The Awaira AI-500
The definitive ranking of the world's most powerful AI companies. Free forever. No paywall.
410 companies ranked · 22 countries · 21 categories
By the Numbers
The State of the AI-500
Companies Tracked
410
AI-first companies in index
Combined Valuation
$3.6T
Aggregate market cap
Total Funding Raised
$423.5B
Capital raised to date
Countries Represented
22
Nations with ranked companies
The Elite Tier
Top 10 AI Companies
The highest-ranked AI-first companies by Awaira Score — composite of valuation, funding, team, product adoption, and momentum.
OpenAI
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Waymo
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Anthropic
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Wayve
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CoreWeave
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Wiz
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Figure AI
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Socure
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Canva
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Databricks
🇺🇸How We Rank
Methodology
The Awaira Score is a 0–100 composite of six independently weighted signals. No self-reported data. No pay-to-rank. Pure intelligence.
Valuation & Funding
Total capital raised, last known valuation, and funding velocity over 24 months.
Market Position
Revenue growth rate, market share, competitive moat, and customer retention.
Team Quality
Founding team background, engineering talent density, and leadership track record.
Technical Innovation
Patent filings, model benchmarks, open-source contributions, and R&D intensity.
Product Adoption
Monthly active users, API calls, enterprise contracts, and product-led growth signals.
Momentum Score
7-day, 30-day, and 90-day trend signals computed from funding, news, and hiring data.
Index rebalanced monthly. Company data updated daily. All valuations in USD.View data sources →
Awaira Editorial Note
The Awaira AI-500 is updated weekly based on funding rounds, public valuations, and verified company data. We track only AI-first companies with disclosed financial data. Pure-play hardware vendors, traditional software companies adding AI features, and consultancies are excluded.
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| Rank | Company⇅ | Category⇅ | Country⇅ | Valuation⇅ | Total Funding⇅ | Stage⇅ | Score▼ | Change⇅ |
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| 1 | OpenAI | Foundation Models | 🇺🇸 United States | $852.0B | $127.0B | Private | 98 | ▲ 12.4% |
| 2 | Waymo | AI Robotics | 🇺🇸 United States | $126.0B | $27.1B | Corporate | 96 | ▲ 15.6% |
| 3 | Anthropic | Foundation Models | 🇺🇸 United States | $380.0B | $67.0B | Series G | 95 | ▲ 8.2% |
| 4 | Wayve | AI Robotics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $8.6B | $2.8B | Series D | 95 | ▲ 0% |
| 5 | CoreWeave | AI Infrastructure | 🇺🇸 United States | $49.0B | $2.4B | Public | 95 | ▲ 18.7% |
| 6 | Wiz | AI Security | 🇮🇱 Israel | $32.0B | $1.9B | Acquired | 95 | ▲ 22.1% |
| 7 | Figure AI | AI Robotics | 🇺🇸 United States | $39.0B | $1.9B | Series C | 95 | ▲ 22.5% |
| 8 | Socure | AI Security | 🇺🇸 United States | $4.5B | $750M | Series E | 95 | ▲ 0% |
| 9 | Canva | Enterprise AI | 🇦🇺 Australia | $42.0B | $589M | Private | 95 | ▲ 35.2% |
| 10 | Databricks | AI Data | 🇺🇸 United States | $134.0B | $20.2B | Private | 93 | ▲ 4.3% |
| 11 | CrowdStrike | AI Security | 🇺🇸 United States | $107.0B | N/A | Public | 92 | ▲ 4.5% |
| 12 | Mobileye | AI Robotics | 🇮🇱 Israel | $7.6B | N/A | Public | 92 | ▲ 0% |
