Startups are hard and becoming a unicorn startup is even harder, but here is a list of 46 machine learning companies that have achieved the unicorn status.
Machine Learning (ML) has been one of the most talked-about technologies for the last decade.
ML has been the darling technology behind many entrepreneurs who wanted to build large tech startups and achieve unicorn status.
And it is not surprising, given that ML as technology can be used to build so many ventures.
At the moment, 46 ML startups have achieved unicorn status.
4Paradigm is an artificial intelligence platform that combines big data, AI, and the cloud to empower customer experience, enterprise productivity, and compliance.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$2.00
B (
July 2015
)
Country:
China
City:
Beijing
Started in:
2014
Founders:
Feng Tian, Qiang Yang, Shiwei Hu, Wenyuan Dai, Yuqiang Chen
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Information Services, Machine Learning, Software
Number of employees:
500-1,000
Funding Amount:
$1,075,261,565
Number of funding rounds:
8
Number of investors:
36
Afiniti uses AI to help companies make better decisions through better interactions with their customers.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.60
B (
April 2017
)
Country:
Bermuda
City:
Hamilton
Started in:
2006
Founders:
Zia Chishti
Industries:
Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Customer Service, Enterprise Software, Machine Learning
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$197,200,000
Number of funding rounds:
8
Number of investors:
10
AInnovation is an independent innovation company that creates, designs and sells AI-powered personal assistants for businesses.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
December 2020
)
Country:
China
City:
Haidian
Started in:
2018
Founders:
Faen Zhang, Hocking Xu
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, B2B, Information Technology, Machine Learning, Software
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
CN¥900,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
4
Number of investors:
9
Automation Anywhere empowers business to streamline processes using powerful Robotic Process Automation (RPA).
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$6.80
B (
July 2018
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Jose
Started in:
2003
Founders:
Ankur Kothari, Mihir Shukla, Neeti Mehta, Rushabh Parmani
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Machine Learning, SaaS
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$840,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
8
BenevolentAI is a biopharmaceutical company with an extensive focus on the development of machine learning technologies to accelerate drug discovery.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
June 2015
)
Country:
United Kingdom
City:
London
Started in:
2013
Founders:
Brent Gutekunst, Ivan Griffin, Ken Mulvany, Michael Brennan
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Biotechnology, Machine Learning, Neuroscience
Number of employees:
50-100
Funding Amount:
$292,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
3
Number of investors:
6
ByteDance is an Internet technology company founded to become the market leader in developing and operating content platforms.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$140.00
B (
April 2017
)
Country:
China
City:
Shanghai
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Yiming Zhang
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Content, Data Mining, Machine Learning
Number of employees:
10,000+
Funding Amount:
$9,405,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
12
Number of investors:
29
Clari provides a real-time, cloud-based platform that provides revenue operations teams with the information they need to execute at warp speed.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.60
B (
March 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
Sunnyvale
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Andy Byrne, Venkat Rangan
Industries:
Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, CRM, Machine Learning, Marketing Automation, Predictive Analytics, Productivity Tools, Sales, Software
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$271,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
5
Number of investors:
10
CloudWalk Technology is a cutting-edge IP company utilizing AI and other technologies to provide the most timely and accurate facial recognition solution.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$3.32
B (
October 2018
)
Country:
China
City:
Beijing
Started in:
2015
Founders:
Zhou Xi
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Facial Recognition, Information Technology, Machine Learning
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
CN¥5,560,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
19
Databricks is a fast-growing company with best-in-class engineers and data scientists, creating the future of cloud computing, data services and universal computing resources.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$28.00
B (
February 2019
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2013
Founders:
Ali Ghodsi, Andy Konwinski, Ion Stoica, Matei Zaharia, Patrick Wendell, Reynold Xin, Scott Shenker
Industries:
Analytics, Information Technology, Machine Learning, SaaS, Software
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$1,897,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
7
Number of investors:
28
Dataiku delivers an open source enterprise AI and machine-learning platform, with cross-industry data expertise.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.06
B (
December 2019
)
Country:
United States
City:
New York
Started in:
2013
Founders:
Clément Stenac, Florian Douetteau, Marc Batty, Thomas Cabrol
Industries:
Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Data Integration, Enterprise Software, Machine Learning
Number of employees:
500-1,000
Funding Amount:
$246,835,228
Number of funding rounds:
9
Number of investors:
12
DataRobot is a platform that enables easy-to-use AI technology to improve decision making. It improves the quality of your intel and reduces your vulnerability to risk, fraud, and compliance issues.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$2.80
B (
July 2019
)
Country:
United States
City:
Boston
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Jeremy Achin, Thomas DeGodoy
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Machine Learning, SaaS
