Top 24 AI startups in Austin
Feb 11, 2026
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Funding: $42.4B
xAI is Elon Musk's me-too startup, which couldn't resist the AI craze and invested heavily in the project. Initially, the company created the AI chatbot Grok for X/Twitter users, and later grew into a universal LLM provider for users and companies (via API). Grok's distinguishing feature is its more censorship-free worldview (which has occasionally led to controversy). Grok also initially focused on real-time context generation from online data (rather than pre-training). In addition to language, Grok can generate images. xAI also runs the world's largest supercomputer, Colossus and is engaged in AGI research (accoring to Elon Mask, xAI seeks to understand the true nature of the universe).
xAI is Elon Musk's me-too startup, which couldn't resist the AI craze and invested heavily in the project. Initially, the company created the AI chatbot Grok for X/Twitter users, and later grew into a universal LLM provider for users and companies (via API). Grok's distinguishing feature is its more censorship-free worldview (which has occasionally led to controversy). Grok also initially focused on real-time context generation from online data (rather than pre-training). In addition to language, Grok can generate images. xAI also runs the world's largest supercomputer, Colossus and is engaged in AGI research (accoring to Elon Mask, xAI seeks to understand the true nature of the universe).
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Funding: $1.3B
Apptronik produces Apollo, a general-purpose humanoid robot suitable for use in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, in construction, oil and gas, electronics manufacturing, retail, home delivery, elderly care and many other fields. Apollo has a body shape and size similar to a human's, allowing it to navigate spatially and use our tools and equipment. This makes interaction with humans natural and enables it to perform tasks that would be difficult or impossible for other types of robots. Apollo has a modular design and can be mounted on any mobile platform, whether stationary or fully mobile with legs. Thanks to hot-swappable batteries, each rated for four hours of operation, Apollo can continue working simply by replacing the battery rather than charging it from the mains while not in use. When needed, Apollo can be connected to a charger or tethered to the mains for continuous operation.
Apptronik produces Apollo, a general-purpose humanoid robot suitable for use in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, in construction, oil and gas, electronics manufacturing, retail, home delivery, elderly care and many other fields. Apollo has a body shape and size similar to a human's, allowing it to navigate spatially and use our tools and equipment. This makes interaction with humans natural and enables it to perform tasks that would be difficult or impossible for other types of robots. Apollo has a modular design and can be mounted on any mobile platform, whether stationary or fully mobile with legs. Thanks to hot-swappable batteries, each rated for four hours of operation, Apollo can continue working simply by replacing the battery rather than charging it from the mains while not in use. When needed, Apollo can be connected to a charger or tethered to the mains for continuous operation.
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Funding: $286.6M
SparkCognition engages in developing AI-Powered cyber-physical software for the safety, security, and reliability of IT, OT, and the IoT. SparkCognition builds artificial intelligence solutions for applications in energy, oil and gas, manufacturing, finance, aerospace, defense, and security.
SparkCognition engages in developing AI-Powered cyber-physical software for the safety, security, and reliability of IT, OT, and the IoT. SparkCognition builds artificial intelligence solutions for applications in energy, oil and gas, manufacturing, finance, aerospace, defense, and security.
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Funding: $164.7M
Mythic goes beyond conventional digital architectures, memory, and calculation elements – rethinking everything from the ground up: from transistors and physics, through circuits and systems, up to software and AI algorithms.
Mythic goes beyond conventional digital architectures, memory, and calculation elements – rethinking everything from the ground up: from transistors and physics, through circuits and systems, up to software and AI algorithms.
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Funding: $148.9M
Slingshot Aerospace develops an integrated AI platform for processing real-time and historical satellite data and delivers it to customers via modular APIs, MCP servers or SaaS interfaces. The platform's customers include both space companies requiring data for orbital risk and maneuver planning and ground-based companies for monitoring and planning ground operations (particularly military ops). Slingshot's proprietary sensor network is the world's only day/night optical observation network from low-Earth orbit to geostationary orbit, providing high-frequency observations and tracking in near-real time. The AI model combines historical trends with real-time data to highlight anomalies, detect unexpected events, and identify emerging operational risks early to ensure rapid response and coordination.
Slingshot Aerospace develops an integrated AI platform for processing real-time and historical satellite data and delivers it to customers via modular APIs, MCP servers or SaaS interfaces. The platform's customers include both space companies requiring data for orbital risk and maneuver planning and ground-based companies for monitoring and planning ground operations (particularly military ops). Slingshot's proprietary sensor network is the world's only day/night optical observation network from low-Earth orbit to geostationary orbit, providing high-frequency observations and tracking in near-real time. The AI model combines historical trends with real-time data to highlight anomalies, detect unexpected events, and identify emerging operational risks early to ensure rapid response and coordination.
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Funding: $107.5M
HiddenLayer provides a software-based platform that helps enterprises monitor the inputs and outputs of their machine-learning algorithms.
HiddenLayer provides a software-based platform that helps enterprises monitor the inputs and outputs of their machine-learning algorithms.
