Foundation models
Companies that train their own frontier models and sell access to them.
Companies under this lens
| Anthropic | Tracked | Foundation models | San Francisco, CA | 2021 | Series H, May 28, 2026 | $965.00B, May 28, 2026 | Clarity (formerly Hiive), Augment, Caplight | — | Oct 6, 2026 |
| OpenAI | Tracked | Foundation models | San Francisco, CA | 2015 | Funding round, Mar 31, 2026 | $852.00B, reported Mar 31, 2026 | Clarity (formerly Hiive), Augment | — | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Prometheus | Tracked | Foundation models | San Francisco, CA | 2025 | Series B, Jun 12, 2026 | $41.00B, reported Jun 12, 2026 | Augment | — | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Safe Superintelligence | Tracked | Foundation models | Palo Alto, CA | 2024 | Funding round, Apr 12, 2025 | $32.00B, reported Apr 12, 2025 | Clarity (formerly Hiive), Augment, Caplight | — | Oct 6, 2026 |
| World Labs | Covered | Foundation models | San Francisco, CA | 2024 | Funding round, Feb 18, 2026 | No citable valuation | Clarity (formerly Hiive), Augment, Caplight | Agreed | Oct 6, 2026 |
Why each is here
- AnthropicTrains the Claude models and sells access to them through an API and apps.
- OpenAITrains the GPT models and sells access to them through ChatGPT and an API.
- PrometheusTrains its own models for engineering and manufacturing.
- Safe SuperintelligenceA research lab training its own models, with no product yet.
- World LabsTrains its own spatial-intelligence models and sells access to them.