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$750,598,000
Number of funding rounds:
10
Number of investors:
33
DeepBlue Technology is a leader in image-processing solutions for retail establishments. They create customized solutions that help retailers collect better data and increase their customer base.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.35
B (
April 2018
)
Country:
China
City:
Shanghai
Started in:
2014
Founders:
Haibo Chen
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Information Technology, Machine Learning, Retail Technology
Number of employees:
10-50
Funding Amount:
$94,800,000
Number of funding rounds:
3
Number of investors:
4
Dremio is a platform built specifically to help companies process their data lake faster, better and with less effort.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
January 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
Santa Clara
Started in:
2015
Founders:
Jacques Nadeau, Tomer Shiran
Industries:
Analytics, Big Data, Business Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software
Number of employees:
100-250
Funding Amount:
$261,499,993
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
6
DuerOS is embedded with world class artificial intelligence technology, which allows us to offer an interactive experience. By learning from the voice and image data, DuerOS generates a unique experience for each user.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$2.90
B (
September 2020
)
Country:
China
City:
Beijing
Started in:
2017
Founders:
No Data
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Speech Recognition
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
CN¥2,000,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
1
Number of investors:
3
Enflame is a chip development company focusing on training platforms for deep learning solutions to common AI problems. This will significantly reduce business time and costs.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.40
B (
January 2021
)
Country:
China
City:
Shanghai
Started in:
2018
Founders:
Arthur Zhang, Lidong Zhao
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Semiconductor, Software
Number of employees:
100-250
Funding Amount:
CN¥3,149,500,000
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
12
Gong.io is a platform for analytics for growth, that empowers business insights through data collection, visualizations, and automation.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$2.20
B (
August 2020
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2015
Founders:
Amit Bendov, Eilon Reshef
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, CRM, Information Technology, Machine Learning, Sales, Software
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$333,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
11
Graphcore is an international team based in London developing the Intelligence Processing Unit (IPU), a microprocessor designed for artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data applications.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$2.77
B (
December 2018
)
Country:
United Kingdom
City:
Bristol
Started in:
2016
Founders:
Nigel Toon, Simon Knowles
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, Machine Learning, Semiconductor
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$682,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
29
HeadSpin is an intelligent digital experience platform that provides precise data and insights to deliver the best user experience.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.16
B (
February 2020
)
Country:
United States
City:
Palo Alto
Started in:
2015
Founders:
Brien Colwell, Manish Lachwani, Rajeev Butani
Industries:
Analytics, Application Performance Management, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Machine Learning, Mobile
Number of employees:
100-250
Funding Amount:
$80,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
4
Number of investors:
37
Horizon Robotics Limited is a world leader in artificial intelligence (AI) computing for smart mobility, providing scalable solutions that power the future of automated driving systems.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$3.00
B (
February 2019
)
Country:
China
City:
Haidian
Started in:
2015
Founders:
Annie Tao, Chang Huang, Kai Yu, Ming Yang
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Machine Learning, Robotics
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$1,600,300,002
Number of funding rounds:
8
Number of investors:
42
iCarbonX offers a cutting-edge artificial intelligence platform for health data to increase the accuracy of predictions and to build a more predictive healthcare model based on human health data.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
April 2016
)
Country:
China
City:
Shenzhen
Started in:
2015
Founders:
Hao Li, Jun Wang, Yingrui Li
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Health Care, Machine Learning
Number of employees:
100-250
Funding Amount:
$200,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
2
Number of investors:
3
K Health is a digital primary care system built on an AI engine. It utilizes cutting-edge technology to deliver personalized health advice and doctor-like guidance for a faster, healthier, and happier life.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.50
B (
January 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
New York
Started in:
2016
Founders:
Adam Singolda, Allon Bloch, Israel Roth, Ran Shaul
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Information Technology, Machine Learning, Mobile Apps
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$271,345,000
Number of funding rounds:
8
Number of investors:
23
Meero provides AI-based services for enhancing photographs online. They offer image recognition modeling and visual search technology, as well as a curated marketplace of world-class photo editors.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
June 2019
)
Country:
France
City:
Paris
Started in:
2016
Founders:
Guillaume Lestrade, Thomas Rebaud
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Photography, Video
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$293,434,612
Number of funding rounds:
7
Number of investors:
17
Megvii is a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company, which builds AI engine, the core fundamental technology for your business.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$4.00
B (
October 2017
)
Country:
China
City:
Beijing
Started in:
2011
Founders:
