These Are the 24 AI Startups You Need to Know, According to Bain [Video]

It’s a good time to be an AI startup.

Even as the broader venture-capital funding world funding remains relatively frigid, young companies building in the artificial intelligence space are continuing to interest investors and command sky-high valuations.

While some startups have already made a name for themselves, including large language model giants OpenAI and Anthropic, other areas of the AI industry are up for grabs, awaiting the big winners to emerge. Some investors are focusing on AI infrastructure startups, while others are watching competition at the app layer.