207 AI Unicorns in 28 Months: Ultrafast Fundraising Class Includes 45 Companies at $5B+

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Since 2024, 207 AI-focused companies have joined the Crunchbase Unicorn Board — roughly half of all new unicorns. At least 45 are valued at $5B+, and more than a third reached 10-figure valuations at seed/early stage. Standout velocity: Anysphere (Cursor) went Series A to D in under a year ($3.2B raised), Safe Superintelligence hit $32B in under two years (~$3B raised), and Harvey progressed Series A to G in three years ($1.2B raised). Q1 2026 alone minted 47 seed-stage unicorns — on pace for the largest early-stage cohort ever.