Almost 40 unicorn startups have emerged this year — here’s the complete list

Unicorn Startups of 2026: The Latest Billion-Dollar Companies

The surge in artificial intelligence has sparked a wave of investment, propelling a growing number of startups to unicorn status each month.

Drawing on information from Crunchbase and PitchBook, we've compiled a list of venture-backed startups that reached billion-dollar valuations in 2026. While AI dominates the field, notable entrants from healthcare, crypto, and other sectors are also making headlines. This roundup will be refreshed as new unicorns emerge throughout the year.

February Highlights

• Positron — $1B: Founded in 2023, Positron develops AI-focused semiconductors. The company secured $230 million in Series B funding this February, bringing its total raised to over $300 million from backers such as Valor Equity Partners and Jump Trading.
• Skyryse — $1.1B: Established in 2016, Skyryse builds semi-automated flight systems. Its latest $300 million Series C puts total funding above $540 million, with support from Autopilot Ventures, Fidelity, and Venrock.
• TRM Labs — $1B: Since 2018, TRM Labs has provided crypto fraud detection tools. The company’s recent $70 million Series C brings total investment to about $219 million, including funds from Bessemer Venture Partners and PayPal Ventures.
• Midi Health — $1B: Midi Health launched in 2021 to offer telemedicine services for menopause care. Its $100 million Series D raised total funding past $250 million, with GV and Emerson Collective among its investors.
• Lunar Energy — $1B: Founded in 2020, Lunar Energy provides home battery solutions. The company’s $102 million Series D brings total funding to over $230 million from B Capital and Prelude Ventures.
• Bedrock Robotics — $1.8B: Launched in 2024 by a former Waymo engineer, Bedrock Robotics automates construction equipment with AI. Its $270 million Series B brings total investment to $350 million, with 8VC and Valor Equity Partners as key backers.
• Fundamental — $1.4B: Fundamental is an AI lab focused on large-scale data analysis. Founded in 2024, it raised $255 million in Series A funding from Oak HC/FT.
• Goodfire — $1.3B: Since 2013, Goodfire has developed tools for AI model transparency. Its latest $150 million Series B brings total funding to $150 million.
• Iterative Health — $1.4B: Specializing in digestive health research, Iterative Health was founded in 2017. Its $75 million Series C brings total funding above $270 million from Insight Partners and Obvious Ventures.
• Oxide — $1.6B: Oxide enables companies to run private cloud infrastructure. Founded in 2019, its $200 million Series C brings total funding to over $360 million from the US Innovative Technology Fund and Eclipse.
• Solace — $1B: Launched in 2022, Solace operates a healthcare marketplace. Its $130 million Series C brings total funding above $200 million, with Menlo Ventures among its investors.
• Garner — $1.4B: Garner uses data to match patients with top doctors. Founded in 2019, it has raised $179 million to date, including a $118 million Series D from Rounders Fund and Redpoint Ventures.
• Apptronik — $5.3B: Apptronik, a humanoid robotics firm established in 2016, recently secured $935 million in Series A funding from B Capital Group and Capital Factory.
• Talkitary — $1.4B: Founded in 2019, Talkitary is expanding access to psychiatric care. Its $210 million Series D brings total funding to nearly $430 million, with Andreessen Horowitz and Left Land Capital as investors.
• Erebor Bank — $4B: Launched in 2025 by Palmer Luckey, Erebor Bank serves crypto clients and recently raised $635 million in seed funding from Lux Capital.
• Render — $1.5B: Render offers cloud hosting for AI and agentic apps. Founded in 2018, it has raised over $250 million, including a $100 million Series C1 from General Catalyst and Bessemer Venture Partners. Render was also the winner of TechCrunch Startup Battlefield in 2019.
• ZaiNar — $1B: Since 2017, ZaiNar has provided wireless tracking for assets like vehicles and drones. Its $100 million Series A brings total funding to $118 million, with Softbank Investment Advisers and AME Cloud Ventures as investors.
• Code Metal — $1.3B: Founded in 2023, Code Metal offers an AI-powered coding assistant. Its $125 million Series B brings total funding above $170 million from Salesforce and J2 Ventures.
• Flapping Airplanes — $1.5B: Flapping Airplanes is an AI research lab established in 2025. Its $180 million seed round valued the company at $1.5 billion, with Index Ventures and GV participating.
• Profound — $1B: Profound is an AI-driven SEO platform founded in 2024. Its $96 million Series C brought total funding to $148 million, with Sequoia and LightSpeed Venture Partners as investors.
• Basis — $1.1B: Basis, launched in 2023, automates accounting processes. Its $100 million Series B brought total funding to over $130 million from Khosla Ventures and Accel.

