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Late-stage venture AI companies in San Francisco

Companies building AI products, foundation models, and applied ML platforms. Filtered to Late-stage venture-stage companies headquartered in San Francisco.

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    OpenAI· San Francisco, California, United States

    OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core. OpenAI is dedicated to putting that alignment of interests first — ahead of profit.To achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. Our investment in diversity, equity, and inclusion is ongoing, executed through a wide range of initiatives, and championed and supported by leadership.At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.

    • Series unknown
    • 10.7k employees
    • Founded 2015
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    Kits.AI· San Francisco, California, United States

    Kits.AI is an AI Audio research company building music tools for the next generation of creators.Our research focuses on AI Singing + Music architectures and is committed to licensed data sourcing practices.We combine leading AI Music research with deep music production experience to deploy music tools that fit seamlessly into musician workflows. Kits.AI tools have been used by over 6,000,000 creators to access infinite singing voices for production, clone and share their own voice to cut down on studio time, and unlock entirely new music production workflows enabled by AI. Kits is backed by the best in music and tech, including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), WndrCo, Electric Feel Ventures (EFC), 1Confirmation, Steve Aoki, 3LAU, Lionel Richie, Wyclef Jean & more.For more information please visit www.kits.ai

    • Series unknown
    • 11 employees
    • Founded 2021

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