By Lindsay Li, Purpose Jobs
The Midwest is emerging as a force in AI, and Washtenaw County shines as a hub of innovation driving the future forward. From healthcare to agriculture to autonomous vehicles, companies in the Midwest are transforming their industries by putting artificial intelligence to work. These organizations aren’t just experimenting with AI, they’re embedding it into their missions, products, and cultures. If you want to join a company that is building the next breakthrough in machine learning or applying AI to transform traditional sectors, these companies are leading the way.
Top AI Companies: Where AI is the Product
Some companies have built an entire business around advancing via artificial intelligence itself. These companies are on the frontlines of AI innovation, building the models, systems, and tools that power everything else.
Deepgram
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Deepgram is on a mission to transform the way humans interact with machines. They specialize in speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and audio intelligence to build voice experiences that enable natural-sounding conversations between humans and machines. With models built from scratch, their platform powers real-time, enterprise-grade voice applications. Their mission is to make human communication more accessible, understandable, and actionable through AI.
Quantum Signal AI
Location: Saline, MI
Quantum Signal AI, a subsidiary of Ford AV, develops advanced autonomy and intelligent vehicle systems. Their AI models handle sensing, perception, simulation, and embedded decision-making, helping fulfill their mission to support the capability, robustness, safety, and adoption of intelligent ground vehicles. Their vision is to make autonomous systems more robust and reliable in real-world conditions.
Torc Robotics
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Torc Robotics is pioneering autonomous trucking, using AI to achieve a freight vehicle system that is entirely autonomous to make transport safer, more sustainable, and more efficient. Their software handles perception, prediction, and decision-making, with a focus on safety and commercial viability.
Apply to Torc Robotics.
Voxel51
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Voxel51 is rethinking data visualization with an AI-powered platform designed to curate and analyze data in a way that makes it instantly actionable. Their goal is to set the standard for explainable and trustworthy visual AI, helping enterprises quickly identify best-performing samples, weed out low-quality data, and organize dataset views intuitively.
Apply to Voxel51.
Woven by Toyota
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Woven by Toyota develops advanced mobility technologies, from vehicle operating systems to driver-assist platforms, for its next-generation mobility-as-a-service vehicles. AI and machine learning are core to their mission of safer, smarter, software-defined vehicles. By combining AI with Toyota’s global reach, they are looking to transform how people move safely.
Interplai
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Interplai launched to solve the last-mile delivery challenge. Their AI-driven platform powers route optimization, marketplace scaling, and autonomous delivery solutions. Their smart solution adapts to traffic and demand changes in real time to make logistics faster, cheaper, and more sustainable for cities.
Livsee
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Livsee is a startup using AI to match renters with the right apartments. By applying predictive models and real-time insights, they simplify the leasing process for both renters and operators. As a result, Livsee is working to help increase occupancy in even the most competitive markets with AI-driven matching.
MemryX
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Using and deploying AI is expensive and resource-heavy. MemryX AI accelerator chips offer server-like performance and accuracy at low power and low cost. MemryX’s AI offers breakthrough performance with simple, easy-to-implement software integration, allowing enterprises to efficiently scale outside of the data center.
Apply to MemryX.
The Midwest is a Leader in AI Innovation
The Midwest continues to prove itself as a powerhouse for innovation. Companies in the region are either building AI or leveraging it to modernize legacy industries, shaping a future where AI is both powerful and purposeful, and opening the door for mission-driven talent to make a real impact.
See the full list of Midwest companies making an impact in AI innovation, and view open positions here!
