The Top Texas AI Companies by Funding
Every AI-native company headquartered in Texas, ranked by verified total disclosed funding. 41 companies, each figure corroborated against three or more independent public sources.
Last updated: September 25, 2026 · expanding toward the Top 100
Machine-readable: reuse this dataset via companies.json or companies.csv, and see the companion Texas AI Funding Tracker — with attribution to Texas AI Report.
Companion data: Texas AI Funding Tracker · State of Texas AI · Investors · Texas AI Index
The ranking
- #1Saronic TechnologiesAustin · founded 2022 · Defense Tech / Autonomous Maritime Systems$2.58BLatest: Series D · Mar 2026
Designs and manufactures AI-piloted autonomous surface vessels (maritime drones) for U.S. Navy missions including surveillance, mine countermeasures, and offensive operations.
Investors: Kleiner Perkins, Elad Gil, Andreessen HorowitzThe source says: “The round was led by Elad Gil …” (prnewswire.com) - #2ApptronikAustin · founded 2016 · Humanoid Robotics / AI>$935MLatest: Series A-X (extension) · Feb 2026
Designs and manufactures AI-powered humanoid robots (Apollo) for industrial and logistics applications; spun out of UT Austin's Human Centered Robotics Lab with a strategic partnership with Google DeepMind.
Investors: B Capital, Google, Mercedes-Benz - #3IslandDallas–Fort Worth · founded 2020 · Enterprise Browser / AI Governance / Cybersecurity$730MLatest: Series E · Mar 2025
Enterprise browser that natively embeds security, IT controls, data protection, and AI governance into the browsing layer — replacing SASE and DLP point products for enterprise and government customers.
Investors: Coatue, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital - #4Colossal BiosciencesDallas–Fort Worth · founded 2021 · De-extinction & Conservation Biotech (AI + CRISPR + Computational Genomics)~$555MLatest: Series C Extension · Sep 2025
Dallas de-extinction company using AI, CRISPR, and computational genomics to revive the woolly mammoth, thylacine, and dodo — Texas's first decacorn at a $10.32B valuation.
Investors: TWG Global, Thomas Tull, USITThe source says: “from TWG Global, the investment company of Guggenheim Partners co-founder Mark Walter and the billionaire Thomas Tull” (techcrunch.com)The source says: “The funding round was led by billionaire Thomas Tull, CEO of Tulco, as well as At One Ventures …” (colossal.com) - #5AvrideAustin · founded 2022 · Autonomous Vehicles / RoboticsUp to $375MLatest: Corporate / Strategic Round · Oct 2025
Austin-based autonomous driving company spun out of Yandex that develops robotaxi and sidewalk delivery robot software, operating commercially on the Uber and Uber Eats platforms in Texas and beyond.
Investors: Uber Technologies, Nebius Group - #6AnacondaAustin · founded 2012 · AI/ML Platform & Data Science Infrastructure~$210MLatest: Series C · Jul 2025
Austin-founded open-source Python and AI platform (21B+ downloads, 50M users) powering enterprise data science, ML, and AI workflows; profitable at $150M+ ARR with a $1.5B valuation post-Series C.
Investors: Insight Partners, Mubadala CapitalNote: Adversarially corrected: earlier automated total (~$360M) was inflated; independent sources converge on ~$210M.
- #7SpyCloudAustin · founded 2016 · Cybersecurity / Identity Threat Intelligence~$203MLatest: Series D · Aug 2023
AI-powered identity threat protection platform that recaptures billions of darknet artifacts to automatically prevent ransomware, account takeover, session hijacking, and fraud for enterprise customers including half of the Fortune 10.
Investors: Riverwood Capital, CIBC Innovation Banking - #8MythicAustin · founded 2012 · AI Semiconductor / Edge Inference Chips$175M+Latest: Series D · Dec 2025
Develops analog compute-in-memory AI inference chips (Analog Processing Units) claiming 100x performance-per-watt over traditional GPUs for edge AI applications.
