--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "b2c9ebe31b125cf93e39a2a0ed1fc2c6aa7aadca9a38bea828b940f858e2e31d" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/b2c9ebe3?lang=en" title: "Bessemer Launches AI 100 of Private Firms After 10 Year Software Index" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-10-05T17:09:54.000Z" category: "Industry" topics: ["funding"] source_urls: ["https://huggingnews.com/startups/bessemer-launches-ai-100-of-private-firms-after-10-year-software-index-1c2c17a1","https://marketbrief.now/startups/bessemer-launches-ai-100-of-private-firms-after-10-year-software-index-1c2c17a1"] summary: "Bessemer Venture Partners and Newcomer Media are launching the AI 100, a ranking of 100 prominent private AI firms building generative models, robotics, or AI infrastructure, with nominations open through Oct. 15, 2026, and final selections announced Nov. 12 at the Cerebral Valley AI Summit." --- # Bessemer Launches AI 100 of Private Firms After 10 Year Software Index > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-10-05T17:09:54.000Z **Category:** Industry **Topics:** funding ## Summary Bessemer Venture Partners and Newcomer Media are launching the AI 100, a ranking of 100 prominent private AI firms building generative models, robotics, or AI infrastructure, with nominations open through Oct\. 15, 2026, and final selections announced Nov\. 12 at the Cerebral Valley AI Summit\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]()