Magical Beginnings: A Look at the 90 New Unicorns Minted in 2021

Investor interest in AI technology has led to a surge in startups achieving unicorn status each month. Crunchbase and PitchBook data were used by TechCrunch to compile a list of VC-backed startups that reached unicorn status in 2026, with a focus on AI-related companies as well as those in healthcare and crypto industries. The list is continuously updated throughout the year.

June

Genspark – $2.6 billion: Genspark, founded in 2023, offers an AI workspace app and recently secured a $485 million Series B round. Key investors include LG Technology Ventures, SBI Investment, and Emergence Capital Partners. The total funding raised by Genspark to date is $645 million, with AWS among the notable investors.

May

Farther – $1.25 billion: Farther is a wealth management platform founded in 2019. It recently raised $150 million in a Series D round led by General Atlantic, bringing its valuation to $1.25 billion. Bessemer Venture Partners, Lightspeed, and Khosla are among the investors in Farther.

Socket – $1 billion: Socket is a cybersecurity startup established in 2020 that focuses on protecting against supply chain attacks. In its latest funding round, Socket secured $60 million led by Thrive Capital, with total funding reaching $124 million. Notable investors include Aaron Levie and Andreessen Horowitz.

EXA – $1.95 billion: EXA, founded in 2021, has developed a web engine for AI agents. The company recently raised $250 million in a Series C round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with total funding amounting to $360 million. Other investors include Nvidia and YC.

Radar – $1 billion: Radar, an inventory management platform established in 2013, secured a $170 million Series B round led by Nimble Partners and Gideon Strategic Partners. The company has raised approximately $250 million to date, with investors such as Founders Fund and YC.

Vi Labs – $1.64 billion: Vi Labs provides an AI enterprise platform for health service organizations. Founded in 2021, Vi Labs recently raised $145 million led by RevelStoke Capital Partners and The Pritzker Organization. The total funding accumulated by Vi Labs is around $275 million, with investors including General Atlantic and Square Peg Capital.

SendCutSend – $1 billion: SendCutSend, established in 2018, specializes in cutting custom industrial parts. The company raised $110 million in a Series A round led by Paradigm and Sequoia, bringing its total funding to $123 million.

MiRus – $4.41 billion: MiRus, a cardiovascular and orthopedic medical device company founded in 2015, recently secured a $1.5 billion late-stage round from Boston Scientific. The total funding raised by MiRus exceeds $1 billion.

Recursive – $4.65 billion: Recursive, an AI research lab established in 2025, raised $650 million in a Series A round led by GV and Greycroft. The company has accumulated a total of $650 million in funding, with investors including Nvidia.

Forus – $1.01 billion: Forus, founded in 2023, focuses on automating parts of the patient care process. The company recently raised $160 million in a Series B round led by Accel, bringing its total funding to around $197 million. Other investors in Forus include Bain Capital Ventures and Thrive Capital.

Positron – $1.06 billion: Positron, established in 2024, specializes in custom AI hardware for inference. In its latest funding round, Positron raised $234 million in a Series B, with investors such as ARENA Private Wealth and Valor Equity Partners. The total funding raised by Positron exceeds $310 million.

Cowboy Space – $2 billion: Cowboy Space, founded in 2023, aims to build a space power grid to support AI operations on Earth. The company recently raised $305 million in a Series B round led by Index Ventures, with total funding reaching $355 million. Other investors in Cowboy Space include Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, and Draper Associates.

Starcloud – $1.1 billion: Starcloud is developing technology to deploy data centers in space. Founded in 2024, the company raised $170 million in a Series A round led by EQT and Benchmark Opportunity Partners. Starcloud has raised more than $190 million to date, with investors including Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz.

Advanced Manufacturing Company of America – $1.1 billion: This company focuses on developing and manufacturing defense and aerospace parts. Founded in 2024, the company recently raised $300 million in a Series B round led by Caffeinated Capital. Investors in the company include Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, and Founders Fund, with total funding exceeding $370 million.

Xbow – $1.32 billion: Xbow, established in 2024, is an autonomous hacker that assists companies in identifying security flaws. The company raised $155 million in a Series C round led by Samsung Venture Investment, DFJ Growth, and Northzone Ventures, bringing its total funding to over $270 million.

Corgi – $2.6 billion: Corgi offers insurance coverage to startups for liabilities such as cyber, general, and tech and AI-related risks. Founded in 2024, Corgi raised $105 million in a Series B1 round from TCV, with total funding reaching $374 million. Investors in Corgi include Kindred Ventures and YC.

Blitzy – $1.4 billion: Blitzy, founded in 2023, provides an AI coding tool for enterprise teams. The company recently raised $200 million from Northzone Ventures, with total funding amounting to around $206 million.