Investors: DCVC, New Enterprise Associates, SoftBank GroupNote: Reported as $175M+ total outside funding since its 2023 relaunch; pre-2022 capital largely stranded after restructuring.
- #9OJO LabsAustin · founded 2015 · AI-Powered Real Estate / Proptech$134MLatest: Series D · Jun 2020
AI-native real estate platform using NLP and machine learning to understand buyer intent and guide consumers through the home-buying journey at conversational scale.
Investors: Wafra, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures - #10Jasper AIAustin · founded 2021 · Generative AI / Marketing Technology$131MLatest: Series A · Oct 2022
AI-native generative content platform for marketing teams and enterprises, one of the earliest LLM-based tools to reach unicorn status at a $1.5B valuation.
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Builds metasurface-based optical processing units (OPUs) — photonic AI inference chips with over a million micron-scale optical processing elements per chip, designed as an energy-efficient alternative to silicon GPUs in data centers.
Investors: Gates Frontier, M12, Aramco VenturesNote: Total is the company's own stated figure: a $110M Series A announced Jan 22, 2026 bringing total funding to $118M. One trade outlet headlined the round as $100M; the corrected company release and the $118M cumulative figure are used here.
- #12Sensi.AIAustin · founded 2019 · AI-Powered Senior Care / Care Intelligence~$98MLatest: Series C · Oct 2025
Ambient audio AI platform that continuously monitors elder wellbeing in the home and surfaces real-time care insights for senior home care agencies.
Investors: Qumra Capital, Zeev Ventures, Insight Partners - #13Plus One RoboticsSan Antonio · founded 2016 · AI Robotics / Warehouse Automation$94MLatest: Series C · Mar 2023
AI computer vision and supervised autonomy platform enabling high-speed parcel sorting and picking for logistics and e-commerce warehouses.
Investors: Scale Venture Partners - #14Diligent RoboticsAustin · founded 2017 · Healthcare Robotics / AI$75M+Latest: Series C (unlabeled) · Sep 2023
Makes Moxi, an AI-driven socially intelligent hospital robot that autonomously delivers supplies, medications, and lab samples — freeing frontline nurses from non-patient-facing logistics tasks.
Investors: Canaan, Tiger Global - #15Nauticus RoboticsHouston · founded 2014 · Autonomous Subsea Robotics / Offshore AI Software~$73MLatest: Post-IPO Equity · Feb 2024
Nauticus Robotics builds AI-driven autonomous subsea robots and the ToolKITT cloud software platform for offshore energy inspection, intervention, and deep-sea rare mineral exploration; publicly traded on NASDAQ (KITT).
Investors: Transocean, Schlumberger, AeroVironmentNote: Public (Nasdaq: KITT); SPAC-era ~$73M PIPE (subject to redemptions). A $250M equity facility secured Oct 2025 is undrawn.
- #16UptiqDallas–Fort Worth · founded 2022 · AI Infrastructure / Fintech$70MLatest: Series B · Feb 2026
AI orchestration platform (Qore) purpose-built for banks, credit unions, RIAs, and fintechs to deploy compliant AI agents across lending, wealth management, and operational workflows.
Investors: Curql, Silverton PartnersNote: Four disclosed rounds (formerly Cion Digital) sum to $70M; matches Tracxn.
- #17AstromechTexas · founded 2025 · AI for Biology / Predictive Genomics$60MLatest: Venture round · Aug 2026
Spun out of Colossal Biosciences to build predictive AI models of biological change — forecasting genetic bottlenecks, disease progression and drug resistance from genomic data across species.
Investors: Bob Nelsen, PEAK6, Builders VCThe source says: “The round was led by Bob Nelsen (co-founder of ARCH Venture Partners) …” (finsmes.com)Note: Metro held at state level: Texas trade press describes Astromech as Dallas-based (it was spun out of Dallas-headquartered Colossal Biosciences), while its SEC Form D filings list a business address at 1401 Lavaca Street, Austin. We will assign a metro once the two agree. Total is $40.5M in Form D filings through March 2026 plus the $20M announced Aug 20, 2026, which the company reports as $60M raised to date at a $3.8B valuation.
