AI Unicorns - Companies with $100M+ ARR

Fast Growing AI Companies with $100M+ ARR

These high-growth AI startups have achieved the remarkable milestone of $100M+ in annual recurring revenue. Explore their business models, growth trajectories, and key metrics that have propelled them to unicorn status.

OpenAI
$4B ARR

Founded: 2015 | CEO: Sam Altman

Provides general-purpose AI models (GPT-4) and services including ChatGPT, API interfaces, ChatGPT Plus subscriptions, and enterprise solutions. Leader in generative AI.

$157B
Valuation
248%
YoY Growth
$16.6B
Total Funding
$12.7B
2025 Est. ARR
Anthropic
$1B ARR

Founded: 2021 | CEO: Dario Amodei

Develops large language models like Claude and offers API and custom AI assistant services to enterprises. Major competitor to OpenAI with strong focus on AI safety.

$60B
Valuation
700%
YoY Growth
$5B+
Total Funding
2021
Founded
Scale AI
$950M ARR

Founded: 2016 | CEO: Alexandr Wang

Provides AI data labeling and model training support, including data labeling, model tuning, and RLHF services. Essential data provider for AI labs and autonomous driving companies.

$13.8B
Valuation
25%
YoY Growth
$1.6B
Total Funding
19
Founder Age at Start
Perplexity AI
$100M+ ARR

Founded: 2022 | CEO: Aravind Srinivas

Consumer and enterprise AI search engine providing natural language Q&A services. Offers Perplexity Pro subscriptions and developing ad business with citation-driven search results.

$18B
Valuation (Est.)
600%+
YoY Growth
$740M
Total Funding
20
Months to $100M ARR
Cursor
$105M ARR

Founded: 2022 | Team: MIT Alumni

AI programming assistant and code editor providing GPT-like code completion, debugging, and AI assistance integrated into local IDEs. Positioned as a strong GitHub Copilot competitor.

$2.5B
Valuation
9900%
YoY Growth
360K
Paying Users
12
Months to $100M ARR
Glean
$100M+ ARR

Founded: 2019 | CEO: Arvind Jain

Enterprise AI work platform offering intelligent enterprise search, work assistants, and AI agents. Connects enterprise SaaS apps to build knowledge graphs and power AI-enhanced workflows.

$4.6B
Valuation
203%
YoY Growth
$560M
Total Funding
3
Years to $100M ARR
Jasper AI
$100M+ ARR

Founded: 2021 | CEO: Dave Rogenmoser

AI content generation platform for marketing and copywriting. Uses GPT models to create blog posts, ad copy, and social media content to increase content production efficiency.

$1.2B
Valuation
90%
Peak YoY Growth
$125M
Total Funding
$80
Avg. Monthly Revenue/User
Mercor
$75M+ ARR

Founded: 2023 | CEO: Brendan Foody (21)

AI recruitment platform automating talent acquisition processes. System screens resumes, conducts AI video interviews, and provides best matches while managing contracts and compensation.

$2B
Valuation
7500%
Annual Growth
$136M
Total Funding
22
Avg. Team Age

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