Qi Yin, Wenbin Tang, Yang Mu
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Facial Recognition, Image Recognition, Machine Learning, Mobile, Robotics, Software
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$1,357,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
7
Number of investors:
17
MiningLamp builds the knowledge graphs used to power Artificial Intelligence solutions for advanced business processes, identifying smart insights and decreasing the need for human intervention.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.19
B (
March 2019
)
Country:
China
City:
Beijing
Started in:
2014
Founders:
Minghui Wu
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Machine Learning, Software
Number of employees:
100-250
Funding Amount:
$786,629,395
Number of funding rounds:
5
Number of investors:
11
Olive is an AI-powered workforce management software to allow hospitals to increase their operational efficiency.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.50
B (
December 2020
)
Country:
United States
City:
Columbus
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Bradley Mascho, Sean Lane
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Information Technology, Machine Learning, Robotics, Software
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$456,322,171
Number of funding rounds:
8
Number of investors:
16
OpenAI is a non-profit, with a mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$2.92
B (
July 2019
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2015
Founders:
Elon Musk, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, Sam Altman, Wojciech Zaremba
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Number of employees:
100-250
Funding Amount:
$1,000,120,000
Number of funding rounds:
2
Number of investors:
3
Preferred Networks specializes in building AI-led solutions that automate and optimize your business processes. They build real-world solutions that solve complex industry problems with cutting-edge technologies including deep learning, robotics and advanced analytics.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$2.00
B (
May 2018
)
Country:
Japan
City:
Tokyo
Started in:
2014
Founders:
Daisuke Okanohara, Daisuke Okanohara, Morikawa Hiroyuki, Nishitoba Jiro, Toru Nishikawa
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Robotics, Software
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$2,052,375,830
Number of funding rounds:
7
Number of investors:
10
Riskified is revolutionizing online fraud-prevention technology. By building on the blockchain, Riskified enables online retailers to automatically identify and stop fraud-related chargebacks in real-time.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
November 2019
)
Country:
United States
City:
New York
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Assaf Feldman, Eido Gal
Industries:
E-Commerce, FinTech, Fraud Detection, Machine Learning, Risk Management
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$228,650,000
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
17
SambaNova Systems is building the next-generation computing platform, bringing the efficiency and capability of cloud computing to unstructured data.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$5.00
B (
April 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
Palo Alto
Started in:
2017
Founders:
Christopher Ré, Kunle Olukotun, Rodrigo Liang
Industries:
Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Computer, Machine Learning, Software
Number of employees:
100-250
Funding Amount:
$1,141,254,686
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
10
Scale AI acts as a data platform for AI, connecting internal teams to the best datasets so they can focus on building data-driven solutions for their business.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$7.00
B (
August 2019
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2016
Founders:
Alexandr Wang, Lucy Guo
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Image Recognition, Machine Learning, SaaS
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$602,620,000
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
25
Seismic is a software platform that empowers companies to build better marketing campaigns and scale their sales and marketing operations, faster.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.60
B (
December 2018
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Diego
Started in:
2010
Founders:
Douglas Winter, Ed Calnan, Fred Xie, Marc Romano, Nasser Barghouti
Industries:
Analytics, Enterprise Software, Machine Learning, Marketing Automation, Sales Automation
Number of employees:
500-1,000
Funding Amount:
$256,500,000
Number of funding rounds:
5
Number of investors:
8
Sema4 is a cloud-based solution using artificial intelligence that offers personalized recommendations derived from large volumes of health data to improve patient outcomes.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.10
B (
July 2020
)
Country:
United States
City:
Stamford
Started in:
2017
Founders:
Eric Schadt
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Machine Learning, Medical, Predictive Analytics
Number of employees:
500-1,000
Funding Amount:
$241,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
2
Number of investors:
8
SenseTime is an artificial intelligence company that specializes in computer vision technology, and it has achieved major breakthroughs in AI research.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$12.00
B (
July 2017
)
Country:
China
City:
Beijing
Started in:
2014
Founders:
Bing Xu, Li Xu, Xiaogang Wang
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Facial Recognition, Image Recognition, Machine Learning, Software
Number of employees:
500-1,000
Funding Amount:
$2,640,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
9
Number of investors:
27
Skydio develops fully autonomous and self-flying camera drone designed for all customers including consumers, companies and government.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
February 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
Redwood City
Started in:
2014
Founders:
Abraham Bachrach, Adam Bry, Matt Donahoe
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Drone Management, Drones, Machine Learning, Robotics
Number of employees:
100-250
Funding Amount:
$340,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
8
Number of investors:
16
The Socure predictive analytics platform helps digital identity verification providers prevent fraud for consumers in accordance with new international regulations.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.30
