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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Startups in Toronto

Discover 162 artificial intelligence (ai) companies in Toronto, Canada. See funding amounts, founders, and recent rounds.

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A daily roundup of venture capital funding rounds and industry news, aggregated from leading sources.

168 rounds tracked across 60 recent digests, covering 147 unique companies. Sourced and summarized per the VC Backing methodology. Free to cite.

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AI1000

The AI 1000

Q1 2026 Edition
by VC Backing

The definitive ranking of the 1,000 most-funded artificial intelligence companies worldwide, tracked across 36 countries and $871.8B in total funding.

Updated January 31, 2026|1,000 companies ranked
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Funding by Industry
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Distribution of companies by current funding stage
Late Stage Venture 47%
Early Stage Venture 23%
IPO 12%
Seed 2%
Private Equity 5%
M&A 11%
IPO Status
Public vs. private breakdown across the AI 1000
Private 88%
Delisted 2%
Public 10%
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