Female-Founded and Led Companies Valued at $1+ Billion in 2024
2024 Year in Review
Female-Founded and Led Companies Valued at $1+ Billion in 2024
Co-founded by Chelsea Finn, Physical Intelligence, a San Francisco startup that aims to bring general-purpose AI into the physical world, secured a $400 million Series A at a $2 billion pre-money valuation. Jeff Bezos, Thrive Capital, and Lux Capital co-led the round.
Founded by AI pioneer and Stanford University Professor Fei-Fei Li, World Labs raised $230 million in venture capital from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Ashton Kutcher, Intel Capital, AMD Ventures, and Eric Schmidt. Valued at over $1 billion, the US company recently unveiled its first project, an AI system that generates video game-like, 3D scenes from a single image.
Co-founded and led by May Habib, Writer, a US full-stack generative AI platform for enterprises, secured a $200 million Series C at a $1.9 billion valuation. Premji Invest, Radical Ventures, and ICONIQ Growth co-led the round.
Led by Katherine Kostereva, Creatio, a US workflow automation platform, raised $200 million at a $1.2 billion valuation to lead the enterprise no-code market. Sapphire Ventures led the round.
Co-founded by Alex Wright-Gladstein, Ayar Labs, a San Jose, California-based company that designs optical interconnect solutions that use light to transfer data between computer chips, secured a $155 million Series D round at a $1+ billion post-money valuation. Advent Global Opportunities and Light Street Capital co-led the round.
Founded and led by CEO Ritu Narayan, Zum, a US provider of tech-enabled school bus fleets, closed a $140 million Series E round at a $1.3 billion valuation. GIC led the round, with participation from Sequoia and SoftBank.
Led by Vidya Peters, DataSnipper, a Netherlands-based intelligent automation platform for audit and finance professionals, secured $100 million in a Series B round led by Index Ventures’ Hannah Seal, at a valuation of $1 billion.
Co-founded and led by Minna Song, EliseAI, a New York startup developing a suite of AI-powered property management tools for landlords, raised $75 million in Series D funding at a $1+ billion valuation. Sapphire Ventures led the round.