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Applied AI for The Emerging Economies
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This list has 8,236 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 1,491 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (3,173), New York (858), and London (219). Largest teams: Breadfast, DoorDash, and Stripe. Latest round: Scimplify raised $25M (Oct 15, 2026).

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Applied AI for The Emerging Economies
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The easiest way to create a beautiful, mobile optimized website.
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HQ: Shanghai, China

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All-in-one POS for liquor stores
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
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$15M · Oct 2026

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Mo, the AI QA engineer that bug-bashes your app before every release
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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$18.6M · Equity · Jan 2026

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The funding, which comes from Third Point, Nvidia, and others, will fuel the company's massive AI data center buildout.
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$3.36B · Debt · Sep 2026

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Create beautiful videos & docs for any product or process in minutes
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$10M · Series A · Oct 2026

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Video infrastructure for developers
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States

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OneLocal is a CRM for local businesses.
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One stop shop for creators to launch, manage & grow their knowledge…
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Cityfurnish - Commitment-free furniture rentals for a better you!
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Bring Justice to Light
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Growth through always‑on consumer understanding
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HQ: London, United Kingdom

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World's Leading Fleet Intelligence Platform
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States

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Space solar arrays that grow to the size of a football field in orbit
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
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$10M · Oct 2026

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Gives businesses everything needed to hire & manage W2 contractors.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States

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Marketplace for insurance securitization.
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HQ: Washington, DC, United States

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Shogun empowers brands to create exceptional ecommerce experience.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States

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A place for independent writing.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States

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UpEquity gives homebuyers more certainty and power.
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States

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AI recruiter for India's massive blue-collar workforce
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Context layer for production-grade AI agents
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States

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The real estate superapp for Mexico
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HQ: Mexico City, Mexico

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Aviron transforms workouts with game-based exercise machines, making…
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Courtyard turns shopping into entertainment with instant liquidity
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HQ: New York, NY, United States

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AI-native operating system for home service businesses
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States

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AI-powered Sales Agent for Service-Based Industries
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
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TypeSafe Inc., the creator of the Jev artificial intelligence model, today announced that it has raised $870 million in funding at a $7.5 billion valuation. Andreessen Horowitz led the round with contributions from…
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$870M · Oct 2026

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Digital financial services for students in Southeast Asia
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HQ: Singapore

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ID Finance, a Barcelona-based FinTech group, has announced €545 million of debt and equity funding to support further growth for their flagship consumer finance app; Plazo. This funding saw participation from Spice…
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HQ: Spain
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€545M · Debt · Oct 2026

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Absorbable wrap for blood vessels
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HQ: Houston, TX, United States
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$10M · Debt · May 2026

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Manus, the creator of the eponymous artificial intelligence agent, has raised more than $500 million in funding. The Chinese startup announced the round today. It said the private equity firm Boyu Capital led the…
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$500M · Oct 2026
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Two startups pursuing different approaches to quantum computing announced major funding rounds today. California-based Oratomic, which uses reconfigurable neutral-atom arrays, raised $475 million, while United…
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$475M · Series A · Oct 2026
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Data center hardware startup Oxide Computer Inc. today announced that it has raised $445 million in funding. Returning backer Eclipse Capital led the Series D round. It was joined by AMD Ventures, Riot Ventures, Jane…
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$445M · Series D · Oct 2026

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quantum-accelerated AI servers
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HQ: Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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$139M · Equity · Apr 2026

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EliseAI raises $350M, doubles valuation in a year.
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$350M · Sep 2026
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Endeavor Catalyst just raised $320 million to keep backing founders outside Silicon Valley. Half the profits go back to the nonprofit that finds them.
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$320M · Oct 2026