NeuralStackAI and machine learning startups have raised a combined $5.93 billion across 123 rounds so far in 2026, according to FundedStartupsDaily’s funding index. The page, updated Aug. 11, says it tracks public announcements and enriches them with founder contacts, company websites, and growth signals.[1]
The index puts the median round size at $12 million and shows that most of the year’s activity has come from pre-seed and seed financings. Seed rounds make up the largest share of the count, with 84 deals, while pre-seed accounts for 15 and Series A for 19.[1]
The biggest round listed is Ineffable Intelligence’s $1.1 billion seed, led by David Silver.[1] The page also highlights Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs, which it says raised $1.03 billion in a March seed round and describes as the largest seed round in European history.[1]
Other large financings on the list include Prime Intellect’s $130 million Series A, Gradium’s $100 million seed, Tripo AI’s $150 million Series A, and Venice AI’s $65 million Series A.[1] The roster also includes a wide mix of startups in deep tech, enterprise software, B2B tools, and AI-native products.[1]
Geography remains heavily tilted toward the United States, which the index says accounts for 77 of the 123 raises.[1] The rest of the activity is spread across other regions tracked by the site, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, India, and others appearing in the round-by-round list.[1]
Why this matters
The funding picture suggests the AI market in 2026 is still being built from the ground up, with early-stage companies absorbing most of the deal flow. That matters because it shows investors are still willing to back new teams at scale, not just consolidate capital around a few already-dominant names.[1]
At the same time, the presence of several very large rounds shows how concentrated attention can be in frontier AI infrastructure and deep tech. The result is a market where many startups are still small, but the winners at the top can reshape the totals quickly.[1]
The monthly trend also points to momentum rather than a flat year, with the index noting a surge in April and 13 new raises tracked in August so far. If that pace continues, the 2026 funding tally could keep climbing as more announcements are added to the database.[1]
For founders and investors, the list reads less like a single sector story than a snapshot of a funding ecosystem that is broad, competitive, and still evolving. The mix of rounds suggests capital is flowing to both category builders and companies chasing narrower enterprise and technical use cases.[1]
FundedStartupsDaily says the page is updated every weekday, which means the totals are a moving target. That makes the 2026 AI funding tally useful not just as a headline number, but as a live gauge of where startup capital is still willing to go.[1]