Madrona Ventures · 31 August 2026 · Industry Analysis

Introducing the 2026 Intelligent Applications 40

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Madrona's 6th annual Intelligent Applications 40 list highlights AI companies shifting from experimentation to enterprise value delivery, with agentic systems and infrastructure layers emerging as key value drivers. Frontier labs dominate capital ($377B of $410B), while AI agents for specific workflows, trust/governance tools, and inference-as-a-service form the strongest growth segments.

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Topics: AI (Horizontal) · Venture Capital & Startups

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