As we navigate through 2025, the startup ecosystem is experiencing a transformative era, with emerging technologies reshaping industries and daily life. This dynamic environment has led to a surge in venture capital investments, with a notable focus on AI-powered solutions. As such, here are some of the most promising AI startups, from around the world, to watch out for in 2025.

Worth AI 

Founded by fintech veterans Suneera Madhani and Sal Rehmetullah in 2023, Worth AI is a SaaS platform that leverages artificial intelligence to provide inclusive financial underwriting solutions. Its flagship product, the Worth Score, offers a single, AI-driven credit score by analysing data from multiple sources, aiming to bring clarity and consistency to credit scoring. According to the company's LinkedIn page, it raised $2.5 million in seed funding in August 2024.

Mirador Therapeutics 

Founded by Mark C. McKenna, former CEO of Prometheus Biosciences, in 2024 with $400 million in funding, Mirador Therapeutics utilises advancements in human genetics and data science to develop precision medicines targeting inflammatory and fibrotic diseases. According to the company's official website, its proprietary platform harmonises millions of patient molecular profiles to discover and validate genetic associations with immuno-fibrotic diseases, thus identifying novel therapeutic targets and tailored treatments for patients.

Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI)

Established by Ilya Sutskever (OpenAI co-founder), Daniel Gross, and Daniel Levy in 2024, SSI aims to develop safe superintelligent AI systems. As per public statements by the company, it is focused on developing advanced AI systems that are both highly capable and safely aligned with human values. Operating from Palo Alto and Tel Aviv, the startup raised $1 billion in cash in September 2024.

Gradient AI

Gradient AI, founded by AI veteran Stan Smith in 2018, is an enterprise software provider specialising in artificial intelligence solutions tailored for the insurance industry. The company offers AI-powered underwriting and claims management software designed to enhance risk assessment, improve pricing accuracy, and reduce claim costs and durations. In July 2024, Gradient AI raised $56.1 million in Series C funding. 

Figure AI

Founded in 2022 by tech entrepreneur Brett Adcock, Figure AI is a robotics startup with funding of $675 million from the likes of Jeff Bezos, Nvidia, Microsoft, and OpenAI, with a total valuation of $2.6 billion as of April 2024. Last year, it unveiled Figure 01, a general-purpose, autonomous, commercially viable humanoid robot that can help with a variety of tasks from daily chores to industrial labour, as per the company's official website.