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. Every company is confirmed by its own website and an independent source, and no company pays to be listed.
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- AI codingMost named by AI: Cursor, 33 of 48 answers24 companies
- AI infrastructureMost named by AI: Together AI, 16 of 48 answers36 companies
- Legal AIMost named by AI: Harvey, 39 of 48 answers25 companies
- Physical AIMost named by AI: Figure, 37 of 48 answers21 companies
- Voice AIMost named by AI: ElevenLabs, 31 of 48 answers19 companies
- World modelsMost named by AI: World Labs, 36 of 48 answers10 companies
The weekly funding record
October 5–10, 2026
- Announced in USD
- $800 million
- Funding rounds
- 22
- Already cited by AI
- 1 / 22
Largest rounds
| Company | Amount | Round | Announced | Led by | Cited by AI engines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SignSplit | $400 million | Seed | Oct 5 | W Group | Not yet |
| Nous Research | $90 million | Series B | Oct 7 | Robot Ventures | Not yet |
| Namespace | $42 million | Series B | Oct 5 | Scale Venture Partners | Not yet |
| Hadrian | $40 million | Series B | Oct 6 | Forgepoint Capital International, SmartFin | Yes (5 answers) |
| Healthleap | $38 million | Seed and Series A | Oct 7 | Hummingbird Ventures, Sequoia Capital, First Round Capital | Not yet |
Earlier weeks
- September 28, 2026 – October 3, 2026 · 41 rounds
- September 21–26, 2026 · 24 rounds