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Builds distributed AI infrastructure that runs models on local enterprise hardware rather than in the cloud, aimed at customers who cannot send operational data to third-party model providers.
Investors: TIME Ventures, Atreides Management, ForerunnerNote: Ranked on disclosed capital only. The company's Sept 10, 2024 release states $60M raised since inception at a $700M valuation. A January 14, 2026 oversubscribed round at a $2.5B pre-money valuation was announced without a dollar amount, so it is not counted here — webAI's true total is higher than its rank implies.
- #19DarkhiveSan Antonio · founded 2021 · Defense Tech / Autonomous Drones / Edge AI Robotics$55MLatest: Series B · May 2026
Veteran-founded defense tech company building AI-powered, software-defined autonomous drones and edge robotics for U.S. and allied military forces operating in GPS-denied environments.
Investors: RTX Ventures, Ten Eleven Ventures, Crosslink Capital - #20Persona AIHouston · founded 2024 · Industrial Humanoid Robotics / Embodied AI$42MLatest: Pre-Seed · May 2025
Builds modular AI-powered humanoid robots purpose-built for demanding industrial tasks — starting with welding in shipyards — to address skilled-labor shortages in dull, dirty, and dangerous work.
Investors: Unity Growth, Tides Ventures - #21AllganizeHouston · founded 2017 · Enterprise LLM / AI Automation$35MLatest: Series B · Nov 2023
Allganize builds the Alli All-in-One LLM Enabler Platform — a no-code enterprise AI stack for document Q&A, cognitive search, and workflow automation, serving 200+ clients in insurance, finance, and SaaS, with a targeted Tokyo Stock Exchange IPO.
Investors: InterVest, Murex Partners, ATINUM Investment - #22BILTDallas–Fort Worth · founded 2014 · AI-Powered 3D Intelligent Instructions / Enterprise Knowledge / Defense Tech$32.1MLatest: Series B · Dec 2024
BILT replaces paper manuals with AI-powered, interactive 3D spatial work instructions for consumer products, commercial equipment, and U.S. military maintenance — serving 10M+ users across 300 brands and holding AFWERX/STRATFI defense contracts.
Investors: Silverton Partners, Amex Ventures, Fifth Growth Fund - #23WorldsDallas–Fort Worth · founded 2018 · Industrial AI / Digital Twin / IoT$31.2MLatest: Series A1 · Jan 2023
Worlds builds an AI-powered 4D industrial metaverse platform that fuses IoT sensors, digital twins, people, and processes into live spatial models to automate and optimize large industrial operations.
Investors: Moneta VenturesNote: Disclosed floor; Tracxn estimates ~$48M incl. undisclosed later rounds.
- #24Command ZeroAustin · founded 2021 · AI Cybersecurity / Security Operations$31MLatest: Strategic · Jul 2025
AI-assisted cybersecurity investigation platform that encodes expert analyst knowledge and LLMs to help security teams conduct faster, more accurate incident response and threat investigations.
Investors: Okta Ventures, SE Ventures, Crosspoint CapitalNote: Two press-released rounds; Crunchbase cites additional pre-seed/debt tranches.
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Purpose-built AI platform that converts technical manuals, CAD files, and schematics into step-by-step guided workflows for manufacturing quoting, equipment configuration, field service, and customer support.
Investors: Jim Breyer, Charlie Amato, Lew CirneThe source says: “Investors include Jim Breyer, Charlie Amato, Lew Cirne …” (prnewswire.com) - #26Hello PatientAustin · founded 2024 · Healthcare AI / Conversational AI$28.8MLatest: Series A · Sep 2025
Conversational AI voice and text agents that handle end-to-end patient scheduling, re-engagement, and communications for outpatient healthcare practices.
