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Top AI companies in New York

Companies building AI products, foundation models, and applied ML platforms. Filtered to companies headquartered in New York.

Built from a search like: “Top AI companies in New York”

Ranked by current headcount across AI companies headquartered in New York. Refreshed daily.

  1. 1
    Chief· New York, New York, United States
    • Series B
    • 8k employees
    • Founded 2019
  2. 2
    Pavilion· New York, New York, United States
    • Series unknown
    • 5.6k employees
    • Founded 2016
  3. 3
    GDF· Brooklyn, New York, United States
    • 5.1k employees
    • Founded 2017
  4. 4
    RevGenius· New York, New York, United States
    • 3.9k employees
    • Founded 2020
  5. 5
    Brookhaven National Laboratory· Ridge, New York, United States
    • Grant
    • 3.3k employees
    • Founded 1947
  6. 6
    Council on Foreign Relations· New York, New York, United States
    • Grant
    • 2.2k employees
    • Founded 1921
  7. 7
    Currently Seeking New Role· New York, New York, United States
    • 2k employees
  8. 8
    The Rockefeller University· New York, New York, United States
    • Grant
    • 1.8k employees
    • Founded 1901
  9. 9
    Flatiron Health· New York, New York, United States
    • Series D
    • 1.5k employees
    • Founded 2012
  10. 10
    Certified Group· Melville, New York, United States
    • 1.3k employees
    • Founded 2005
  11. 11
    Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory· Cold Spring Harbor, New York, United States
    • 988 employees
    • Founded 1998
  12. 12
    Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.· New York, New York, United States
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 935 employees
    • Founded 2012
  13. 13
    The Conference Board· New York, New York, United States
    • 874 employees
    • Founded 1916
  14. 14
    Population Council· New York, New York, United States
    • Grant
    • 872 employees
    • Founded 1952
  15. 15
    Hampton· New York, New York, United States
    • 512 employees
    • Founded 2022
  16. 16
    Vasta Global· New York, New York, United States
    • 508 employees
    • Founded 2008
  17. 17
    Taconic Biosciences· Rensselaer, New York, United States
    • 501 employees
    • Founded 1952
  18. 18
    ACM Global Laboratories· Rochester, New York, United States
    • 501 employees
    • Founded 1997
  19. 19
    BioIVT· Woodbury, New York, United States
    • Debt
    • 477 employees
    • Founded 1981
  20. 20
    The Post· New York, New York, United States
    • Seed
    • 469 employees
    • Founded 2021
  21. 21
    The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research· New York, New York, United States
    • 449 employees
    • Founded 2000
  22. 22
    The Feinstein Institutes· Manhasset, New York, United States
    • 425 employees
    • Founded 1999
  23. 23
    The Old Girls Club· New York, New York, United States
    • 417 employees
    • Founded 2022
  24. 24
    MDRC· New York, New York, United States
    • Grant
    • 380 employees
    • Founded 1974
  25. 25
    North Central Bronx Hospital· Bronx, New York, United States
    • 379 employees

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