With AI igniting an investor frenzy, every month, more startups obtain unicorn status. Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so far this year. While most are AI-related, a surprising number are focused in other industries like satellite space companies Loft Orbital and blockchain-based trading site Kalshi. This list will be updated throughout the year, so check back and see the latest powerhouse startups that are now worth over <head> billion. November Genspark — <head>.25nbsp;billion: This company builds AI agents to help automate tasks. It raised a $275 million Series B, giving it a <head>.25 billion valuation, according to Forbes. Backers include Emergence Capital Partners and LV Technology Ventures. The company was founded in 2023. Gamma — $2.1 billion: This company, which creates AI-generated visuals, such as websites, announced a $68 million Series B led by a16z, giving it a $2.1 billion valuation, TechCrunch previously reported. The company launched its first product in 2022. October Techcrunch event San Francisco | October 13-15, 2026 Modal — <head>.1 billion: This AI cloud computing platform, founded in 2021, last raised an $87 million Series B, giving it a <head>.1 billion valuation, according to Pitchbook. It counts Lux Capital and Redpoint Ventures as investors and has raised around <head>10 million in funding to date. Fireworks AI — $4 billion: This AI infrastructure platform for open source models, founded in 2022, last raised a $250 million Series C giving it a $4 billion valuation, according to Pitchbook. It counts Benchmark Capital and Index Ventures as investors and has raised more than $320 million in funding to date. Substrate — <head> billion: This semiconductor fabrication company, founded in 2022, last raised a <head>00 million seed round giving it a <head> billion valuation, according to Pitchbook. It countsValor Equity Partners and Founders Fund as investors. Shop My — <head>.5 billion: This marketing and affiliate platform, founded in 2020, last raised a $70 million Series B giving it a <head>.5 billion valuation, according to Pitchbook. It has raised more than <head>60 million in funding to date and counts Bain capital Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners as investors. LangChain — <head>.3 billion: This agent engineering platform, founded in 2022, last raised a <head>25 million Series B giving it a <head>.3 billion valuation, according to Pitchbook. It has raised around <head>60 million to date and counts Sequoia and Benchmark Capital as investors. New Limit — <head>.6 billion: This precision medicine company, founded in 2021, last raised a $45 million round valuing it <head>.6 billion, according to Pitchbook. It counts Kleiner Perkins as an investor and has raised more than $240 million in funding to date. Tempo — $5 billion: This blockchain payments company, which counts Thrive Capital as an investor, last raised a $500 million Series A, giving it a $5 billion valuation, according to Pitchbook. It was founded in 2025. Lila — <head>.3 billion: This life scientific discovery company, founded in 2023, last raised a $235 million Series A giving it around a <head>.3 billion valuation, according to Pitchbook. It counts Braidwell and Collective Global as investors and has raised more than <head>70 million in funding to date. Reflection — $8 billion: A developer of open foundation models, founded in 2024, last raised a $2 billion Series B, giving it a $8 billion valuation, according to Pitchbook. It counts Light Speed Venture Partners, Nvidia, and Sequoia as partners and has raised around $2.2 billion in funding to date. Stoke — $2 billion: This sustainable rocket company, founded in 2019, last raised a $610 million Series D, giving it a $2 billion valuation, according to Pitchbook. It counts MaC Venture capital, and the US Innovation Technology Fund as investors and has raised around <head> billion in funding to date. Apex — <head> billion: This company, which uses off-the-shelf components for building satellites, was founded in 2022 and last raised a $200 million Series D, giving it a <head> billion valuation, according to Pitchbook. It counts Andreessen Horowitz and 8VC as investors and has raised more than $500 million in fund