Almost 90 new unicorns have been minted so far this year — here they are

New Delhi, India Jul 5, 2026 ALN: With AI igniting an investor frenzy, more startups are achieving unicorn status every month.

Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, we tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns in 2026. While most are AI-related, a surprising number are focused on other industries like healthcare and even a few crypto companies. This list will be updated throughout the year.

June

MainFunc — $2.6 billion. This startup offers an AI workspace called Genspark. Founded in 2023, it last raised a $485 million Series B in a round led by Lg Technology Ventures, SBI Investment, and Emergency Equity Management, according to Pitchbook. It has raised a total of $645 million in funding to date, with other investors in the company including AWS.

May

Farther — $1.25 billion. This wealth management platform, founded in 2019, last raised a $150 million Series D in a round led by General Atlantic, giving it a valuation of $1.25 billion, according to Pitchbook. The company has raised $273 million in funds to date, with other investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, Lightspeed, and Khosla.

Socket — $1 billion. This cybersecurity startup helps protect against malicious supply chain attacks. Founded in 2020, it last raised a $60 million Series C in a round led by Thrive Capital, according to Pitchbook. The company has raised $124 million in funding to date, from investors including Aaron Levie and Andreessen Horowitz.

EXA — $1.95 billion. This company has built a web engine for AI agents to search, crawl, and research. Founded in 2021, it last raised a $250 million Series C in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz, according to Pitchbook. It has raised $360 million in funds to date, from other investors including Nvidia and YC.

Radar — $1 billion: This inventory management platform last raised a $170 million Series B in a round led by Nimble Partners and Gideon Strategic Partners. Founded in 2013, it has raised around $250 million in funding to date from investors including Founders Fund and YC, according to Pitchbook.

Vi Labs — $1.64 billion: This AI enterprise platform helps health service organizations find patients and run operations. It was founded in 2021 and last raised a $145 million round led by RevelStroke Capital Partners and The Pritzker Organization, according to Pitchbook. Overall, the startup has raised around $275 million in funding to date from investors, including General Atlantic and Square Peg Capital.

SendCutSend — $1 billion: This startup cuts custom industrial parts. Founded in 2018, it last raised a $110 million Series A in a round led by Paradigm and Sequoia and has raised around $123 million in funding to date, according to Pitchbook.

MiRus — $4.41 billion: Founded in 2015, this cardiovascular and orthopedic medical device company last raised a $1.5 billion late-stage round from Boston Scientific. It has raised more than $1 billion in funding to date, according to Pitchbook.

Recursive — $4.65 billion. Founded in 2025, this AI research lab last raised $650 million in a Series A round led by GV and Greycroft, bringing the total it has raised to $650 million. Other investors include Nvidia, according to Pitchbook.

Forus — $1.01 billion: Founded in 2023, this company automates part of the patient care process, like benefit verifications, appeal letters, and enrollment forms, to help speed up treatment time. It last raised a $160 million Series B in a round led by Accel and has raised around $197 million in funding to date. Other investors in the company include Bain Capital Ventures and Thrive Capital, according to Pitchbook.

Positron — $1.06 billion: Founded in 2024, this company builds custom AI hardware for inference. It last raised a $234 million Series B, with investors in the company including ARENA Private Wealth and Valor Equity Partners. The company has raised more than $310 million in funding to date, according to Pitchbook.

Cowboy Space — $2 billion: Founded in 2023, this company seeks to build a power grid in space to help power AI on Earth. It last raised a $305 million Series B in a round led by Index Ventures. It has raised $355 million in funding to date, with other investors including Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, and Draper Associates, according to Pitchbook.

Starcloud — $1.1 billion: This startup is developing technology to deploy data centers in space. Founded in 2024, it last raised $170 million in a Series A round led by EQT and Benchmark Opportunity Partners. It has raised more than $190 million in funding to date from investors including Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz, according to Pitchbook.

Advanced Manufacturing Company of America — $1.1 billion: This company develops and manufactures defense and aerospace parts. Founded in 2024, it last raised a $300 million Series B in a round led by Caffeinated Capital. Other investors in the company include Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, and Founders Fund, and the startup has raised more than $370 million in funding to date, according to Pitchbook.

Xbow — $1.32 billion: This startup, founded in 2024, is an autonomous hacker that helps companies find security flaws. It last raised a $155 million Series C in a round led by Samsung Venture Investment, DFJ Growth, and Northzone Ventures and has raised a little more than $270 million in funding to date, according to Pitchbook.

