The record of new AI markets
New AI startups by category, their funding, and whether AI names them
Presspool tracks new AI startups by category and funding, and how often ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI name them. Map members are checked against their own sites and independent sources; funding rounds are confirmed by a company announcement and an outlet, or by two independent outlets when no announcement exists. No company pays to be listed.
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- AI agent infrastructure8 companies
- AI app builders10 companies
- AI code review7 companies
- AI codingMost named by AI: Cursor, 37 of 46 answers32 companies
- AI coding agents11 companies
- AI coding assistants4 companies
- AI evaluation5 companies
- AI GPU clouds14 companies
- AI inference15 companies
- AI infrastructureMost named by AI: Together AI, 17 of 46 answers54 companies
- AI securityMost named by AI: Zenity, 22 of 48 answers16 companies
- AI training and web data10 companies
- Humanoid robotsMost named by AI: Unitree, 40 of 48 answers31 companies
- Legal AIMost named by AI: Harvey, 39 of 46 answers32 companies
- Physical AIMost named by AI: Figure, 38 of 48 answers53 companies
- Voice AIMost named by AI: ElevenLabs, 36 of 48 answers29 companies
- World modelsMost named by AI: World Labs, 41 of 48 answers11 companies
The weekly funding record
November 8–14, 2026
- Exactly stated USD subtotal
- $4.7 billion
- Listed confirmed rounds
- 56
- Already cited by AI
- 5 / 56
Listed rounds (exact USD first)
| Company | Amount | Round | Announced | Investors | Cited by AI engines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirendil | $1 billion | Series A | Nov 12 | Kleiner Perkins, Clearlake Capital | Not yet |
| Mercor | $750 million | Series D | Nov 10 | Benchmark, Felicis, Fundomo, funds managed by affiliates of Apollo, G Squared, General Catalyst, Glade Brook Capital, NVIDIA, Salesforce, Sapphire Ventures, StepStone Group, XTX Ventures and Zoom; no lead named | Not yet |
| Fractile | $720 million | Series C | Nov 11 | Thrive Capital, Founders Fund, Lightspeed, Redpoint | Not yet |
| Agile Robots | $500 million | Series F | Nov 12 | SoftBank Group | Not yet |
| LangChain | $300 million | Series C | Nov 13 | CapitalG | Yes (41 answers) |
Earlier weeks
- November 1–7, 2026 · 49 rounds
- October 26–31, 2026 · 67 rounds
- October 18–24, 2026 · 66 rounds
- October 12–17, 2026 · 54 rounds
- October 5–10, 2026 · 63 rounds
- September 28, 2026 – October 3, 2026 · 56 rounds
- September 21–26, 2026 · 58 rounds