September 2026 Strategy Update · Ranked by count of validated AI relationships (241 total tracked) · FA = OpenAI Frontier Alliance member · Curated by Mantu
Rank = a transparent count of validated relationship edges, never a composite score. Investment figures are declared/announced amounts. OpenAI's $122B includes conditional and vendor-linked components (~$37B immediate cash). Valuations are post-money where reported. Key claims externally validated June to September 2026 (TechCrunch, Bloomberg, CNBC, Fortune, PR Newswire, firm newsrooms). Relationship years are first-public-announcement years; long-tail partnerships without a public record carry era estimates (flagged yearEstimated). Rumored or unclosed rounds are excluded.
Cite as: "Consulting AI Power Rankings, September 2026 Strategy Update, Mantu (https://ai-ecosystem.pages.dev/rankings/)". Dataset: llms-full.txt · Excel · Talk to Mantu