Top AI / ML Startups in 2026

About AI / ML startups

The AI / ML category collects 1273 tech startups indexed on techstartupslist.com. Artificial intelligence and machine learning startups. Notable companies in this space include 10 By 10, 100x, 10x Science, 14.ai, and 1stCollab — each profile links to the company's own site, lists open roles when their careers page is scrapable, and surfaces team size, founding year, and category tags. Common themes across these AI / ML startups: Artificial Intelligence, AI, B2B, SaaS, Developer Tools. Filtering by any of these tags in the directory narrows the list further. Geographically, the AI / ML index leans toward San Francisco, New York and New York City, with the rest spread across remote-first teams and other hubs. Many of these companies came in through the Y Combinator scrape (batches F24, F25, F26, S08); 17 are currently flagged as trending based on recent momentum signals; and the index refreshes daily so this page stays current as funding rounds close, jobs open, and new entrants ship. For a broader view, see the full directory or jump to AI / ML jobs to apply directly — every outbound link goes to the company's own site, not a paywalled middleman.