Q2 Sees Most Billion-Dollar US Startup Exits Since 2021 Peak
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- Crunchbase News
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The second quarter of 2026 recorded the highest number of billion-dollar startup exits in the United States since the market peak of 2021. While the total number of deals remains below previous records, the financial scale of these exits has reached new heights.
This trend is largely driven by a shift toward massive, high-valuation liquidity events rather than a high volume of smaller transactions. The period was highlighted by the SpaceX IPO, which achieved a historic $2.1 trillion market cap on its first day of trading and raised approximately $75 billion.