Investors: Scale Venture Partners - #27Krista SoftwareDallas–Fort Worth · founded 2016 · Intelligent Automation / Agentic AI~$27M+Latest: Series A Follow-On · Oct 2024
AI-led intelligent automation platform that lets enterprises orchestrate end-to-end business processes using natural language — no coding required.
Investors: Rally Ventures, Grotech Ventures - #28PaladinHouston · founded 2018 · Public Safety AI / Drone-as-First-Responder~$21.4MLatest: Series A · Sep 2025
AI-powered drone-as-first-responder platform that autonomously deploys LTE-enabled drones to 911 calls, delivering live aerial video to dispatchers in under 90 seconds — before ground units arrive — and resolving roughly one-third of calls without dispatching personnel.
Investors: Gradient Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Toyota Ventures - #29Bot AutoHouston · founded 2023 · Autonomous Freight / Trucking AI$20MLatest: Pre-Series A · Sep 2024
Houston-based L4 autonomous trucking carrier operating driverless commercial freight runs on Texas highways.
Investors: Brightway Future Capital, Cherubic Ventures, EnvisionX CapitalNote: Single press-corroborated $20M round (2024); larger figures not source-attested.
- #30Koda HealthHouston · founded 2020 · Digital Health / AI Advance Care Planning$18.7MLatest: Series A · Sep 2025
AI-enhanced advance care planning platform that guides patients through end-of-life decisions, integrated with Epic and deployed across major health systems and payers.
Investors: Evidenced, Mudita Venture Partners, Techstars - #31Athena SecurityAustin · founded 2018 · Physical Security / Computer Vision AI$18.6MLatest: Seed · Aug 2024
AI-powered computer vision platform that detects concealed weapons and firearms in real time at building entrances, integrated with visitor management and threat response workflows.
Investors: Lisa Falzone (Founder of the company), Chris Ciabarra (Founder of the company)The source says: “seed funding round led by its founders, Lisa Falzone and Chris Ciabarra” (prnewswire.com) - #32Biostate AIHouston · founded 2023 · Precision Health / Genomics AI$16M+Latest: Series A · May 2025
Generative AI platform combining proprietary total RNA sequencing (BIRT/PERD technologies) with a conversational AI copilot (OmicsWeb) to predict disease evolution and drug response across 1,000+ RNAseq datasets.
Investors: Accel, Matter Venture Partners -
AI-native platform that automates contract redlining, playbook-compliant edits, and negotiation for Fortune 500 legal and procurement teams.
Investors: Silverton Partners - #34Forward Edge-AISan Antonio · founded 2019 · Defense / Public Safety AI~$10MLatest: SBIR Phase II / Grant · Mar 2024
Responsible AI and cybersecurity solutions for DoD and intelligence agencies, including anomaly detection, NLP, autonomous systems, and quantum-resilient encryption.
Investors: Department of the Air Force (Grant funder), Deal Box VenturesNote: Primarily SBIR/STTR federal grants (non-dilutive).
- #354MindsAIDallas–Fort Worth · founded 2024 · Enterprise AI / Knowledge Graph Infrastructure$9M+Latest: Seed · May 2026
Enterprise AI deployment platform that builds business knowledge directly into open-source language models via a patented GPU-accelerated knowledge graph, replacing retrieval-based RAG approaches.
Investors: Hunt Innovative Technologies - #36UpSmithDallas–Fort Worth · founded 2022 · AI Workforce / Home Services SaaS$8.3MLatest: Seed · Jan 2024
AI profit engine for skilled-trades and home-services businesses, combining agentic lead generation (JennyAI), AI recruiting, gamified performance tools, and training accelerators to combat the skilled-worker shortage.
Investors: Hannah Grey Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz -
GenAI platform built specifically for oil and gas professionals, synthesizing technical papers, internal processes, and industry data to serve 6,000+ users across 122 countries.