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Funding: $80.3M
Diligent Robotics builds AI-powered robot assistants that do humans' routine tasks. Moxi is our 1st commercial robot helping nurses.
Diligent Robotics builds AI-powered robot assistants that do humans' routine tasks. Moxi is our 1st commercial robot helping nurses.
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Funding: $65.1M
Smarter Sorting is a machine learning for waste. Smarter Sorting allows municipalities to take waste of extreme negative value and use our proprietary software to sort that waste into high value commodities that are sold into established markets.
Smarter Sorting is a machine learning for waste. Smarter Sorting allows municipalities to take waste of extreme negative value and use our proprietary software to sort that waste into high value commodities that are sold into established markets.
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Funding: $32.3M
Striveworks has created a fluid platform that adapts & readapts as it works toward a future where AI-based economy can free human capacity.
Striveworks has created a fluid platform that adapts & readapts as it works toward a future where AI-based economy can free human capacity.
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Funding: $32M
Autonomize AI is a Human-Centric AI platform that uses multi-structured clinical and biomedical data combined with human context.
Autonomize AI is a Human-Centric AI platform that uses multi-structured clinical and biomedical data combined with human context.
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Funding: $19M
Cerebri helps to measure customer success and to drive higher revenue and exceed KPIs with Next Best Actions, generated in real time for millions of individual customers.
Cerebri helps to measure customer success and to drive higher revenue and exceed KPIs with Next Best Actions, generated in real time for millions of individual customers.
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Funding: $14.1M
Extropic is developing a fundamentally new computing device, which it calls "thermodynamic sampling units" (TSUs). The TSU's silicon components capture thermodynamic fluctuations of electrons to model the probabilities of random events in various complex systems. According to the developers, it is thousands of times more energy efficient than GPUs for some specialized ML calculations. The chip is used for probabilistic computing and creation of energy-based models, which can be used in numerical models for weather forecasting, image generation and robot trajectory planning. Extropic also releases TRHML software, which simulates TSU behavior on a GPU. The first working Extropic chip has already been delivered to several partners, including leading AI research labs and weather modeling startups.
Extropic is developing a fundamentally new computing device, which it calls "thermodynamic sampling units" (TSUs). The TSU's silicon components capture thermodynamic fluctuations of electrons to model the probabilities of random events in various complex systems. According to the developers, it is thousands of times more energy efficient than GPUs for some specialized ML calculations. The chip is used for probabilistic computing and creation of energy-based models, which can be used in numerical models for weather forecasting, image generation and robot trajectory planning. Extropic also releases TRHML software, which simulates TSU behavior on a GPU. The first working Extropic chip has already been delivered to several partners, including leading AI research labs and weather modeling startups.
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Funding: $13.8M
ControlRooms is the AI-powered monitoring and observability tool for critical infrastructure.
ControlRooms is the AI-powered monitoring and observability tool for critical infrastructure.
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Funding: $13.1M
StoryFit puts the power of artificial intelligence in the hands of publishers and studios. StoryFit is designed to predict how well an audience will receive a book before it's even published. StoryFit is AI technology that analyzes book manuscripts and movie scripts to identify hits for publishers and studios
StoryFit puts the power of artificial intelligence in the hands of publishers and studios. StoryFit is designed to predict how well an audience will receive a book before it's even published. StoryFit is AI technology that analyzes book manuscripts and movie scripts to identify hits for publishers and studios
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Funding: $13M
Grid4C develops AI and Machine Learning solutions to extract maximum business value out of smart meters and IoT data, embedding algorithms at the grid edge, while delivering predictive insights for energy providers, their customers, and the grid.
Grid4C develops AI and Machine Learning solutions to extract maximum business value out of smart meters and IoT data, embedding algorithms at the grid edge, while delivering predictive insights for energy providers, their customers, and the grid.
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Funding: $10.7M
Refraction AI is a robot delivery startup offering food delivery service from restaurants to customers through its self-driving robot REV-1.
Refraction AI is a robot delivery startup offering food delivery service from restaurants to customers through its self-driving robot REV-1.
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Funding: $8.1M
BalkanID has developed the industry’s first AI-Powered Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) platform.
BalkanID has developed the industry’s first AI-Powered Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) platform.
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Funding: $5M
Modern Intelligence is a technology company using proprietary advances in information and complexity theory to build one AI for defense.
Modern Intelligence is a technology company using proprietary advances in information and complexity theory to build one AI for defense.
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Funding: $705K
Vybe Software develops Leia - website builder that uses A.I. to automatically create and publish your own custom, high-quality website, blog, or online store in seconds
Vybe Software develops Leia - website builder that uses A.I. to automatically create and publish your own custom, high-quality website, blog, or online store in seconds
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Arytic is a Next Gen Artificial Intelligence Predictive Hiring Platform which helps to job seekers and recruiters to save time for finding the perfect job and candidate.
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BigLittle.ai is a revenue leak mitigation platform that enables you to achieve optimal revenue potential by streamlining the revenue engine.
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EDGENeural.ai is creating a platform that accelerates the process of deploying AI on the edge, which will make every device intelligent, secure and fast.
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