Audio Analytic named in CB Insights AI 100 List of most innovative Artificial Intelligence startups

We are proud to announce that CB Insights has named Audio Analytic as one of the Top 100 Most Innovative Artificial Intelligence Companies in the world, as part of CB Insights AI 100 list.

“This is the fifth year CB Insights has recognized the most promising private artificial intelligence companies with the AI 100, and this is one of the most global groups we’ve ever seen. This year’s cohort spans 18 industries, and is working on everything from climate risk to accelerating drug R&D,” said CB Insights CEO Anand Sanwal.

Through an evidence-based approach, the CB Insights research team selected Audio Analytic for the AI 100 list, from a pool of over 6,000 companies based on several factors including patent activity, investor quality, news sentiment analysis, proprietary Mosaic scores*, market potential, partnerships, competitive landscape, team strength, and tech novelty.

Audio Analytic CEO, Dr Chris Mitchell commented:

“We are delighted to have been selected as one of the AI 100 innovative companies. To be chosen as an industry disruptor for our efforts in the last year is very exciting, and highlights the impact sound recognition technology is having on the devices we all use in our daily lives.”

Quick facts on the 2021 AI 100:

  • Equity funding and deals: Since 2010, the AI 100 2021 cohort has raised over $11.7B in equity funding across 370+ deals from more than 700 investors.
  • 12 unicorns: Companies with $1B+ valuations on the list span applications as varied as data annotation, cybersecurity, sales & CRM platforms, and enterprise search.
  • Geographic distribution: 64% of the selected companies are headquartered in the US. Eight of the winners are based in the UK, followed by six each in China and Israel, and five in Canada. Other countries represented in this year’s list include Japan, Denmark, Czech Republic, France, Poland, Germany, and South Korea.


*The Mosaic Score, based on CB Insights’ algorithm, measures the overall health and growth potential of private companies to help predict a company’s momentum.