Investors: Mercury Fund - #38WATTERDallas–Fort Worth · founded 2024 · AI Infrastructure / Distributed Compute / CleanTech$5MLatest: Seed · Mar 2025
WATTER embeds AI compute nodes inside commercial and residential water heaters, repurposing the waste heat from running AI workloads to heat water — creating a revenue-generating distributed-compute network that eliminates grid-cooling overhead.
Investors: Hunt Innovative Technologies, 17Shoals Inc. - #39RMFGDallas–Fort Worth · founded 2024 · AI-Driven Manufacturing / Autonomous Factory Software$4.5MLatest: Pre-Seed / Seed · Dec 2025
Software-defined sheet metal factory using AI agents to slash fabrication lead times from months to weeks for U.S. hardware startups.
Investors: Y Combinator, Day One Ventures, Soma Capital -
AI-native Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) platform that uses agentic AI to automate ransomware and catastrophic breach recovery, cutting restoration timelines from months to days.
Investors: Glasswing Ventures - #41KeepTabzSan Antonio · founded 2025 · Competitive Intelligence / B2B SaaS$250KLatest: Angel / Pre-Seed · 2025
AI platform that automatically monitors and summarizes competitor activity across news, reviews, social media, pricing, and SEO for B2B sales and marketing teams.
Investors: Geekdom Community Fund, Angel investors (San Antonio, San Francisco, Silicon Valley)
How we built this — methodology & verification
- Scope: companies where AI is the core product or IP (not general AI adopters), headquartered or primarily operated in Texas.
- Ranking: by total disclosed funding to date (equity rounds unless noted). Undisclosed-funding companies are not ranked.
- Ties: companies with identical disclosed totals are ordered alphabetically, so a shared rank is never presented as a difference in standing.
- Verification: every funding figure is corroborated against >=3 independent, citable public sources (company releases, SEC/EDGAR, and reputable press). Single-source or unverifiable figures are held out.
- Corrections: an independent adversarial pass re-checked the top figures; where an automated estimate disagreed with the sources, the source-supported number is used and flagged in the company note.
- This is a living dataset, expanding toward the Top 100. Spotted an error or a missing company? Email corrections@texasaireport.com.
Last reviewed September 25, 2026. Figures last changed September 25, 2026. We re-check for new rounds and new entrants on a rolling basis and publish the review date even when nothing changes, so an unchanged dataset is not mistaken for an unmaintained one.
Reviewed and excluded
Companies that raised notable rounds but fall outside the list — AI must be the core product or IP (not a customer or an input), and the company must be headquartered in Texas. Where sources disagree on which Texas metro a company calls home, we list it at state level rather than guess. Published so the boundary is auditable.
- Joulent (Houston) — Raised $1.75B strategic (National Grid Ventures, late June 2026) but is an energy-infrastructure provider serving AI and other compute-intensive industries — AI is the customer demand, not the core product or IP. Fails the scope test.
- TerraFirma (Austin) — Raised $115M total including a $100M Series A led by Kleiner Perkins (July 14, 2026) and builds its own autonomy stack, but describes itself as a tech-enabled, vertically integrated construction company — it sells earthworks and site operations, not the AI or the robots. AI is the internal capability, not the product. Fails the scope test.
- Avathon (formerly SparkCognition) (Austin office; HQ Pleasanton, California) — Austin-founded industrial-AI company ($100M Series C in 2019, $123M Series D in 2022) that rebranded from SparkCognition in October 2024 and relocated its headquarters to California, keeping an Austin office. AI is unambiguously its core product; it fails the location test, not the scope test. Listed because it is the omission readers are most likely to query.
This ranking restates funding figures from public sources cited alongside each company. It is journalism and analysis of public data, not investment advice or an endorsement. Figures change as new rounds are announced; we update on a rolling basis. Spotted an error or a company we missed? corrections@texasaireport.com.