Corgi — $2.6 billion: This startup offers insurance coverage to startups for liabilities like cyber, general, and tech and AI. It was founded in 2024 and last raised a $105 million Series B1 round from TCV. The company has raised $374 million to date from investors including Kindred Ventures and YC, according to Pitchbook.

Blitzy — $1.4 billion. This startup, founded in 2023, offers an AI coding tool for enterprise teams. It last raised $200 million from Northzone Ventures and has raised around $206 million in funding to date, according to Pitchbook.

April

Rogo — $2 billion: This startup, founded in 2021, is a platform for financial institutions to help manage analytical workflow. It last raised a $160 million Series D in a round led by Kleiner Perkins, and has raised a little more than $310 million in funding to date. Other investors in the company include Tiger Global Management and Khosla Ventures, according to Pitchbook.

Parallel — $2 billion. Founded in 2023, this company is building a search engine for AI agents to use. It last raised a $100 million Series B in a round led by Sequoia, with other investors in the company including Khosla Ventures and Kleiner Perkins. The company has raised around $230 million in funding to date, according to Pitchbook.

Avoca — $1 billion. Founded in 2022, this startup offers AI agents for customer support tasks like inbound and outbound communications. It last raised a $125 million Series B in a round led by General Catalyst and Meritech Capital Partners, bringing the total capital raised to $125 million. Other investors in the company include Kleiner Perkins and YC, according to Pitchbook.

Core Automation — $1 billion. Founded in 2026, this company is an enterprise platform that helps companies automate complex business workflows. It last raised a $100 million seed round with investors including Threshold Ventures and Scribble Ventures. The company has raised $100 million in funding to date, according to Pitchbook.

Promethus — $41 billion: Co-founded by Jeff Bezos last year, this startup is building AI tools that automate general engineering tasks. It raised a $12 billion Series B round led by JPMorgan Chase and BlackRock. It has raised $18.2 billion in funding to date, according to Pitchbook.

Omni Analytics — $1.51 billion: Founded in 2022, this startup is a business intelligence platform that helps answer questions for employees. It last raised a $120 million Series C in a round led by ICONOIQ Growth and has raised around $215 million in funding to date. Other investors in the company include Databricks and GV, according to Pitchbook.

Factory — $1.5 billion: Founded in 2023, this startup is building self-improving software. It last raised a $150 million Series C in a round led by Khosla Ventures, with other investors including Blackstone and Nvidia. It has raised around $219 million in funding to date, according to Pitchbook.

Slash — $1.4 billion: Founded in 2020, this is a banking and corporate financial management platform, putting banking, payments, expense management, and corporate card management into one platform. It last raised a $100 million Series C in a round led by Ribbit Capital, Khosla Ventures, and Goodwater Capital. It has raised around $160 million in funding to date from other investors, including Menlo and YC, according to Pitchbook.

Alloy Therapeutics — $1 billion: This startup, which is using AI for drug discovery and development, was founded in 2017 and last raised a $40 million Series R. Investors in the company include Founders Fund, 8VC, and 10X Capital, and the startup has raised more than $170 million in funding to date, according to Pitchbook.

Applied Compute — $1.3 billion: The startup helps enterprises use their own data to train custom AI software and solutions. Founded in 2025, it last raised an $80 million round led by Kleiner Perkins. Other investors in the company include Benchmark and Sequoia, and the company has raised $160 million in funding to date, according to Pitchbook.

Hermeus — $1 billion. This company seeks to build high-speed unmanned aircraft. Founded in 2018, it last raised a $350 million Series C in a round led by Khosla Ventures. Other investors in the company include Peter Thiel and Founders Fund and the company has raised almost $550 million in funding to date, according to Pitchbook.

March

Tenex.AI — $1 billion. This startup bills itself as one of the leading “AI-native, human-led agentic” platforms that provide cybersecurity services. Founded in 2024, the company last raised a $250 million Series B in a round led by Crosspoint Capital. It’s raised $277 million in funding to date from investors like Andreessen Horowitz, too, according to Pitchbook.

Also — $1 billion: Founded in 2024, this Rivian spinout focuses on building electric autonomous small vehicles to transport people and goods. It last raised a $200 million Series C in a round led by Greenoaks Capital Partners. Other investors in the company include DoorDash and Rivian and the company has raised more than $300 million in funding to date, according to Pitchbook.

Stipple Bio — $2.25 billion. This startup was founded in 2022 and focuses on targeted cancer drug discovery. It last raised a $100 million Series A in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz.