AI startup funding and exits in the United States

As of Nov 15, 2026, Aperture Tracker has tracked 6,074 AI funding rounds at startups headquartered in the United States, announced since Jan 2, 2023, with $720.4B in disclosed capital raised (5,536 rounds with a disclosed amount).

Funding

Counted by country of headquarters. The dashboard's North America region also includes Canada and Mexico.

Rounds tracked

6,074

Share of all tracked rounds

47.5% (6,074 of 12,796)

Disclosed capital raised

$720.4B across 5,536 rounds with a disclosed amount

Share of all disclosed capital

79.3% ($720.4B of $908.7B)

Median disclosed round

$15M

Largest company's share of disclosed capital

26.5%

Top three companies' share of disclosed capital

48.5%

AI classification

4,096 AI-native, 1,978 AI-enabled

Announced

Jan 2, 2023 to Nov 14, 2026

Last refresh

Nov 15, 2026

US funding by sector

US Enterprise & Vertical AI · US Healthcare & Life Sciences · US Fintech AI · US Industry AI · US AI Agents · US AI Infrastructure · US AI Developer Tools · US Cybersecurity AI · US Consumer & Media AI · US Robotics & Physical AI · US AI Hardware & Chips · US Defense & Public Safety AI · US AI Models & Research

Exits

Scope: AI startups plus venture-backed tech companies exiting at $500M or more (and all listings), counted by announcement date from Jan 1, 2024. Exit value is the deal price for acquisitions and talent deals, and the market capitalisation at the IPO price for listings; exits without a disclosed value are counted but not valued, and the capital figures are associated exit value, not an amount any one party paid. The exits window starts later than the funding window on this page (funding from Jan 2, 2023). Exits are added in the daily sweep; exit records were last added Nov 14, 2026 and funding data was refreshed Nov 15, 2026. A further 101 counted exits have no headquarters recorded and appear on no country or region page.

Exits counted

449

Share of all counted exits

45.8% (449 of 980)

With a disclosed exit value

199 of 449

Associated exit value

$2.3T across 199 exits with a disclosed value

Share of all associated exit value

78.8% ($2.3T of $2.9T)

Median valued exit

$717M

Largest exit's share of associated exit value

77.2%

Associated exit value without the largest exit

$516.2B across 198 exits

Top three exits' share of associated exit value

82.4%

AI classification

216 AI-native, 184 AI-enabled, 49 Not AI

Announced

Jan 1, 2024 to Nov 14, 2026

Explore the interactive views on the dashboard (funding) and the Exits tab; definitions are in the methodology.