2026 Unicorn Tracker

Every new $1B+ startup minted so far in 2026, arranged by valuation — with what each does, who backs them, how they connect, and an outlook. Source: TechCrunch's running 2026 unicorn list (figures per PitchBook/Crunchbase) plus one user-added entry.

Why so many billion-dollar companies? That's why seed investors are only interested in ideas that could become billion-dollar outcomes — anything smaller can't move the fund.

About the link column: only companies whose official website was confirmed via live search this session show a verified link. Companies that couldn't be independently verified show no link at all (rather than a guessed or mismatched address). Corrections found while verifying: the source's "Nextop AI" is Nexthop AI; "Recursive Intelligence" is Ricursive (distinct from Richard Socher's Recursive Superintelligence); "Arena" is LMArena; Forus was formerly "Tandem" (same company); Cowboy Space was Aetherflux; Positron appears twice in the source.

Drag nodes • click a node to highlight its connections • bigger dark node = more portfolio companies here

The web of money

Companies (colored by sector) linked to their investors and founders. Click any node to trace its relationships. Shared hubs like a16z, Sequoia, Khosla, Founders Fund and YC reveal how tightly this cohort is interconnected.

The firms and people who recur across these deals — with the companies on this list they're connected to.

The broader venture landscape. A map of the major venture-investment firms — grouped by category, with stage, focus, scale and notable portfolio. Firms tagged in tracker also appear as backers in the unicorn list above. AUM figures are approximate and point-in-time (2026): they come from Form ADV filings and press estimates and vary by source; "—" marks accelerators, corporate arms and family offices where a single AUM figure doesn't apply.

Firm	Category	Stage	AUM	Founded	HQ	Focus & notable portfolio

Learning notes. Questions raised while exploring this list, with short answers — the how-it-works of venture capital, funding, roles, and deal terms. For the long-form version, see the companion VC & Startup Field Guide. Click any question to expand.