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Silicon Valley is currently home to 105 unicorn startups, with a strong focus on artificial intelligence. This concentration highlights the region's role in developing advanced technologies.

Among these are established players like self-driving technology company Waymo, with a $45B valuation. It also includes recent entries such as Figure, an AI robotics company founded in 2022 that is already valued at $39B.

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Waymo creates autonomous driving technology designed to power everything from ride-hailing services to commercial trucking. Their flagship service, Waymo One, offers fully autonomous rides to the public in select metropolitan areas.

Valuation$45B
HeadquartersMountain View, California, United States
Year Founded2009
FoundersAnthony Levandowski, Sebastian Thrun
Funding Amount$11.1B
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsFidelity, Tiger Global Management, Temasek Holdings, Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz

Figure builds general-purpose humanoid robots capable of thinking, learning, and interacting with their environment. Their team is deploying these autonomous robots to handle dangerous or undesirable jobs in manufacturing, logistics, and warehousing.

Valuation$39B (Joined February 2024)
HeadquartersSan Jose, California, United States
Year Founded2022
FoundersBrett Adcock
Funding Amount$1.9B
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsNVIDIA, Team Ignite Ventures, FJ Labs, Brookfield Asset Management, OpenAI

Safe Superintelligence builds its namesake product, a safe form of superintelligence, by treating safety as a core engineering problem. The company's research and development efforts are singularly focused on this mission to create powerful AI that is fundamentally beneficial to humanity.

Valuation$32B (Joined September 2024)
HeadquartersPalo Alto, California, United States
Year Founded2024
FoundersDaniel Gross, Daniel Levy, Ilya Sutskever
Funding Amount$3B
Company SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsSV Angel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, NVIDIA, Sequoia Capital

Applied Intuition creates the software infrastructure used to safely develop, test, and deploy autonomous vehicles at scale. Their comprehensive toolchain gives automakers the ability to accelerate the production of reliable self-driving systems.

Valuation$15B (Joined October 2020)
HeadquartersMountain View, California, United States
Year Founded2017
FoundersPeter Ludwig, Qasar Younis
Funding Amount$1.5B
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries F
Top InvestorsBond, Tribe Capital, General Catalyst, Andreessen Horowitz, Franklin Templeton

Neuralink develops implantable brain-computer interfaces designed to treat complex neurological disorders. Their technology creates a direct communication pathway between the brain and external devices, with the goal of restoring sensory and motor function.

Valuation$10B (Joined July 2021)
HeadquartersFremont, California, United States
Year Founded2016
FoundersDongjin Seo, Elon Musk, Max Hodak
Funding Amount$1.3B
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsFounders Fund, Sequoia Capital, Craft Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners

Cerebras Systems develops AI supercomputing systems for large-scale deep learning applications. Their core technology is the Wafer-Scale Engine, a massive chip that significantly reduces the time it takes to train complex AI models.

Valuation$8B (Joined November 2018)
HeadquartersSunnyvale, California, United States
Year Founded2016
FoundersAndrew Feldman, Gary Lauterbach, Jean-Philippe Fricker, Michael James, Sean Lie
Funding Amount$1.8B
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries G
Top InvestorsBenchmark, Coatue, Valor Equity Partners, Sequoia Capital, Eclipse Ventures

Glean provides a generative AI-powered search engine built for the workplace. It unifies a company's internal knowledge across different applications, allowing employees to find information and get instant answers to their questions.

Valuation$7B (Joined May 2022)
HeadquartersPalo Alto, California, United States
Year Founded2019
FoundersArvind Jain, Piyush Prahladka, Prafful Goel, Sharvanath Pathak, Tony Gentilcore, TR Vishwanath
Funding Amount$768.2M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries F
Top InvestorsSequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures, Citi, Wellington Management

Groq builds specialized semiconductor chips and a software platform designed to run AI applications at exceptional speeds. Their hardware focuses on accelerating AI inference, enabling developers to deploy large language models with extremely low latency.