| 13 | Anduril | AI Security | 🇺🇸 United States | $30.5B | $8.2B | Series G | 92 | ▲ 0% |
| 14 | DeepSeek | Foundation Models | 🇨🇳 China | N/A | $1.1B | Corporate | 92 | ▲ 47.3% |
| 15 | Sierra AI | AI Agents | 🇺🇸 United States | $10.0B | $635M | Series C | 92 | ▲ 45.3% |
| 16 | Duolingo | AI Education | 🇺🇸 United States | $5.2B | $183M | Public | 92 | ▼ 6.2% |
| 17 | xAI | Foundation Models | 🇺🇸 United States | $250.0B | $22.0B | Private | 91 | ▲ 22.1% |
| 18 | Vercel | AI Dev Tools | 🇺🇸 United States | $9.3B | $863M | Series F | 91 | ▲ 28.5% |
| 19 | Notion | Enterprise AI | 🇺🇸 United States | $11.0B | $418M | Private | 91 | ▲ 18.4% |
| 20 | Boston Dynamics | AI Robotics | 🇺🇸 United States | $4.0B | N/A | Corporate | 90 | ▲ 5.4% |
| 21 | ByteDance AI | Foundation Models | 🇨🇳 China | $500.0B | N/A | Private | 90 | ▲ 0% |
| 22 | Celonis | Enterprise AI | 🇩🇪 Germany | $13.0B | $2.0B | Series D | 90 | ▲ 0% |
| 23 | Skild AI | AI Robotics | 🇺🇸 United States | $14.0B | $1.9B | Series C | 90 | ▲ 28.4% |
| 24 | Delhivery AI | Enterprise AI | 🇮🇳 India | $3.5B | $1.3B | Public | 90 | ▲ 0% |
| 25 | Dataiku | ML Platform | 🇫🇷 France | $3.7B | $1.0B | Series F | 90 | ▲ 0% |
| 26 | GreyOrange | AI Robotics | 🇮🇳 India | $700M | $470M | Series D | 90 | ▲ 0% |
| 27 | Postman AI | AI Dev Tools | 🇺🇸 United States | $5.6B | $433M | Series D | 90 | ▲ 0% |
| 28 | Zeta AI | AI Finance | 🇮🇳 India | $2.0B | $430M | Series C | 90 | ▲ 0% |
| 29 | Kore.ai | AI Agents | 🇮🇳 India | $1.0B | $300M | Series C | 90 | ▲ 0% |
| 30 | Physics Wallah AI | AI Education | 🇮🇳 India | $2.8B | $275M | Public | 90 | ▲ 0% |
| 31 | Perfios | AI Finance | 🇮🇳 India | $1.0B | $229M | Series D | 90 | ▲ 0% |
| 32 | Mistral AI | Foundation Models | 🇫🇷 France | $13.8B | $3.0B | Series C | 88 | ▲ 5.7% |
| 33 | Physical Intelligence | AI Robotics | 🇺🇸 United States | $5.6B | $1.1B | Series B | 88 | ▲ 30.2% |
| 34 | Apptronik | AI Robotics | 🇺🇸 United States | $5.5B | $935M | Series A | 88 | ▲ 25.1% |
| 35 | Grammarly | Enterprise AI | 🇺🇸 United States | $13.0B | $545M | Private | 88 | ▲ 8.1% |
| 36 | Cursor | AI Dev Tools | 🇺🇸 United States | $29.3B | $3.4B | Series D | 87 | ▲ 45.2% |
| 37 | Perplexity AI | AI Search | 🇺🇸 United States | $24.0B | $1.5B | Series E | 86 | ▲ 18.3% |
| 38 | Midjourney | AI Image | 🇺🇸 United States | $10.0B | N/A | Bootstrapped | 85 | ▲ 8.2% |
| 39 | Baidu AI | Foundation Models | 🇨🇳 China | $45.0B | N/A | Public | 85 | ▲ 0% |
| 40 | Luma AI | AI Video | 🇺🇸 United States | $4.0B | $1.1B | Series C | 85 | ▲ 42.5% |
| 41 | AMI Labs | Foundation Models | 🇫🇷 France | $3.5B | $1.0B | Seed | 85 | ▲ 0% |
| 42 | Graphcore | AI Infrastructure | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $600M | $767M | Acquired | 85 | ▲ 0% |
| 43 | Thought Machine | AI Finance | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $2.7B | $563M | Series D | 85 | ▲ 0% |
| 44 | Butterfly Network | AI Healthcare | 🇺🇸 United States | $957M | $370M | Public | 85 | ▲ 0% |
| 45 | Darktrace | AI Security | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $5.3B | $230M | Acquired | 85 | ▲ 0% |
| 46 | Scale AI | AI Infrastructure | 🇺🇸 United States | $29.0B | $15.9B | Series G | 84 | ▲ 6.8% |
| 47 | Kuaishou | AI Video | 🇨🇳 China | $36.0B | $5.0B | Public | 84 | ▲ 0% |
| 48 | Nebius | AI Infrastructure | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $25.0B | $2.0B | Private | 84 | ▲ 0% |
| 49 | Tempus | AI Healthcare | 🇺🇸 United States | $8.1B | $1.1B | Public | 84 | ▲ 5.8% |
| 50 | Trax Retail | Computer Vision | 🇸🇬 Singapore | $2.0B | $900M | Series F | 84 | ▲ 0% |
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