# Essential AI funding rounds and investors

As of 13 Oct 2026, Essential AI has raised $56.5M across 1 verified round on record; latest: $56.5 million Series A led by March Capital, announced 11 Dec 2023.

Essential AI builds open-source models and tools to make frontier AI more accessible.

Website: https://www.essential.ai  
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA  
Page: https://fireround.dev/companies/essential.ai

## Verified rounds

| Announced | Round | Amount | Lead investors | Other investors | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023-12-11 | Series A | $56.5 million | March Capital | AMD Ventures, Franklin Venture Partners, Google, KB Investment, Nvidia, Thrive Capital | [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231211867788/en/Essential-AI-Raises-%2456.5M-Series-A-to-Build-the-Enterprise-Brain) |

Source: Fireround (https://fireround.dev), an open-source funding feed. Each round is checked against the pages listed with it.