List of unicorn startup companies
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This is a list of unicorn startup companies.
In finance, a unicorn is a privately held startup company with a current valuation of US$1 billion or more, across technology centers throughout the world.
Notable lists of unicorn companies are maintained by The Wall Street Journal,[1] Fortune Magazine,[2] CNNMoney/CB Insights,[3][4] TechCrunch,[5] PitchBook/Morningstar,[6] and Tech in Asia.[7]
History[edit]
# Unicorns | Total valuation (US$ billions) |
Date | Reported by |
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39 | Late October/Early November 2013 | TechCrunch[8] | |
82 | Late January 2015 | Forbes, CB Insights[9] | |
229 | 1,300 | January 2016 | VentureBeat[10] |
208 | 761 | December 2016 | TechCrunch[5] |
224 | 771.9 | April 2017 | TechCrunch |
193 | 665 | April 2017 | Inc magazine[11] |
266 | 861 | August 2018 | CB Insights[3] |
394 | 1,200 | August 2019 | CB Insights[12] |
495 | 1,566 | November 2020 | CB Insights[12] |
963 | 3,140 | January 2022 | CB Insights[12] |
1,170 | 3,854 | June 2022 | CB Insights.[13] |
List[edit]
Unicorns are concentrated in developed and some developing global regions, including a few dozen countries. As per CB Insights, as on October 7, 2022 the number of unicorn startups in some of the developed and developing countries were as follows: US (644), China (302[14]), India (108[15]), UK (46), Germany (29), France (24), Israel (22), Canada (19), Brazil (16), South Korea (16), Singapore (13), Indonesia (11), Australia (8), Mexico (8), Sweden (8), Hong Kong (7), Netherlands (7), Ireland (6), Japan (6), Switzerland (6), Norway (5), Spain (4), Belgium (3), Thailand (3), Turkey (3), UAE (3), Austria (2), Denmark (2), Estonia (2), Lithuania (2), Philippines (2).
Former unicorns[edit]
These companies were formerly unicorns, but exited the list due to IPO or acquisitions:
Company | Last valuation (US$ billions) |
Valuation date | Exit date | Exit reason | Exit valuation (US$ billions) |
Country | Founders |
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Uber | 72 | August 2018[571] | May 2019[572] | IPO | 82.4 | ![]() |
Travis Kalanick, Garett Camp |
DiDi | 62 | July 2019[573] | June 2021[574] | IPO | 73 | ![]() |
Cheng Wei |
50 | January 2011 | May 2012[575] | IPO | 104 | ![]() |
Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Chris Hughes, Dustin Moskovitz | |
Xiaomi | 45 | April 2015 | July 2018[576] | IPO | 70 | ![]() |
Lei Jun |
Alibaba | 42 | June 2016 | September 2014[577] | IPO | 238 | ![]() |
Jack Ma |
Lufax | 39.4 | March 2019 | October 2020[578] | IPO | 33 | ![]() |
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UiPath | 35 | February 2021[579] | April 2021[580] | IPO | 29 | ![]() ![]() |
Daniel Dines and Marius Tîrcă |
Airbnb | 31 | March 2017[581] | December 2020[582] | IPO | 100 | ![]() |
Brian Chesky, Nathan Blecharczyk, Joe Gebbia |
Nubank | 30 | June 2021[583] | December 2021 | IPO | 45 | ![]() |
David Velez, Edward Wible, Cristina Junqueira |
Meituan-Dianping | 30.0 | October 2017[124] | September 2018[584] | IPO | 53 | ![]() |
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Kuaishou | 28 | December 2019[585] | January 2021[586] | IPO | 60.9 | ![]() |
Su Hua, Cheng Yixiao |
Flipkart | 15.5 | May 2015[587] | May 2018[588] | Acquired | 22 | ![]() |
Sachin Bansal, Binny Bansal |
DoorDash | 16 | June 2020[589] | December 2020[590] | IPO | 32.4 | ![]() |
Tony Xu, Stanley Tang, Andy Fang and Evan Moore |
CATL | 20.0 | March 2018[591] | June 2018[592] | IPO | 12.3 | ![]() |