B (
March 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
New York
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Johnny Ayers, Sunil Madhu
Industries:
Cyber Security, Identity Management, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, Security
Number of employees:
100-250
Funding Amount:
$196,900,000
Number of funding rounds:
9
Number of investors:
25
From hands-free voice-enabled AI to real-time language translation, SoundHound is changing the way people interact with sound--and the world around them.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
May 2018
)
Country:
United States
City:
Santa Clara
Started in:
2005
Founders:
James Hom, Keyvan Mohajer, Majid Emami
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Audio, Machine Learning, Mobile, Natural Language Processing, Speech Recognition
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$215,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
22
Squirrel AI Learning builds adaptive educational solutions that drive academic achievement and enhance the learner experience.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.10
B (
April 2019
)
Country:
China
City:
Shanghai
Started in:
2014
Founders:
Derek Li, Jason Wei Zhou, Wei Cui
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, E-Learning, EdTech, Education, Internet, Machine Learning
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$131,300,000
Number of funding rounds:
4
Number of investors:
10
Standard Cognition provides a checkout tool that allows retailers to increase the efficiency and speed of their transactions.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
February 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2017
Founders:
Brandon Ogle, Daniel Fischetti, David Valdman, John Novak, Jordan Fisher, Michael Suswal, TJ Lutz
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Retail, Retail Technology, Shopping
Number of employees:
100-250
Funding Amount:
$238,479,194
Number of funding rounds:
7
Number of investors:
15
Tekion is a next-gen, self-serving platform that leverages advanced machine learning and AI to provide a personalized and seamless consumer experience.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
October 2020
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Ramon
Started in:
2016
Founders:
Guru Sankararaman, Jay Vijayan
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Automotive, Big Data, Machine Learning, Software
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$185,100,000
Number of funding rounds:
5
Number of investors:
12
Our unique, AI-based technologies have the potential to transform healthcare and significantly advance precision medicine.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$8.10
B (
March 2018
)
Country:
United States
City:
Chicago
Started in:
2015
Founders:
Eric Lefkofsky
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Health Care, Machine Learning, Medical
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$1,070,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
11
Number of investors:
10
Tonal is an AI-powered home gym system that provides individualized strength training.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.60
B (
March 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2015
Founders:
Aly Orady, Nate Bosshard
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Consumer Electronics, Fitness, Machine Learning, Personal Health
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$450,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
31
UBTech is a research and development robotics company that is dedicated to pushing the envelope in autonomous navigation technology.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$4.45
B (
July 2016
)
Country:
China
City:
Shenzhen
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Zhou Jian
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Consumer Electronics, Industrial Engineering, Machine Learning, Product Research, Robotics
Number of employees:
500-1,000
Funding Amount:
$940,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
4
Number of investors:
9
Udacity is redefining online education with a diverse portfolio of nanodegree programs, including programs in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1
B (
November 2015
)
Country:
United States
City:
Mountain View
Started in:
2011
Founders:
David Stavens, Mike Sokolsky, Sebastian Thrun
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, E-Learning, EdTech, Education, Internet, Machine Learning, Robotics, Software, Training
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$235,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
13
Uptake Technologies is an innovative enterprise software company that has developed a unique, patented technology designed to increase efficiency and effectiveness by connecting people and business systems to deliver real-time data.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$2.30
B (
October 2015
)
Country:
United States
City:
Chicago
Started in:
2014
Founders:
Bradley Keywell
Industries:
Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Industrial, Machine Learning, SaaS, Software
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$218,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
4
Number of investors:
7
XANT.ai is a predictive marketing platform that provides salesforce with automated tour guided messaging for speeding up agile sales cycles.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.65
B (
April 2014
)
Country:
United States
City:
Lehi
Started in:
2004
Founders:
Chris Harrington, David Elkington, Ken Krogue, Rob Christensen
Industries:
Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Machine Learning, Marketing, Predictive Analytics, SaaS, Sales, Sales Automation, Software
Number of employees:
100-250
Funding Amount:
$251,200,024
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
15
YITU Technology Inc. is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets products using artificial intelligence and interactive motion technology applications.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$2.17
B (
March 2018
)
Country:
China
City:
Shanghai
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Lin Chenxi, Zhu Long
Industries:
Apps, Artificial Intelligence, Finance, Health Care, Machine Learning
Number of employees:
500-1,000
Funding Amount:
$411,800,418
Number of funding rounds:
13
Number of investors:
15
