The Map · Updated July 2026
Seven layers of
the AI economy.
A living map of the companies building intelligence — from energy and silicon at the bottom to consumer applications at the top.
Currently tracking 565 companies across 57 categories with 38,551 open roles.
The Stack
Top → BottomL6
Applications & Products
AI for FinanceAI for HealthcareAI for LegalAI SecurityAI-Assisted DevelopmentConsumer & Productivity AICreative & Media ToolsEnterprise AI PlatformsGTM AIRobotics & Physical AI
186Companies
L5
Orchestration & Frameworks
Agent Frameworks & SDKsEvaluation & TestingGuardrails & SafetyLLM Observability & TracingLow-Code AI BuildersMemoryPrompt & Context ManagementRAG & RetrievalTool Integration & ExecutionWorkflow & Task Orchestration
73Companies
L4
Models & Training
Audio & SpeechEdge & Distributed InferenceFrontier Foundation Model LabsImage & Visual GenerationMLOps & Experiment TrackingModel Distribution & ServingRobotics & Embodied AI ModelsSpecialized & EmergingVideo Generation
73Companies
L3
Data & Storage
AI Data ToolsData Integration & PipelinesData Labeling & AnnotationData Platforms & WarehousesData Quality & GovernanceObject & File StorageSearch EnginesUnstructured Data ProcessingVector Databases
84Companies
L2
Cloud & Virtualization
Cloud Cost ManagementGeneral IaaS / HostingGPU Cloud / AI ComputeHyperscale Cloud PlatformsServerless Inference
35Companies
L1
Silicon & Compute
General-Purpose ProcessorsGPU & AI AcceleratorsManufacturing & PackagingMemory & Storage SiliconNetworking SiliconOptical Interconnect & PhotonicsSemiconductor Foundries
52Companies
L0
Physical Infrastructure
Construction & EngineeringCooling & Thermal ManagementData Center OperatorsInfrastructure InvestmentPhysical ConnectivityPower Distribution & ElectricalPower Generation
62Companies