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Charted: Top 10 Companies Leading the New Era of AI

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June 23, 2025

Bruno Venditti

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Amy Kuo

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Top 10 Companies Leading the New Era of AI

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Key Takeaways

The top five companies on the list have a combined valuation of just under $500 billion.
ChatGPT’s $40 billion fundraising round, valuing it at $300 billion, was the most ever raised by a private tech company.

AI is transforming everything from finance to national defense, and the companies leading this wave are growing fast. This visualization ranks the top 10 most disruptive AI companies in 2025 based on CNBC’s annual list. It reveals which firms are attracting the most investment and attention as they shape the future of artificial intelligence.

The data for this visualization comes from CNBC’s 13th annual Disruptor 50 list.

Massive Valuations at the Top

The five most valuable companies on the list—Anduril, OpenAI, Databricks, Anthropic, and Canva—have a combined valuation near $500 billion.

OpenAI alone is valued at $300 billion following a record $40 billion fundraising round. In 2025, investment in generative AI continues to outpace other tech sectors.

Diverse Applications of AI

The companies span sectors from defense to design. Anduril builds AI-powered drones, while Canva applies AI to streamline creative design for millions.

Company	Country	Tech Description	Valuation
Anduril	🇺🇸	Builds and tests drones for the U.S. Air Force	$31B
OpenAI	🇺🇸	The creator of ChatGPT, DALL·E 3, and Sora	$300B
Databricks	🇺🇸	Organizes and analyzes data in the cloud	$62B
Anthropic	🇺🇸	Builds safety-focused AI like Claude	$62B
Canva	🇦🇺	Creative design worldwide, with 39M designs a day	$32B
Ramp	🇺🇸	Credit card and bill management with AI	$13B
Flock Safety	🇺🇸	Police tech, surveillance technology	$8B
AlphaSense	🇺🇸	Uses AI to extract insights from documents	$4B
Octopus Energy	🇬🇧	The largest energy supplier in the UK, with AI-powered platform	$9B
Stripe	🇺🇸	Backend billing infrastructure for companies	$96B
Revolut	🇬🇧	Digital banking with over 50M users	$45B
Thrive Market	🇺🇸	Online grocery company with more than 1.6 million paying members	N/A

Meanwhile, AlphaSense and Ramp use AI to extract document insights and manage finances. According to Gartner, such vertical integration of AI into core operations is a hallmark of high-growth startups.

Global Footprint with U.S. Dominance

Although most of the top companies are U.S.-based, notable entries like Canva (Australia) and Revolut (UK) show the global nature of AI disruption. Octopus Energy, another UK-based firm, leverages AI to optimize electricity distribution.

As noted by the World Economic Forum, AI adoption outside the U.S. is accelerating, particularly in energy and fintech.