January Unicorns

• Aalyria — $1.3B: Spun out of Google in 2021, Aalyria develops AI orchestration software. Its $100 million Series B brought total funding to $130 million, with Battery Ventures and J2 Ventures as investors.
• Gecko — $1.8B: Founded in 2013, Gecko combines AI and robotics. Its $125 million Series D brings total funding above $300 million from Founders Fund and Cox Enterprises.
• Arena — $1.7B: Arena is an AI platform for business decision-making, founded in 2023. Its $150 million Series A brings total funding to $250 million from Andreessen Horowitz and Felicis.
• Humans& — $4.5B: This AI research lab focuses on human-AI collaboration and recently raised a $480 million seed round led by SV Angel and George Harik.
• WebAI — $2.5B: WebAI enables organizations to build private enterprise AI models. Founded in 2019, it recently closed an undisclosed Series A round.
• Tandem — $1B: Tandem, founded in 2013, streamlines prescription fulfillment for doctors. Its $100 million Series B included investment from Accel.
• Higgsfield — $1.3B: Higgsfield is a generative AI video startup launched in 2023 by a former Snap executive. It raised $180 million in Series A funding.
• Pomelo Care — $1.7B: Founded in 2021, Pomelo Care offers virtual maternity care. Its $92 million Series C brings total funding above $170 million from Andreessen Horowitz and First Round Capital.
• Rain — $1.9B: Rain, a crypto wallet provider founded in 2021, has raised $338 million to date, including a $250 million Series C from Lightspeed Venture Partners and ICONIQ Capital.
• Deepgram — $1.3B: Deepgram builds voice AI infrastructure. Founded in 2015, it has raised over $240 million, including a $143 million Series C from VC and Tiger Global Management.
• Alpaca — $1.1B: Alpaca is an API and crypto brokerage platform founded in 2013. Its $150 million Series D brings total funding above $340 million from Tribe Capital and Drive Capital.
• Tulip — $1.3B: Tulip helps factories optimize operations with data insights. Its $120 million Series D brings total funding above $270 million, with Insight Partners, New Enterprise Associates, and Vertex Ventures US as investors.
• Preply — $1.2B: Preply is a language learning marketplace founded in 2012. Its $150 million Series D brings total funding above $320 million from Owel Ventures and Full In Partners.
• Upscale AI — $1B: Upscale AI provides AI infrastructure. Founded in 2025, it has raised $300 million to date, including a $200 million Series A from Tiger Global Management and Xora Innovation.
• GlossGenuis — $1.1B: GlossGenuis offers appointment and payment software for businesses. Founded in 2015, its $44 million Series D brings total funding to $115 million from Bessemer Venture Partners and Imaginary Ventures.
• Recursive Intelligence — $4B: Recursive Intelligence develops AI-driven chip design. Founded in 2025, it has raised $335 million, including a $300 million Series A from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sequoia Capital.
• Varda — $1.6B: Varda focuses on space-based raw material extraction for Earth-based manufacturing. Its $250 million Series D brings total funding above $570 million from Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and Lux Capital.
• PoleBlueDot AI — $1B: PoleBlueDot AI helps developers manage GPU computing with AI automation. Founded in 2013, it has raised $160 million, including a $150 million Series B from B Capital Group and Sky Arc Capital.

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