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Snap Inc | 19.3 | May 2016[5] | March 2017[593][594] | IPO | 24 | ![]() |
Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, Reggie Brown |
Tencent Music | 18 | January 2018 | December 2018[595] | IPO | 21.3 | ![]() |
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Paytm | 16 | November 2019[596] | November 2021[597] | IPO | 20 | ![]() |
Vijay Shekhar Sharma |
Lyft | 15.1 | June 2018[598] | March 2019[599] | IPO | 24.0 | ![]() |
Logan Green, John Zimmer |
Adyen | 15.1 | March 2018[5] | June 2018[600] | IPO | 8.3 | ![]() |
Pieter van der Does, Arnout Schuijff |
Pinduoduo | 15 | April 2018[124] | July 2018[601] | IPO | 60 | ![]() |
Colin Huang |
Grab | 14 | March 2019[602] | December 2021[603] | SPAC merger | 40 | ![]() |
Anthony Tan, Tan Hooi Ling |
13.0 | July 2018[604] | April 2019[605] | IPO | 10.0 | ![]() |
Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra, Evan Sharp | |
Snowflake | 12.4 | Feb 2020[606] | Dec 2020[606] | IPO | 33 | ![]() |
Benoit Dageville, Thierry Cruanes, Marcin Zukowski |
Robinhood | 11.7 | September 2020[607] | July 2021[608] | IPO | 26.7 | ![]() |
Vladimir Tenev, Baiju Bhatt |
Dropbox | 10 | January 2014[609] | March 2018[610] | IPO | 12 | ![]() |
Drew Houston, Arash Ferdowsi |
Squarespace | 10 | March 2021[611] | May 2021[612] | Direct listing | 7.4 | ![]() |
Anthony Casalena |
Gojek | 10 | April 2019[613] | May 2021[614] | Merger to GoTo | 10.5 | ![]() |
Nadiem Makarim, Kevin Aluwi |
Zynga | 9.1 | February 2011 | December 2011[615] | IPO | 7 | ![]() |
Mark Pincus, Eric Schiermeyer, Justin Waldron, Michael Luxton, Steve Schoettler, and Andrew Trader |
Coupang | 9 | November 2018[616] | March 2021[617] | IPO | 58 | ![]() |
Bom Kim |
Spotify | 8.53 | March 2016[5] | April 2018[618] | Direct listing | 30 | ![]() |
Daniel Ek, Martin Lorentzon |
Skype | 8.5 | May 2011 | September 2015[619] | Acquired | 2.6 | ![]() |
Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis |
Toast | 8 | November 2020[620] | September 2021[621] | IPO | 20 | ![]() |
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8 | September 2011 | November 2013[622] | IPO | 14.2 | ![]() |
Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, Evan Williams | |
Coinbase | 8 | October 2018[623] | April 2021[624] | IPO | 65 | ![]() |
Brian Armstrong, Fred Ehrsam |
Argo AI | 7.25 | July 2020[625] | October 2022[626] | Defunct | ![]() |
Bryan Salesky and Peter Rander | |
Tokopedia | 7 | December 2018[627] | May 2021[614] | Merger to GoTo | 7.5 | ![]() |
William Tanuwijaya, Leontinus Alpha Edison |
Deliveroo | 7.0 | January 2021[628] | March 2021[629][630] | IPO | 10.5 | ![]() |
Will Shu, Greg Orlowski |
Roivant Sciences | 7 | November 2018[631] | September 2021[632] | SPAC merger | 7.3 | ![]() |
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Slack Technologies | 7.0 | August 2018[633] | IPO | ![]() |
Stewart Butterfield, Cal Henderson | ||
WeWork | 7 | November 2019[634] | October 2021[635] | SPAC merger | 9 | ![]() |
Adam Newmann, Miguel McKelvey |
Compass | 6.4 | July 2019[636][637] | April 2021 | IPO | 7.0 | ![]() |
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Gitlab | 6 | January 2021[638] | October 2021[639] | IPO | 17 | ![]() |
Dmytro Zaporozhets; Sytse "Sid" Sijbrandij |
Square | 6 | October 2014 | November 2015[641] | IPO | 3.6 | ![]() |
Jack Dorsey, Jim McKelvey |
SoFi | 6 | May 2020 | May 2021[642] | SPAC merger | 8.65 | ![]() |
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Zomato | 5.4 | February 2021[643] | July 2021 | IPO | 8.7 | ![]() |
