These 100 Companies Are Leading the Way in A.I.

Whether you fear it or embrace it, the A.I. revolution is coming—and it promises to have an enormous impact on the world economy. PwC estimates that artificial intelligence could add $15.7 trillion to global GDP by 2030. That’s a gargantuan opportunity. To identify which private companies are set to make the most of it, research firm CB Insights recently released its 2018 “A.I. 100,” a list of the most promising A.I. startups globally (grouped by sector in the graphic above). They were chosen, from a pool of over 1,000 candidates, by CB Insights’ Mosaic algorithm, based on factors like investor quality and momentum. China’s Bytedance leads in funding with $3.1 billion, but 76 of the 100 startups are U.S.-based.

COMPANYCOUNTRYSECTORFUNDING($ Mil.)
AEYEU.S.AUTO TECH16.27
AffirmU.S.FINTECH & INSURANCE525
AfinitiU.S.MARKETING, SALES, CRM80
AiCureU.S.HEALTHCARE30.74
AlgoliaU.S.ENTERPRISE AI74.02
AmpleroU.S.MARKETING, SALES, CRM25.5
AnkiU.S.ROBOTICS182
AppierTaiwanCOMMERCE81.5
ApplitoolsU.S.SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT & DEBUGGING10.5
AppthorityU.S.CYBERSECURITY23.25
AquifiU.S.COMMERCE32.76
ArterysU.S.HEALTHCARE42
babylonU.K.HEALTHCARE85
Benson Hill BiosystemsU.S.AGRICULTURE34.21
Brain corporationU.S.ROBOTICS114
BytedanceChinaNEWS & MEDIA3,100
C3 IoTU.S.IOT130.94
CambriconChinaHARDWARE FOR AI101.4
Cape AnalyticsU.S.FINTECH & INSURANCE14
CaptricityU.S.CROSS-INDUSTRY49.02
CasetextU.S.LEGAL TECH24.28
Cerebras SystemsU.S.HARDWARE FOR AI85
CloudMindsU.S.ROBOTICS130
CognitiveScaleU.S.CROSS-INDUSTRY40
ConversicaU.S.MARKETING, SALES, CRM56
CrowdFlowerU.S.ENTERPRISE AI55.95
CrowdStrikeU.S.CYBERSECURITY281
CybereasonU.S.CYBERSECURITY188.62
DarktraceU.K.CYBERSECURITY182.3
DataRobotU.S.ENTERPRISE AI124.61
Deep SentinelU.S.PHYSICAL SECURITY7.4
Descartes LabsU.S.GEOSPATIAL ANALYTICS38.46
Drive.aiU.S.AUTO TECH77
Dynamic YieldU.S.COMMERCE45.25
Element AICanadaENTERPRISE AI102
EndgameU.S.CYBERSECURITY96.05
Face++ChinaCROSS-INDUSTRY608
Flatiron HealthU.S.HEALTHCARE313
FLYRU.S.TRAVEL14.25
Foghorn SystemsU.S.IOT47.5
FreenomeU.S.HEALTHCARE79
GongU.S.MARKETING, SALES, CRM26
GraphcoreU.S.HARDWARE FOR AI110
InsideSales.comU.S.MARKETING, SALES, CRM264.3
Insight EnginesU.S.CROSS-INDUSTRY15.8
Insilico MedicineU.S.HEALTHCARE8.26
InvocaU.S.MARKETING, SALES, CRM60.75
Kindred SystemsCanadaROBOTICS43
KYNDIU.S.CROSS-INDUSTRY9.6
LeapMindJapanENTERPRISE AI13.4
LiulishuoChinaEDUCATION100
MAANAU.S.IOT40.14
Merlon IntelligenceU.S.RISK & REGULATORY COMPLIANCE7.65
Mighty AIU.S.AUTO TECH27.25
MobalyticsU.S.E-SPORTS2.65
MobvoiChinaCROSS-INDUSTRY257
MOOGsoftU.S.IT & NETWORKS52.93
Mya SystemsU.S.HR TECH29.5
MythicU.S.HARDWARE FOR AI19.42
Narrative ScienceU.S.CROSS-INDUSTRY47.87
NAUTOU.S.AUTO TECH182.6
NeuralaU.S.ROBOTICS15.95
NumeraiU.S.FINTECH & INSURANCE7.5
Obsidian SecurityU.S.CYBERSECURITY9.5
OnfidoU.K.RISK & REGULATORY COMPLIANCE59.53
Orbital InsightU.S.GEOSPATIAL ANALYTICS78.7
OrCam TechnologiesIsraelIOT47
OsmoU.S.EDUCATION38.5
PerimeterXU.S.CYBERSECURITY35
PetuumU.S.ENTERPRISE AI108
Preferred NetworksJapanIOT112.8
PrimerU.S.CROSS-INDUSTRY14.7
ProsperaIsraelAGRICULTURE22
Recursion PharmaceuticalsU.S.HEALTHCARE118.62
ReflektionU.S.COMMERCE45.91
SenseTimeChinaCROSS-INDUSTRY637
Shape SecurityU.S.CYBERSECURITY106
Sher.paSpainPERSONAL ASSISTANTS8.2
Shield AIU.S.PHYSICAL SECURITY13.15
Shift TechnologyFranceCYBERSECURITY39.72
SocureU.S.RISK & REGULATORY COMPLIANCE33.25
SoundHoundU.S.NEWS & MEDIA114.1
SparkCognitionU.S.CYBERSECURITY43.88
SportlogiqCanadaSPORTS7.2
TamrU.S.ENTERPRISE AI41.2
Tempus LabsU.S.HEALTHCARE70
Text IQU.S.RISK & REGULATORY COMPLIANCE3.34
TextioU.S.HR TECH29.5
TractableU.K.CROSS-INDUSTRY9.82
TrifactaU.S.ENTERPRISE AI76.3
TwiggleIsraelCOMMERCE35
UBTECH RoboticsChinaROBOTICS521.39
UpstartU.S.FINTECH & INSURANCE584.73
VersiveU.S.CYBERSECURITY57
Vicarious SystemsU.S.ROBOTICS118.03
WorkeyIsraelHR TECH9.6
WorkFusionU.S.RISK & REGULATORY COMPLIANCE71.3
ZestFinanceU.S.FINTECH & INSURANCE268
ZooxU.S.AUTO TECH290
ZymergenU.S.LIFE SCIENCE174

Source: CB Insights; for the complete list, go to cbinsights.com/research-ai-100.

A version of this article appears in the Jan. 1, 2018 issue of Fortune with the headline “Leading the Way in A.I.”