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title: "10 AI labs joined Crunchbase's Unicorn Board in June, led by DeepSeek"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/10-ai-labs-joined-crunchbase-s-unicorn-board-in-june-led-by-deepseek-99850f
source_name: "Crunchbase News"
source_url: https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/new-unicorn-board-startups-exits-ai-semiconductors-june-2026/
published: 2026-07-22T11:00:54.000Z
topics: ["business"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
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# 10 AI labs joined Crunchbase's Unicorn Board in June, led by DeepSeek

*2026-07-22 · Source: [Crunchbase News](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/new-unicorn-board-startups-exits-ai-semiconductors-june-2026/)*

Crunchbase counted 34 new companies reaching unicorn status in June, adding more than $110 billion in combined value. Ten of those were AI labs, collectively valued at $65 billion, with DeepSeek leading the group.

**Why it matters:** Nearly a third of new unicorns last month were AI labs, accounting for close to 60% of the month's total new value, a concrete sign that frontier-model startups, not just app-layer AI companies, are still commanding outsized valuations even as some question an AI funding bubble.

**Topics:** business

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