Positive users view the list of 22 AI startups reaching $500M+ revenue run rates as a strong signal of broad industry growth and execution beyond big labs, while negative users dismiss many figures as unverified or inflated estimates.
Based on 17 visible X reactions from 50 accounts; directional sample.
Ask a question below.
Published answers will appear here.
@deedydas This list is a powerful signal: AI is no longer just a story of a few hyperscalers. A new generation of focused, high-velocity companies is building serious businesses at unprecedented speed and scale.
@deedydas These numbers are laughably off I don’t even know where to begin asking about your sources holy smokes
@deedydas Revenue is real. Profitability is deferred. Seven AI startups at $500M. same milestone, different paths
@deedydas bro that list is pure vibes based revenue, half those numbers are pulled out of thin air.
@deedydas This list is a powerful signal: AI is no longer just a story of a few hyperscalers. A new generation of focused, high-velocity companies is building serious businesses at unprecedented speed and scale.
@deedydas These numbers are laughably off I don’t even know where to begin asking about your sources holy smokes
@deedydas Revenue is real. Profitability is deferred. Seven AI startups at $500M. same milestone, different paths
@deedydas Excellent compilation.. shows a solid infrastructure of companies
@deedydas Cursor and lovable has become crazy good over time
Every single AI startup with $500M+ revenue run rate (excluding the big 3 labs): Lovable - $500M ElevenLabs - $500M Perplexity - $500M Manus - $500M* Cognition - $500M* Kling AI - $500M Crusoe - $500M* Midjourney - $500M* Higgsfield - $500M Lightning AI - $500M+ Replit - $525M* Baseten - $600M* Lambda - $760M* Fireworks - $800M* Together AI - $1B Surge AI - $1.4B* Scale - $2B* Mercor - $2B** Cursor - $4B 22 total companies (including big labs) *estimated / unconfirmed **gross marketplace volume, not net revenue
I only use the latest public sources to assemble these, so yes, I’m aware the numbers are off. If you have any corrections, please let me know in the replies.
@BrendanFoody Sorry Brendan, those descriptions were AI, admittedly and I didn’t read through them carefully
@deedydas We are not a marketplace; we sell data. Our gross margins are also higher than most companies on this list:)
Positive users view the list of 22 AI startups reaching $500M+ revenue run rates as a strong signal of broad industry growth and execution beyond big labs, while negative users dismiss many figures as unverified or inflated estimates.
Based on 17 visible X reactions from 50 accounts; directional sample.
Ask a question below.
Published answers will appear here.
@deedydas Cursor and lovable has become crazy good over time
Every single AI startup with $500M+ revenue run rate (excluding the big 3 labs): Lovable - $500M ElevenLabs - $500M Perplexity - $500M Manus - $500M* Cognition - $500M* Kling AI - $500M Crusoe - $500M* Midjourney - $500M* Higgsfield - $500M Lightning AI - $500M+ Replit - $525M* Baseten - $600M* Lambda - $760M* Fireworks - $800M* Together AI - $1B Surge AI - $1.4B* Scale - $2B* Mercor - $2B** Cursor - $4B 22 total companies (including big labs) *estimated / unconfirmed **gross marketplace volume, not net revenue
I only use the latest public sources to assemble these, so yes, I’m aware the numbers are off. If you have any corrections, please let me know in the replies.
@BrendanFoody Sorry Brendan, those descriptions were AI, admittedly and I didn’t read through them carefully