Anthropic, DeepSeek and drones: 10 takeaways from the 2026 unicorn boom

e27 - Oct 27, 2026

Thirteen years after venture capitalist Aileen Lee coined the term, the unicorn has stopped being mythical. There are now 1,879 privately held companies valued at US$1 billion or more, according to a new analysis by BestBrokers, which drew on data from Crunchbase, PitchBook and TechCrunch. The headline number hides a narrower story. Capital in 2026 […] The post Anthropic, DeepSeek and drones: 10 takeaways from the 2026 unicorn boom appeared first on e27.

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