Valuation$7B (Joined April 2021)
HeadquartersMountain View, California, United States
Year Founded2016
FoundersJonathan Ross
Funding Amount$1.8B
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries E
Top InvestorsTiger Global Management, BlackRock, Uncork Capital, Plug and Play, Alumni Ventures

Automation Anywhere develops an intelligent automation platform designed to help businesses deploy a digital workforce. Their software bots use AI to handle complex processes, freeing up human employees to focus on more strategic work.

Valuation$7B (Joined July 2018)
HeadquartersSan Jose, California, United States
Year Founded2003
FoundersAnkur Kothari, Mihir Shukla, Neeti Mehta, Rushabh Parmani
Funding Amount$1.1B
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsWorkday Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Goldman Sachs, General Atlantic, New Enterprise Associates

Cohesity builds an AI-powered platform to secure and manage data across cloud, data center, and edge environments. Their technology consolidates tasks like backup, recovery, and analytics to protect against cyber threats and make data more productive.

Valuation$7B (Joined June 2018)
HeadquartersSan Jose, California, United States
Year Founded2013
FoundersMohit Aron
Funding Amount$955M
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries H
Top InvestorsBattery Ventures, Madrona, Accel, NVIDIA, Sequoia Capital

The Remaining 95 Silicon Valley Unicorns

The most valuable unicorns are only a small part of the picture. Dozens of other companies are building new products and growing at a pace that is defining their industries.

Many of them are focused on artificial intelligence, with others working in areas like cloud computing and security. Here is a look at the other 95 unicorns that make the region’s startup scene so strong.

