Top Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Startups in 2026

Sama is tackling the $8.8 trillion employee engagement problem by democratising professional coaching. Sama is building a scalable B2B2C subscription-based solution to provide employees of all levels their own digital coach. Coaching helps empower employees, to be more engaged, productive and ultimately happier. Sama is purpose-driven and aims to tackle employee engagement. Its solution also allows it to address inclusion and diversity challenges within organisations. We are tapping into the $156bn professional education sector. Our strategy is to launch and establish ourselves in the UK and then expand internationally. A coach in your pocket – employees are matched with the best qualified coach to address their needs or challenges through an app which connects them to the coach either through instant messaging or via a scheduled video call.

We combine satellite imagery, social media, news and other data feeds to create timely and relevant insights. Through our Spectra AI SaaS platform, powered by our proprietary space and terrestrial sensor network, we deliver information, insights, and analytics that matter most to you.

Twin Health is a revolutionary Precision Health platform combining IoT Sensors, Machine Learning, and Medical Science to reverse chronic diseases like diabetes and improve human metabolic health. It was founded by experienced entrepreneurs with extensive experience building software platforms used by more than 100 million devices around the world. We are backed by Sequoia Capital, Iconiq Capital, Perceptive Advisors, Corner Ventures, LTS Investments, Helena and Sofina with $183M in Series A, Series B, and Series C funding. At Twin, we have achieved groundbreaking medical results for chronic disease reversal (12 papers published in top medical journals) using our patent-pending Whole Body Digital Twin™ technology (5 patents filed), which analyzes complex biosignals from wearable sensors, predicts metabolic outcomes using ML, and recommends highly-personalized treatments based on the metabolic profile of each patient. Our interdisciplinary team consists of engineers, scientists, and medical doctors who collaborate closely to develop these technologies and deliver exceptional health outcomes. We launched our product in 2018 with an initial focus on diabetes; doctors and coaches use our IoT- and ML-based software platform to improve the health of diabetic patients every day.

Gradient AI is a leading provider of AI solutions for the Group Health and P&C insurance industries. Our solutions improve loss ratios and profitability by predicting underwriting and claim risks with greater accuracy, as well as reducing quote turnaround times and claim expenses through intelligent automation. Gradient AI’s SaaS platform leverages a vast industry data lake comprising tens of millions of policies and claims, providing insurers with high resolution, data-driven insights. Customers include some of the most recognized insurance carriers, MGAs, MGUs, TPAs, risk pools, PEOs, and large self-insured employers across all major lines of insurance. Founded in 2018, Gradient has experienced strong growth every year and recently raised $56 million in Series C funding from top Insurtech investors.

Imagine a mood tracker, mindfulness coach, anxiety helper, and mood-boosting buddy, all rolled into one. Used by more than 1 million people from more than 30 countries - and a top app recommended by the NHS UK - Wysa is one of the global leaders in this space. Wysa, your happiness buddy, is that friendly and caring chatbot. In addition, when things get too much, get access to digital self-help tools through your own personal library; or speak to a trained psychologist who is there to offer coaching support when you need help. Always there for you when you need someone to talk to, the Wysa platform helps you keep track of your mood with friendly chats and helps fight stress and anxiety with its proven chat-based self-help techniques and calming meditation and mindfulness audios. Checking in with Wysa regularly will improve your emotional health so you can track your happiness and mood.

Wildlife Studios is one of the 10 largest mobile gaming companies in the world. Founded in Brazil in 2011, our studio has grown to become a truly global organization. We have offices in the United States, Brazil, Argentina and Ireland, and are still expanding. Today, our portfolio of over 70 games engages billions of players around the world. We develop and publish mobile games that will be remembered and shared for generations.

Building great software is an Art. We call it Technokrafting! We pride ourselves in delivering Software solutions with highest degree of Workmanship! We understand that every client has different needs and service requirements. This is why we are ready to work with different models of engagement. We love problem solving – if you have a business problem we can work with you to get a technology-enabled solution. Whether it is websites and online presence custom billing and CRM business process automation tools mobile apps – iOS, Android, Windows and anything else that comes up! cloud computing solutions eLearning development and Deployment (SCORM, TinCan, LMS and so on) Or any other custom business need – the possibilities are endless. We love to challenge ourselves to get you the right solution that works for You.

Jumio is the future for online and mobile ID verification, transaction monitoring and fraud detection. We are the largest and fastest-growing company in the ID verification space. With a global footprint, we’re expanding the team to meet strong client demand across a range of industries including Financial Services/Fintech, Travel, Sharing Economy, Gaming, Healthcare and others. Our team of over 500 are building solutions that help customers fight fraud at scale and we are looking for people who have a passion for solving challenges that make a significant impact on customers. Having acquired Beam Solutions in September, 2020, we have now brought our AI and ML expertise into AML for financial, retail and gaming and with significant demand need to grow our engineering team.

Pagaya has forged a new approach to alternative, data-driven investment management in the fixed income and alternative credit markets through the development of a proprietary technology suite including advanced machine learning technologies and big data analytics. We serve a broad range of institutional and high net-worth investor markets including banks, pensions plans, foundations and private wealth

OnCorps is disrupting the IT software market, where for every dollar spent on software, businesses spend on average three dollars on consulting. By building a customizable AI decision guidance platform supported by a high-end team of data and computer scientists, we can deliver highly tailored, cutting-edge solutions to some of the world’s largest companies in a fraction of the time and cost of the software + consulting model. The personalized, analytics-based solutions unlock significant productivity and performance gains for clients. OnCorps’ partnerships with leading behavioral scientists from Harvard, Yale, and Oxford ensure our digital decision guidance solutions adapt well to the users. The OnCorps platform is primarily deployed to support operations processes in global financial services companies and for pricing in multinational technology and consulting companies, such as EY and Dell. OnCorps financial operations software, which replaces decades-old processes dominated by Excel and email, has experienced two years in a row of tripling sales growth and now supports asset managers with over $3T in assets under management. OnCorps sales and pricing software has helped technology and consulting businesses grow their revenue by tens of millions of dollars and have been able to scale their businesses without having to scale their costs.