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General-purpose foundation models funding
General-purpose foundation models
A sub-sector of AI Models & Research. Each company counts once, in its main sub-sector.
96 rounds, $407.9B raised by 38 companies, Jan 2, 2023 to Nov 14, 2026, 95% of AI Models & Research capital. Top three companies: OpenAI 47%, Anthropic 30%, xAI 9%.
| Company | HQ | Capital raised | Rounds | Exit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | United States | $190.9B | 7 | — |
| Anthropic | United States | $121.5B | 12 | — |
| xAI | United States | $37.1B | 5 | Acquired |
| DeepSeek (深度求索) | China | $22.5B | 2 | — |
| Safe Superintelligence | United States | $8B | 3 | — |
| Moonshot AI | China | $7B | 6 | — |
| Mistral AI | France | $6.5B | 5 | — |
| Stepfun (Jieyue Xingchen) | China | $3.2B | 3 | — |
| Reflection AI | United States | $2.1B | 3 | — |
| Thinking Machines Lab | United States | $2B | 2 | — |
| Flapping Airplanes | United States | $1.2B | 2 | — |
| Zhipu AI | China | $1.2B | 5 | — |
| Ineffable Intelligence | United Kingdom | $1.1B | 1 | — |
| Hark | United States | $700M | 1 | — |
| Magic | United States | $460M | 3 | — |
| Sakana AI | Japan | $359M | 4 | — |
| Baichuan | China | $350M | 3 | — |
| Adept | United States | $350M | 1 | — |
| Liquid AI | United States | $288M | 2 | — |
| Sarvam | India | $275M | 2 | — |
| Imbue | United States | $212M | 2 | — |
| AA-I Technologies | Israel | $200M | 1 | — |
| Arcee AI | United States | $174M | 2 | — |
| Essential AI | United States | $56M | 1 | — |
| Deep Cogito | United States | $56M | 2 | — |
| Company | Amount | Stage | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | $122B | Unlabeled | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Anthropic | $65B | Series F+ | May 28, 2026 |
| OpenAI | $40B | Unlabeled | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Anthropic | $30B | Series F+ | Feb 12, 2026 |
| xAI | $20B | Series E | Jan 6, 2026 |
| DeepSeek (深度求索) | $15B | Unlabeled | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Anthropic | $13B | Series F+ | Sep 2, 2025 |
| OpenAI | $11B | Unlabeled | Nov 6, 2026 |
| OpenAI | $10B | Unlabeled | Jan 23, 2023 |
| DeepSeek (深度求索) | $7.5B | Series A | Jun 17, 2026 |