Crunchbase's report, dated October 14, 2026, says 38 companies joined its Unicorn Board in September, adding about $71 billion in value, led by semiconductors, financial services and space technology. Twenty-one are U.S.-headquartered, six Chinese and three British.
Through September, 311 companies had joined in 2026, on track for the second-highest year after 2021. Examples include Fab2, which raised a $500 million Series A at $3.7 billion, and Barq at $1.85 billion.