders with growth capital across fintech, enterprise SaaS, healthtech, insurtech, and infrastructure software. HQ at Piedmont Center, 3575 Piedmont Rd NE — formerly operated as Panoramic Ventures (2021–2023).

  • Blue Startups

    Honolulu accelerator and early-stage investor helping founders build companies with Asia-Pacific relevance from Hawaiʻi. Cohort-based program with demo-day visibility across the Pacific.

  • Brickyard

    Chattanooga pre-seed/seed firm and founder outpost. Writes roughly $100K–$500K checks and requires portfolio founders to relocate to The Yard in Chattanooga until ~$1M ARR or shutdown — an insulator model, not a cohort accelerator.

  • Capital Eleven

    Boise / Meridian, Idaho venture firm investing in early-stage technology companies across the Mountain West and nationally. Active participant in Idaho ecosystem deals (e.g. GetWhys seed).

  • Carpenter Capital

    Boise, Idaho seed venture firm founded by Matthew Colford, backing pre-seed and seed technology companies (enterprise software, SaaS, AI). SEC Form D for Carpenter Capital Fund I LP lists principal place of business at 425 Pueblo St, Boise, ID 83702. Website: carpentercapital.vc.

  • Charlotte Fund

    Charlotte-based venture fund investing in the city’s highest-quality technology companies at pre-seed/seed in the Charlotte metro and later-stage companies across the Carolinas. Launched in 2022 with LaunchCLT; partners Mark McDowell and Don Rainey closed Charlotte Fund II in 2024. HQ: Charlotte, NC (SEC Form D lists 2101 Beverly Drive).