Bessemer and Newcomer unveil inaugural AI 100: Anthropic tops list with ~$3.5T combined valuation
Scobleizer · x · 2026-11-13
Eric Newcomer and Bessemer Venture Partners released the inaugural AI 100 ranking of the most promising private AI companies at the Cerebral Valley AI Summit.
- Anthropic takes #1, days ahead of its expected IPO; OpenAI is #2 and Thinking Machines #21.
- The 100 companies carry a combined valuation of roughly $3.5 trillion; researcher-heavy model firms are only 9% of the list but 55% of the valuation.
- Inference providers score well: Fireworks #9, Baseten #12, Fal #16, Modal #20.
- Pivoted earlier-generation winners include Stripe #4, Anduril #7, Ramp #8, Canva #12.
- Rankings weigh quantitative factors (revenue, valuation, market share) plus qualitative ones like people and culture, fact-checked against company data and PitchBook.
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