29 companies joined the Unicorn Board in August

Crunchbase says 29 companies joined the Unicorn Board in August, adding about $63 billion in value; over a third were under three years old. New entrants were led by AI software and semiconductors, with top-valued firms including XPeng Robotics (~$6.3B), Lumilens ($5.5B), and River AI and Source Foundry (each ~$5B).

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