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AI Startup Landscape Mapped in New Periodic Table

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Cristina Iani has created a "Periodic Table of AI Startups" that categorizes 305 AI companies based on their funding rounds between February 2025 and February 2026. The visualization encodes five key dimensions for each startup: total funding, the number of startups within a category, year-over-year growth, momentum trends, and their position within the broader AI ecosystem. AI

IMPACT Provides a structured overview of the AI startup funding landscape, aiding investors and observers in identifying trends and opportunities.

RANK_REASON The item describes a novel visualization and categorization of AI startups based on funding data, which constitutes a research milestone. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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AI Startup Landscape Mapped in New Periodic Table

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · AlexSlobodskoi ·

    The Periodic Table of AI Startups Cristina Iani mapped 305 AI startups that raised funding between Feb 2025 and Feb 2026 into 14 categories, encoding five dimen

    The Periodic Table of AI Startups Cristina Iani mapped 305 AI startups that raised funding between Feb 2025 and Feb 2026 into 14 categories, encoding five dimensions per element: total funding, startup count, YoY growth, momentum trend, and ecosystem layer. Read the full article …

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