April

Rogo – $2 billion: Rogo, established in 2021, is a platform for financial institutions to manage analytical workflows effectively. The company recently raised $160 million in a Series D round led by Kleiner Perkins, with total funding exceeding $310 million. Other investors in Rogo include Tiger Global Management and Khosla Ventures.

Parallel – $2 billion: Parallel, founded in 2023, is developing a search engine for AI agents. The company raised $100 million in a Series B round led by Sequoia, with investors like Khosla Ventures and Kleiner Perkins. Parallel has raised around $230 million to date.

Avoca – $1 billion: Avoca, founded in 2022, offers AI agents for customer support tasks. In its latest funding round, Avoca raised $125 million in a Series B led by General Catalyst and Meritech Capital Partners. The company has raised $125 million to date, with investors including Kleiner Perkins and YC.

Core Automation – $1 billion: Core Automation, established in 2026, is an enterprise platform that helps companies automate complex business workflows. The company recently raised $100 million in a seed round with investors like Threshold Ventures and Scribble Ventures. Core Automation has raised $100 million to date.

Prometheus – $41 billion: Founded by Jeff Bezos, Prometheus is focused on building AI tools for automating general engineering tasks. The company raised $12 billion in a Series B round led by JPMorgan Chase and BlackRock. Total funding for Prometheus stands at $18.2 billion.

Omni Analytics – $1.51 billion: Omni Analytics, founded in 2022, is a business intelligence platform that assists employees in finding answers to their questions. The company recently raised $120 million in a Series C round led by ICONIQ Growth, with total funding reaching around $215 million. Other investors in Omni Analytics include Databricks and GV.

Factory – $1.5 billion: Factory, established in 2023, focuses on building self-improving software. The company recently raised $150 million in a Series C round led by Khosla Ventures, with other investors like Blackstone and Nvidia. Factory has raised around $219 million to date.

Slash – $1.4 billion: Slash, founded in 2020, is a banking and corporate financial management platform that combines banking, payments, expense management, and corporate card management. The company recently raised $100 million in a Series C round led by Ribbit Capital, Khosla Ventures, and Goodwater Capital. Total funding for Slash is around $160 million, with investors including Menlo and YC.

Alloy Therapeutics – $1 billion: Alloy Therapeutics, utilizing AI for drug discovery and development, was founded in 2017. The company recently raised a $40 million Series R, with investors such as Founders Fund, 8VC, and 10X Capital. Alloy Therapeutics has raised over $170 million to date.

Applied Compute – $1.3 billion: Applied Compute assists enterprises in utilizing their data to train custom AI software and solutions. Founded in 2025, the company recently raised an $80 million round led by Kleiner Perkins, with other investors like Benchmark and Sequoia. Applied Compute has raised $160 million to date.

Hermeus – $1 billion: Hermeus aims to build high-speed unmanned aircraft. Founded in 2018, the company recently raised a $350 million Series C round led by Khosla Ventures. Hermeus has raised nearly $550 million to date, with investors including Peter Thiel and Founders Fund.

March

Tenex.AI – $1 billion: Tenex.AI, founded in 2024, is a leading AI-native platform providing cybersecurity services. The company recently raised a $250 million Series B round led by Crosspoint Capital, with investors like Andreessen Horowitz. Tenex.AI has raised $277 million to date.

Also – $1 billion: Also, founded in 2024, focuses on building electric autonomous small vehicles for transportation. The company recently raised a $200 million Series C round led by Greenoaks Capital Partners, with investors including DoorDash and Rivian. Also has raised over $300 million to date.

Stipple Bio – $2.25 billion: Stipple Bio, established in 2022, concentrates on targeted cancer drug discovery. The company recently raised a $100 million Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz, Nextech Invest, and RA Capital Management. Stipple Bio has raised around $121 million to date.

Nextop AI – $4.2 billion: Nextop AI, founded in 2024, builds ethernet networking hardware for AI data centers. The company recently raised a $500 million Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners, with total funding amounting to $610 million.

ModRetro – $1 billion: ModRetro, founded in 2023 by Palmer Luckey, manufactures classic retro games with modern enhancements. The company recently raised a $195 million Series A, bringing total funding to $217 million. Investors in ModRetro include Valor Equity Partners and Drover Ventures.

Rhoda AI – $1.7 billion: Rhoda AI, founded in 2024, focuses on building foundational models for deploying robotic systems. The company recently raised a $450 million Series A round led by Premji Invest, Mayfield Fund, Capricorn Investment Group, Khosla Ventures, and Temasek Holdings. Rhoda AI has raised $450 million to date.

