With the surge in AI investments, numerous startups are reaching unicorn status each month. Data from Crunchbase and PitchBook helped TechCrunch identify VC-backed startups that achieved unicorn status in 2026. Although AI dominates the list, industries like healthcare and some crypto firms are also represented. This compilation will be continually updated.
February:
– Positron ($1 billion): An AI semiconductor startup founded in 2023. It raised $230 million in Series B funding and has over $300 million in total funding from Valor Equity Partners and Jump Trading.
– Skyryse ($1.1 billion): Established in 2016, this semi-automated flight operating system raised $300 million in Series C funding and over $540 million in total funding from Autopilot Ventures, Fidelity, and Venrock.
– TRM Labs ($1 billion): Founded in 2018, this platform focuses on crypto fraud prevention. It raised $70 million in Series C funding with a total of $219 million from Bessemer Venture Partners and PayPal Ventures.
– Midi Health ($1 billion): This telemedicine platform for menopausal health, founded in 2021, raised a $100 million Series D, with total funding exceeding $250 million from GV and Emerson Collective.
– Lunar Energy ($1 billion): Founded in 2020, the company provides home energy storage solutions. It raised $102 million in Series D and over $230 million in total from B Capital and Prelude Ventures.
– Bedrock Robotics ($1.8 billion): This AI-powered system automates construction equipment, founded in 2024. It raised $270 million in Series B and $350 million total from 8VC and Valor Equity Partners.
– Fundamental ($1.4 billion): An AI lab offering big data analysis models, founded in 2024, raised $255 million in Series A funding from Oak HC/FT.
– Goodfire ($1.3 billion): Founded in 2013, this company develops tools to analyze AI models and raised $150 million in Series B.
– Iterative Health ($1.4 billion): A 2017-founded medical research company focused on the digestive system, raised $75 million in Series C with $270 million total from Insight Partners and Obvious Ventures.
– Oxide ($1.6 billion): This company, established in 2019, enables private cloud infrastructure and raised $200 million in Series C with over $360 million total from the US Innovative Technology Fund and Eclipse.
– Solace ($1 billion): A healthcare marketplace founded in 2022, raised $130 million in Series C with over $200 million from Menlo Ventures.
– Garner ($1.4 billion): This company, founded in 2019, helps patients find doctors using data, raising $118 million in Series D with $179 million total from Rounders Fund and Redpoint Ventures.
– Apptronik ($5.3 billion): This humanoid robotics company, founded in 2016, raised $935 million in Series A from B Capital Group and Capital Factory.
– Talkitary ($1.4 billion): This startup, founded in 2019, aims to make psychiatric services more accessible, raising $210 million in Series D with $430 million total from Andreessen Horowitz and Left Land Capital.
– Erebor Bank ($4 billion): Crypto client-focused bank founded in 2025 by Palmer Luckey, raised $635 million seed round from Lux Capital.
– Render ($1.5 billion): Cloud app hosting company founded in 2018, raised $100 million Series C1 with over $250 million total from General Catalyst and Bessemer Venture Partners. Render won the 2019 TechCrunch Startup Battlefield competition.
– ZaiNar ($1 billion): Founded in 2017, offers wireless location tracking for assets, raised $100 million Series A with $118 million total from Softbank Investment Advisers and AME Cloud Ventures.
– Code Metal ($1.3 billion): AI coding assistant platform founded in 2023, raised $125 million Series B with over $170 million total from Salesforce and J2 Ventures.
– Flapping Airplanes ($1.5 billion): AI research lab founded in 2025, raised $180 million seed funding from Index Ventures and GV.
– Profound ($1 billion): Founded in 2024, an SEO platform for AI search optimization, raised $96 million Series C with $148 million total from Sequoia and LightSpeed Venture Partners.
– Basis ($1.1 billion): Accounting automation software founded in 2023, raised $100 million Series B with over $130 million total from Khosla Ventures and Accel.
January:
– Aalyria ($1.3 billion): This AI-powered orchestration software, spun out of Google in 2021, raised $100 million in Series B with $130 million total from Battery