TOP AI PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS

Fernanda Bezerril
Sep 4
1 min read

Updated: 2 days ago

Forbes has mapped the 25 AI startups with the greatest potential impact in 2025 — and the findings reveal a landscape that goes far beyond technical infrastructure: AI is redefining what it means to produce, create, and operate.

Key highlights include:

The infographic, titled "TOP AI PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS", presents a visual diagram categorizing 14 AI companies by their focus areas and the total amount of funding they have raised (indicated in millions of dollars - M). The main categories are "PRODUCTIVITY", "CREATIVITY", and "OTHER". Under the "PRODUCTIVITY" section, the following companies are listed: SIERRA ($110M) Harvey. ($106M) perplexity ($102M) DeepL ($100M) codeium ($93M) Sana ($82M) tome ($81M) Hebbia ($30M) Under the "CREATIVITY" section, the following companies are listed: ElevenLabs ($101M) Pika ($55M) Photoroom ($64M) Leonardo.Ai ($31M) ROSEBUD.AI ($10M) Midjourney (listed with a note stating, "Midjourney became profitable without raising any Money from outside investors.") Under the "OTHER" section, the following companies are listed: VANNEVAR Labs ($87M) waabi ($84M) TRACTIAN (shown with a small Brazilian flag) ($65M) Cradle ($33M) The source of the data is credited as Forbes

Productivity: Companies like Sierra, Harvey, DeepL and Perplexity are leading the way in using AI models to accelerate decision-making, information synthesis, and corporate workflows.

Creativity: ElevenLabs, Pika, Photoroom and Leonardo.Ai are transforming content, image, and voice creation at scale.

Other verticals: Players such as Vannevar Labs, TRACTIAN 𝗕𝗥, Waabi and Cradle are pushing AI into defense, industry, biotechnology, and sensor technologies.

What do these startups have in common?

Models with clear, practical applications;
Highly specialized technical teams;
Positions in categories where AI is not just an advantage — it is the core driver of the value proposition.

This is no longer about merely promising disruption. These companies are delivering efficiency, new creative models, and solutions for industries historically untouched by AI.

The real challenge now isn’t understanding what AI can do — it’s keeping pace with the speed at which startups are reconfiguring entire markets.

TOP AI PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS

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