New unicorns and decacorns of 2026
Startups whose 2026 round valued them at $1bn or more, ranked by round size.
Rounds ranked50
Combined$249.23bn
Median$975m
- 1OpenAIGrowth AI · San Francisco · 31 Mar · led by SoftBank, Andreessen Horowitz · $852bn valuation$122bn
- 2AnthropicSeries D+ AI · San Francisco · 28 May · led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer · $965bn valuation$65bn
- 3DatabricksGrowth Data & analytics · San Francisco · 13 Aug · led by Coatue · $190bn valuation$5bn
- 4AndurilSeries D+ Defence & space · Costa Mesa · 13 May · led by Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz · $61bn valuation$5bn
- 5CrusoeSeries D+ AI · Denver · 17 Sep · led by Atreides Management, Mubadala Capital · $30.9bn valuation$3.9bn
- 6Mistral AISeries D+ AI · Paris · 8 Sep · led by Samsung Electronics, Scaleup Europe Fund · $24.4bn valuation$3.5bn
- 7The Boring CompanySeries D+ Mobility & logistics · Bastrop · 9 Sep · led by United Arab Emirates · $23bn valuation$3bn
- 8CognitionSeries D+ AI · San Francisco · 8 Sep · led by Andreessen Horowitz, Accel · $48bn valuation$2bn
- 9FirmusGrowth AI · Sydney · 7 Aug · $10.5bn valuation$2bn
- 10Shield AISeries D+ Defence & space · San Diego · 26 Mar · led by Advent International, JPMorganChase Strategic Investment Group · $12.7bn valuation$2bn
- 11NscaleSeries C AI · London · 9 Mar · led by Aker, 8090 Industries · $14.6bn valuation$2bn
- 12RampGrowth Fintech · New York · 15 Oct · led by Dragoneer Investment Group, Thrive Capital · $60bn valuation$1.85bn
- 13HelsingSeries D+ Defence & space · Munich · 13 Jul · led by Dragoneer Investment Group, Lightspeed Venture Partners · $18bn valuation$1.8bn
- 14Fireworks AISeries D+ AI · San Mateo · 16 Jul · led by Atreides Management, Index Ventures · $17.5bn valuation$1.51bn
- 15ZiplineGrowth Mobility & logistics · South San Francisco · 5 Nov · led by Paradigm, WCM Investment Management · $21.5bn valuation$1.5bn
- 16TenstorrentSeries D+ AI · Santa Clara · 19 Oct · led by Trace Capital, Innovation X · $6.2bn valuation$1.5bn
- 17BasetenSeries D+ Developer tools · San Francisco · 22 Jun · led by Altimeter Capital, Conviction · $13bn valuation$1.5bn
- 18Skild AISeries C Robotics & hardware · Pittsburgh · 14 Jan · led by SoftBank · $14bn valuation$1.4bn
- 19HadrianSeries D+ Defence & space · Torrance · 6 Aug · led by WCM Investment Management, Washington Harbour Partners · $7.87bn valuation$1.37bn
- 20FalSeries D+ AI · San Francisco · 3 Nov · led by Bessemer Venture Partners · $16bn valuation$1.3bn
- 21Quantum SystemsSeries D+ Defence & space · Munich · 2 Jul · led by Blackstone, Noteus · $8bn valuation$1.2bn
- 22WayveSeries D+ Mobility & logistics · London · 25 Feb · led by Eclipse, Balderton · $8.6bn valuation$1.2bn
- 23Ineffable IntelligenceSeed AI · London · 27 Apr · led by Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners · $5.1bn valuation$1.1bn
- 24InstinctSeries C AI · San Francisco · 28 Sep · $10bn valuation$1bn
- 25CognitionSeries D+ Developer tools · San Francisco · 27 May · led by Lux Capital, General Catalyst · $26bn valuation$1bn
- 26SierraSeries D+ AI · San Francisco · 4 May · led by Tiger Global, GV · $15bn valuation$950m
- 27PositronSeries C AI · Reno · 10 Sep · led by NEA, Atreides Management · $5bn valuation$875m
- 28TypeSafe AISeries A AI · San Francisco · 9 Oct · led by Andreessen Horowitz · $7.5bn valuation$870m
- 29ModalSeries D+ AI · New York · 14 Oct · led by Accel · $15.75bn valuation$750m
- 30RampSeries D+ Fintech · New York · 4 Jun · led by ICONIQ, GIC · $44bn valuation$750m
- 31HarkSeries A AI · United States · 21 May · led by Parkway Venture Capital · $6bn valuation$700m
- 32True AnomalySeries D+ Defence & space · Centennial · 28 Apr · led by Eclipse, Riot Ventures · $2.2bn valuation$650m
- 33Bedrock RoboticsSeries C Robotics & hardware · San Francisco · 26 Oct · led by CapitalG, Emergence Capital · $4.1bn valuation$600m
- 34Mach IndustriesSeries C Defence & space · Huntington Beach · 10 Sep · $3.7bn valuation$600m
- 35CyeraSeries D+ Cybersecurity · Israel · 10 Jun · led by Evolution Equity Partners · $12bn valuation$600m
- 36STARKGrowth Defence & space · Berlin · 23 Jun · led by Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund · $3.65bn valuation$570m
- 37AlanSeries D+ Healthtech & bio · Paris · 24 Jun · led by Prosus · $6.3bn valuation$552m
- 38TemporalSeries D+ Developer tools · United States · 14 Sep · led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Wellington Management · $12.55bn valuation$550m
- 39HarveySeries D+ Legal & compliance · San Francisco · 9 Sep · led by Diffusion, Lightspeed Venture Partners · $15.5bn valuation$550m
- 40LegoraSeries D+ Legal & compliance · Stockholm · 10 Mar · led by Accel · $5.55bn valuation$550m
- 41ApptronikSeries A Robotics & hardware · Austin · 11 Feb · $5bn valuation$520m
- 42Mind RoboticsSeries A Robotics & hardware · Palo Alto · 11 Mar · led by Accel, Andreessen Horowitz · $2bn valuation$500m
- 43ElevenLabsSeries D+ AI · London · 4 Feb · led by Sequoia Capital · $11bn valuation$500m
- 44humans&Seed AI · United States · 20 Jan · led by SV Angel, Georges Harik · $4.48bn valuation$480m
- 45Proxima FusionSeries B Climate & energy · Munich · 7 Jul · led by XTX Ventures, East X Ventures · $2.7bn valuation$468m
- 46DriveNetsSeries D+ AI · Ra'anana · 1 Jun · led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Atreides Management · $8.5bn valuation$410m
- 47PlataSeries C Fintech · Mexico City · 15 Apr · led by Bicycle Capital · $5bn valuation$405m
- 48UpwindSeries C Cybersecurity · San Francisco · 28 Oct · led by Bessemer Venture Partners · $3.8bn valuation$400m
- 49IslandSeries D+ Cybersecurity · Dallas · 24 Sep · led by Evolution Equity Partners · $6.4bn valuation$400m
- 50CyeraSeries D+ Cybersecurity · Israel · 22 Sep · led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives · $12bn valuation$400m
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