Unicorn StartupMain IndustryYear FoundedAmount RaisedValuation
PsiQuantum logo PsiQuantumHardware2016$2.3B$7B
Impossible Foods logo Impossible FoodsFood2011$1.9B$7B
Snorkel AI logo Snorkel AIAI2019$235.3M$6.35B
ClickHouse logo ClickHouseAnalytics2021$750M$6B
Workato logo WorkatoCloud2013$415M$6B
SandboxAQ logo SandboxAQAI2016$975M$6B
Commure logo CommureAI2017$820.5M$6B
Nuro logo NuroAI2016$2.3B$6B
Binance.US logo Binance.USCrypto2019$200M$5B
SambaNova logo SambaNovaAnalytics2017$1.1B$5B
Lightmatter logo LightmatterAI2017$822M$4.4B
ThoughtSpot logo ThoughtSpotAnalytics2012$663.7M$4.2B
Weee! logo Weee!Retail2015$862.8M$4.1B
Fireworks AI logo Fireworks AIAI2022$327M$4B
Hippocratic AI logo Hippocratic AIAI2023$402M$4B
Inflection AI logo Inflection AIAI2022$1.5B$4B
Farmers Business Network logo Farmers Business NetworkAgTech2014$967.9M$4B
Aptos logo AptosCrypto2021$350M$4B
Learneo logo LearneoEducation2006$492.4M$4B
Houzz logo HouzzDesign2009$613.6M$4B
Branch logo BranchMarketing2014$667.1M$4B
Liftoff logo LiftoffMarketing2012$6.8M$4B
Addepar logo AddeparFintech2009$761.4M$3.25B
Lambda logo LambdaAI2012$1.7B$3B
Illumio logo IllumioSecurity2013$557.5M$3B
Celestial AI logo Celestial AIAI2020$593.9M$3B
Uniphore logo UniphoreAI2008$880.9M$3B
Plume Design logo Plume DesignHardware2015$722.4M$3B
Clari logo ClariAnalytics2013$496M$3B
PingCAP logo PingCAPCloud2015$641.6M$3B
Carbon logo CarbonManufacturing2013$683.4M$2.4B
Bloomreach logo BloomreachInfrastructure2009$452M$2.2B
Turing logo TuringAI2018$270.2M$2.2B
Medable logo MedableHealthcare2015$506.6M$2.1B
BitGo logo BitGoCrypto2013$171.5M$2B
H2O.ai logo H2O.aiAnalytics2012$251.1M$2B
You.com logo You.comAI2020$195M$2B
Moloco logo MolocoMarketing2013$215.7M$2B
Modular logo ModularAI2022$380M$2B
WEKA logo WEKAAI2013$415.1M$2B
Reltio logo ReltioAnalytics2011$237M$2B
Mysten Labs logo Mysten LabsCrypto2021$336M$2B
InMobi logo InMobiMarketing2007$424.3M$2B
Dexterity logo DexterityAI2017$291.2M$2B
Cloudinary logo CloudinaryCloud2011$100M$2B
DataStax logo DataStaxAI2010$342.6M$2B
Eightfold AI logo Eightfold AIAI2016$396.8M$2B
Kriya Therapeutics logo Kriya TherapeuticsBiotech2019$921.3M$2B
Boba Network logo Boba NetworkCrypto2018$115M$2B
Dremio logo DremioAnalytics2015$410M$2B
Docker logo DockerInfrastructure2011$435.9M$2B
Aviatrix logo AviatrixCloud2014$340.8M$2B
Cresta logo CrestaAI2017$276M$2B
Alation logo AlationAnalytics2012$315M$2B
Mashgin logo MashginMedia2014$73.7M$2B
Placer.ai logo Placer.aiAnalytics2016$267.5M$2B
Druva logo DruvaCloud2008$475M$2B
Salt Security logo Salt SecurityAI2015$271M$1.4B
Signifyd logo SignifydSecurity2011$409M$1.34B
Lyten logo LytenManufacturing2015$367M$1.33B
Zum logo ZumMedia2015$399.6M$1.3B
Yugabyte logo YugabyteCloud2016$291M$1.3B
airSlate logo airSlateAutomation2006$181.5M$1.25B
Genspark logo Genspark AIAI2022$435M$1.25B
Castore logo CastoreMarketing2016£198.2M$1.2B
BigPanda logo BigPandaCloud2012$312.5M$1.2B
CloudBees logo CloudBeesEnterprise2010$356.2M$1.15B
DevRev logo DevRevAI2020$150.8M$1.15B
Visby Medical logo Visby MedicalHealthcare2012$435.8M$1.12B
At-Bay logo At-BaySecurity2016$295.7M$1.12B
Material Security logo Material SecuritySecurity2017$162M$1.1B
Character.ai logo Character.aiMedia2021$150.1M$1B
BillionToOne logo BillionToOneBiotech2016$425.9M$1B
Ayar Labs logo Ayar LabsAI2015$374.7M$1B
Also logo AlsoMobility2025$305M$1B
Ultima Genomics logo Ultima GenomicsBiotech2016$600M$1B
Cyberhaven logo CyberhavenAI2014$236.5M$1B
Plus logo PlusAI2016$520M$1B
Reka AI logo Reka AIAI2022$170M$1B
MinIO logo MinIOData2014$126.3M$1B
Quantum Metric logo Quantum MetricAnalytics2015$251M$1B
Vectra AI logo Vectra AIAI2011$352.5M$1B
Orca Bio logo Orca BioHealthcare2016$192M$1B
Typeface logo TypefaceAI2022$165M$1B
Owner logo OwnerSaaS2018$182.2M$1B
Splashtop logo SplashtopEnterprise2006$114M$1B
CommerceIQ logo CommerceIQAnalytics2012$195.5M$1B
Rokid logo RokidAI2014$643.9M$1B
Wealthfront logo WealthfrontFintech2008$274.2M$1B
Turntide Technologies logo Turntide TechnologiesEnvironment2013$491.5M$1B
Tarana Wireless logo Tarana WirelessInfrastructure2009$426.1M$1B
Pacific Fusion logo Pacific FusionEnergy2023$900M$1B
Flexiv logo FlexivAI2016$322M$1B
Contrast Security logo Contrast SecuritySecurity2014$269M$1B
Wisk Aero logo Wisk AeroMobility2010$450M$1B
NewsBreak logo NewsBreakMarketing2015$147.6M$1B
Patpat logo PatpatMedia2014$720.5M$1B
Innovusion logo InnovusionMobility2016$278M$1B
Assured Insurance Technologies logo Assured Insurance TechnologiesFintech2019$1B
Tango Me logo Tango MeMedia2009$367M$1B

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