AI startups have raised about $84 billion in VC funding globally in 2024. Investment into startups using or creating artificial intelligence hit a record high in 2021, with $113.3 billion poured into the sector.
Recent high-profile funding rounds include Paris-based Mistral's $640 million raise, as well as OpenAI's banner $6.6 billion funding round which catapulted its valuation to $157 billion.
There are 40 pitch decks that founders used to raise millions for their AI startups, from top investors such as Temasek, Insight Partners, Alven, Index Ventures and more.
V7 is a startup that uses AI to speed up the property-buying process. Orbital Witness used a 14-slide pitch deck to raise $9 million.
ElevenLabs is a startup founded by ex-Google and Palantir staffers that uses AI to generate realistic voiceovers. It used a 14-slide pitch deck to raise $2 million.
Healthtech startups are also raising funds: Thymia uses AI to assess and track patients' mental health conditions raising $2.7 million, and This startup using AI to help nurses manage their workflow just landed $5.3 million.
Other enterprise AI startups include V7, a startup that helps Fortune 500 companies build computer vision AI models, and Opus, which uses AI to help train up deskless workers.
Buynomics uses behavioural economics to help predict customer behaviour and Screenloop use AI to remove unconscious bias in recruitment, raising $7 million in seed funding.
Fetch.ai helps companies build and deploy autonomous smart agents, raising $40 million with a 19-slide pitch deck.
Centuro Global, an AI startup, raises $4 million by using a 16-slide pitch deck.