The surge of investment in artificial intelligence continues to fuel a rapid rise in startup valuations. Based on data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, a number of venture-backed companies achieved unicorn status, valued at one billion dollars or more, in the early months of 2026. While AI remains the dominant theme, a notable group of new unicorns emerged from other sectors including healthcare, energy, and even cryptocurrency.
In February, several companies joined the unicorn list. Positron, an AI semiconductor startup founded in 2023, reached a one billion dollar valuation after a 230 million dollar Series B round, bringing its total funding to over 300 million dollars. Skyryse, a semi-automated flight operating system company founded in 2016, achieved a 1.1 billion dollar valuation following a 300 million dollar Series C, with total funding exceeding 540 million dollars.
TRM Labs, a platform assisting crypto businesses with fraud investigation and prevention founded in 2018, became a unicorn. It has raised approximately 219 million dollars to date. Midi Health, a telemedicine platform focused on menopausal health founded in 2021, also reached a one billion dollar valuation after raising more than 250 million dollars.
Lunar Energy, a company manufacturing home energy storage batteries founded in 2020, became a unicorn with over 230 million dollars in total funding. Bedrock Robotics, an AI-powered system for autonomous construction equipment founded in 2024 by a former Waymo employee, attained a 1.8 billion dollar valuation after raising 350 million dollars.
Fundamental, an AI lab offering foundational models for large data set analysis founded in 2024, reached a 1.4 billion dollar valuation with a 255 million dollar Series A. Goodfire, a company building tools to inspect and understand AI models founded in 2013, achieved a 1.3 billion dollar valuation.
Iterative Health, a medical research company focused on the digestive system founded in 2017, became a unicorn with over 270 million dollars raised. Oxide, a company building private cloud infrastructure founded in 2019, reached a 1.6 billion dollar valuation with more than 360 million dollars in funding.
Solace, a healthcare marketplace founded in 2022, achieved a one billion dollar valuation after raising over 200 million dollars. Garner, a company using data to help patients find doctors founded in 2019, reached a 1.4 billion dollar valuation with 179 million dollars in funding.
Apptronik, a humanoid robotics company founded in 2016, achieved a 5.3 billion dollar valuation after raising 935 million dollars in a Series A round. Talkiatry, a startup making psychiatric services more accessible founded in 2019, reached a 1.4 billion dollar valuation with nearly 430 million dollars in funding.
Erebor Bank, a bank specializing in crypto clients founded in 2025 by Palmer Luckey, attained a four billion dollar valuation. Render, a cloud app hosting company tuned for AI founded in 2018, reached a 1.5 billion dollar valuation with over 250 million dollars raised.
ZaiNar, a company offering wireless location tracking technology founded in 2017, became a unicorn with around 118 million dollars in funding. Code Metal, an AI coding assistant platform founded in 2023, reached a 1.3 billion dollar valuation with over 170 million dollars raised.
Flapping Airplanes, an AI research lab founded in 2025, achieved a 1.5 billion dollar valuation with a 180 million dollar seed round. Profound, an SEO platform for AI search answers founded in 2024, became a unicorn with around 148 million dollars in funding. Basis, an accounting automation software company founded in 2023, reached a 1.1 billion dollar valuation with over 130 million dollars raised.
The unicorn activity began in January. Aalyria, an AI-powered orchestration software company spun out of Google in 2021, reached a 1.3 billion dollar valuation with 130 million dollars raised. Gecko, an AI and robotics company founded in 2013, achieved a 1.8 billion dollar valuation with over 300 million dollars in funding.
Arena, an AI platform for business decision-making founded in 2023, reached a 1.7 billion dollar valuation with 250 million dollars raised. Humans&, an AI research lab focusing on human collaboration, attained a 4.5 billion dollar valuation.
WebAI, a company enabling private enterprise AI models founded in 2019, reached a 2.5 billion dollar valuation. Tandem, a company helping doctors fill prescriptions founded in 2013, became a unicorn. Higgsfield, a generative AI video startup founded in 2023 by an ex-Snap executive, achieved a 1.3 billion dollar valuation.
Pomelo Care, a virtual maternity care company founded in 2021, reached a 1.7 billion dollar valuation with over 170 million dollars raised. Rain, a crypto wallet company founded in 2021, achieved a 1.9 billion dollar valuation with 338 million dollars in funding.
Deepgram, a voice AI infrastructure company founded in 2015, reached a 1.3 billion dollar valuation with over 240 million dollars raised. Alpaca, an API and crypto brokerage platform founded in 2013, became a unicorn with more than 340 million dollars in funding.
Tulip, a platform for factory operations monitoring, reached a 1.3 billion dollar valuation with over 270 million dollars raised. Preply, a language learning platform founded in 2012, achieved a 1.2 billion dollar valuation with more than 320 million dollars in funding.
Upscale AI, an AI infrastructure company founded in 2025, became a unicorn with 300 million dollars raised. GlossGenius, software for enterprise appointment management founded in 2015, reached a 1.1 billion dollar valuation with around 115 million dollars in funding.
Recursive Intelligence, an AI-powered chip design startup founded in 2025, attained a four billion dollar valuation with around 335 million dollars raised. Varda, a company mining raw materials from space, reached a 1.6 billion dollar valuation with over 570 million dollars in funding. PoleBlueDot AI, a company helping developers manage GPU computing with AI, founded in 2013, became a unicorn with 160 million dollars raised.
This list of new unicorns will be updated throughout the year.