The AI 100 is CB Insights' annual list of the 100 most promising private AI companies in the world. This year's winners are working on solutions including AI transparency, climate risk, virus modeling, and more. Get an excel file with the entire AI 100 list including each company's total funding, focus area, and more. CB Insights has unveiled the winners of the fifth annual AI 100. This year's cohort of promising private AI companies represents 12 countries and is driving innovation across 18 industries and a broad range of cross-industry applications.

The 100 startups on our list have raised $11.7B in aggregate funding across 367 deals. Today, CB Insights unveiled the second annual AI 100 -- a list of 100 of the most promising private companies applying artificial intelligence algorithms across 25 industries, from healthcare to cybersecurity -- at the A-Ha! conference in San Francisco. The companies were selected from a pool of 2,000 startups based on several criteria, including investor profile, tech innovation, team strength, patent activity, mosaic score, funding history, valuation, and business model. The market map below categorizes the AI 100 companies based on their industry focus. Please click on the image to enlarge.

The 100 startups on our list have raised $3.8B in aggregate funding across 263 deals since 2012. CB Insights unveiled the AI 100--a list of 100 of the most promising private companies applying artificial intelligence algorithms across industries, from healthcare to auto to fintech--at the Innovation Summit today. The companies were selected from a pool of nearly 500 applicants and nominees based on several criteria, including data submitted by the companies, responses to interview questions, technology focus, investor profile, team profile, mosaic scores, and funding history. "From financial services to healthcare to transport, incumbent companies in every industry are seeing that AI will reshape their industries. And as so often happens, transformational innovation comes from emerging companies. In the case of AI, a lot of the groundbreaking work is being done by the AI 100. The companies in the AI 100 are accelerating research, improving efficiency, and making many game-changing advancements that will be felt for decades to come," CB Insights CEO Anand Sanwal said in a press release.

CB Insights unveiled the AI 100--a list of 100 of the most promising private companies applying artificial intelligence algorithms across industries, from healthcare to auto to fintech--at the Innovation Summit today. The companies were selected from a pool of nearly 500 applicants and nominees based on several criteria, including data submitted by the companies, responses to interview questions, technology focus, investor profile, team profile, mosaic scores, and funding history. "From financial services to healthcare to transport, incumbent companies in every industry are seeing that AI will reshape their industries. And as so often happens, transformational innovation comes from emerging companies. In the case of AI, a lot of the groundbreaking work is being done by the AI 100. The companies in the AI 100 are accelerating research, improving efficiency, and making many game-changing advancements that will be felt for decades to come," CB Insights CEO Anand Sanwal said in a press release.

CB Insights unveiled the AI 100--a list of 100 of the most promising private companies applying artificial intelligence algorithms across industries, from healthcare to auto to fintech--at the Innovation Summit today. The companies were selected from a pool of nearly 500 applicants and nominees based on several criteria, including data submitted by the companies, responses to interview questions, technology focus, investor profile, team profile, mosaic scores, and funding history. The startups have raised $3.8B in aggregate funding across 263 deals since 2012, and include startups at different investment stages of development, from seed/angel companies to well-funded unicorns. The market map below categorizes the AI 100 companies based on their industry focus.

CB Insights unveiled the AI 100--a list of 100 of the most promising private companies applying artificial intelligence algorithms across industries, from healthcare to auto to fintech--at the Innovation Summit today. The companies were selected from a pool of nearly 500 applicants and nominees based on several criteria, including data submitted by the companies, responses to interview questions, technology focus, investor profile, team profile, mosaic scores, and funding history. "From financial services to healthcare to transport, incumbent companies in every industry are seeing that AI will reshape their industries. And as so often happens, transformational innovation comes from emerging companies. In the case of AI, a lot of the groundbreaking work is being done by the AI 100. The companies in the AI 100 are accelerating research, improving efficiency, and making many game-changing advancements that will be felt for decades to come," CB Insights CEO Anand Sanwal said in a press release.