Nineteen new AI billionaires amassed $59.3 billion as startups like Mercor, Harvey and OpenEvidence turn AI into profit.

The seven founders of an AI juggernaut, including a pair of siblings, have just jumped into the ranks of the world’s 500 richest people.

AI startups captured 81% of Q1 2026 venture funding at $297 billion, putting over 1,500 pre-ChatGPT unicorns at risk of down rounds and valuation cuts.