Nominal – $2 billion: Nominal, founded in 2022, developed software for engineering teams to test and run hardware. The company recently raised a $115 million Series B round led by Founders Fund and Sequoia. Nominal has raised $182 million to date, with investors like Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Eight Sleep – $1.5 billion: Eight Sleep, established in 2014, creates tech-enabled mattresses. The company recently raised $150 million in a Series D round led by Tether Investments, with total funding exceeding $309 million. Investors in Eight Sleep include YC, Founders Fund, and SoftBank.

Science – $1.5 billion: Science, founded in 2021, develops brain-computer medical devices. The company recently raised a $230 million Series C round led by Lightspeed and Khosla, with total funding reaching $519 million. Investors in Science include YC.

Axiom – $1.6 billion: Axiom, founded in 2025, is building a platform to aid in mathematical discoveries. The company recently raised a $200 million Series A round led by Menlo. Axiom has raised $264 million to date, with investors like Toyota Ventures and B Capital Group.

True Anomaly – $2.2 billion: True Anomaly, founded in 2022, is a space defense manufacturing company that recently raised a $650 million Series D round led by Riot Ventures and Eclipse Capital. The company has raised $1 billion to date, with investors including Accel and Menlo.

OpenRouter – $1.3 billion: OpenRouter, founded in 2023, offers a platform that provides software enabling AI apps to use various LLMs based on their requirements. The company recently raised a $113 million Series B round led by CapitalG, with investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia. OpenRouter has raised $163 million to date.

Granola – $1.5 billion: Granola, an AI-powered note-taking app, recently raised a $125 million Series C round led by Index Ventures and Kleiner Perkins. The company has raised $192 million to date, with investors like Sequoia and Lightspeed.

Hark – $6 billion: Hark, founded in 2025, is developing consumer hardware devices with “personal intelligence” capabilities. The company recently raised a $700 million Series A round led by Parkway Venture Capital, with investors including Nvidia and Salesforce Ventures. Hark has raised approximately $759 million to date.

Dash0 – $1 billion: Dash0, founded in 2023, is an observability platform that recently raised a $110 million Series B round led by Balderton Capital. The company has raised $154 million to date, with investors like Accel.

Valar Atomics – $2 billion: Valar Atomics, established in 2023, is an atomic energy company that recently raised $450 million, totaling around $600 million in funding. Investors in Valar Atomics include individuals from companies like Palantir and Lockheed Martin.

Frore Systems – $1.64 billion: Frore Systems, founded in 2018, creates cooling systems for chips and AI devices. The company recently raised a $143 million Series D round led by MVP Ventures, with total funding reaching around $373 million. Other investors in Frore Systems include Addition and Qualcomm Ventures.

February

Positron – $1 billion: Positron, an AI semiconductor startup founded in 2023, recently announced a $230 million Series B round. The company has raised over $300 million in funding to date from investors like Valor Equity Partners and Jump Trading.

Skyryse – $1.1 billion: Skyryse, a semi-automated flight operating system founded in 2016, recently raised a $300 million Series C round. The company has raised more than $540 million in funding from investors including Autopilot Ventures, Fidelity, and Venrock.

TRM Labs – $1 billion: TRM Labs, a platform assisting crypto businesses in fraud prevention, was founded in 2018 and recently secured a $70 million Series C. The company has raised around $219 million in funding to date from investors like Bessemer Venture Partners and PayPal Ventures.

Midi Health – $1 billion: Midi Health, a telemedicine platform focusing on menopausal health, founded in 2021, recently raised a $100 million Series D round. The company has raised more than $250 million in funding from investors like GV and Emerson Collective.

Lunar Energy – $1 billion: Lunar Energy manufactures batteries for homeowners to store their own energy. Founded in 2020, Lunar Energy recently raised a $102 million Series D round. The company has raised more than $230 million in funding from investors like B Capital and Prelude Ventures.

Bedrock Robotics – $1.8 billion: Bedrock Robotics is an AI-powered system enabling construction equipment to operate autonomously. Founded in 2024 by a former Waymo employee, the company recently raised a $270 million Series B round. Bedrock Robotics has raised $350 million in funding from investors like 8VC and Valor Equity Partners.

Fundamental – $1.4 billion: Fundamental, an AI Lab offering foundational models for analyzing large datasets, recently raised a $255 million Series A. The primary investor in Fundamental is Oak HC/FT.

Goodfire – $1.3 billion: Goodfire is developing tools to assist researchers in inspecting and understanding how AI models function. The company recently raised a $150 million Series B.

Iterative Health – $1.4 billion: Iterative Health, a medical research company focusing on the digestive system, recently raised a $75 million Series C