1,953
▲ 82% vs 2024
newly funded US AI companies in 2025
20132025
What the chart shows
1,953 US-based AI companies received their first funding in 2025, up 82% from 1,073 in 2024. Europe had 639 (up 46% from 437) and China 161 (up from 98).
Key numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| United States, 2025 | 1,953 |
| Europe, 2025 | 639 |
| China, 2025 | 161 |
| United States, 2024 | 1,073 |
How to read it
- Europe groups European countries as defined by the AI Index.
- Counts companies in the year of their first recorded private investment.
Source: Quid, 2025, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 4.2.14: Number of newly funded AI companies by geographic area, 2013–25. Chart and text by AI Adoption.
Numbers checked against the published data on 19 October 2026.
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Numbers checked against the published data on 19 October 2026.
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