Deepinder Goyal |
Samsara | 5.4 | May 2020[644] | December 2021[645] | IPO | 11.6 | ![]() |
Sanjit Biswas, John Bicket |
Stemcentrx | 5 | September 2015 | April 2016[646] | Acquired | 5.8 | ![]() |
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dLocal | 5.0 | April 2021[647] | June 2021[648] | IPO | 6.1 | ![]() |
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Groupon | 4.75 | December 2010[649] | November 2011[650] | IPO | 13 | ![]() |
Eric Lefkofsky, Brad Keywell, Andrew Mason |
Krafton | 5 | August 2021[651] | August 2021 | IPO | 25 | ![]() |
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Confluent | 4.5 | April 2020[652] | June 2021[653] | IPO | 9 | ![]() |
Jay Kreps, Neha Narkhede, Jun Rao |
Ucar | 4.4 | March 2017 | July 2016[654] | IPO | 5.5 | ![]() |
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Zalando | 4.03 | November 2013 | October 2014[655][656] | IPO | 6.7 | ![]() |
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Amplitude | 4 | June 2021[657] | September 2021[658] | IPO | 5 | ![]() |
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Peloton | 4.0 | August 2018[659] | September 2019 | IPO | 8.1 | ![]() |
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Credit Karma | 4 | March 2018[660] | December 2020 | Acquired | 8.1 | ![]() |
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Ginkgo Bioworks | 4 | September 2019[661] | September 2021[662] | SPAC merger | 2.5 | ![]() |
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Lending Club | 3.8 | August 2014 | December 2014[663] | IPO | 8.5 | ![]() |
Renaud Laplanche |
Sea Limited | 3.7 | March 2016 | October 2017[664] | IPO | 5.3 | ![]() |
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Freshworks | 3.5 | November 2019 | September 2021[665] | IPO | 10.13 | ![]() ![]() |
Girish Mathrubootham, Shan Krishnasamy |
Bukalapak | 3.5 | April 2021[124] | August 2021[666] | IPO | 6 | ![]() |
Achmad Zaky, Fajrin Rasyid, Nugroho Herucahyono |
Wise | 3.5 | May 2019[667] | July 2021[668] | Direct listing | 11 | ![]() |
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Zhihu | 3.5 | August 2019[669] | March 2021[670] | IPO | 5.3 | ![]() |
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Atlassian | 3.3 | April 2014 | December 2015[671] | IPO | 7.02 | ![]() |
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e-Shang Redwood | 3.25 | July 2017[124] | October 2019[672] | IPO | 6.7 | ![]() |
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Udemy | 3.25 | November 2020[673] | October 2021[674] | IPO | 4 | ![]() |
Oktay Caglar, Gagan Biyani, Eren Bali |
SmileDirectClub | 3.2 | October 2018 | September 2019[675] | IPO | 8.9 | ![]() |
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Zoox | 3.2 | July 2018[676] | July 2020[677] | Acquired | 1.3 | ![]() |
Tim Kentley-Klay, Jesse Levinson |
Oscar Health | 3.2 | March 2018[678] | March 2021[679] | IPO | 7.9 | ![]() |
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Cloudflare | 3 | March 2019 | September 2019[680] | IPO | 4 | ![]() |
Matthew Prince, Lee Holloway, and Michelle Zatlyn |
Delhivery | 3 | May 2021[681] | May 2022 | IPO | 4.6 | ![]() |
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Pure Storage | 3 | August 2014[682] | October 2015 | IPO | 3.1 | ![]() |
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Maoyan | 3.0 | November 2017 | January 2019[683] | IPO | 2.2 | ![]() |
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Jia.com | 3 | February 2015[124] | July 2018[684] | IPO | 0.74 | ![]() |
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Mogu | 3 | January 2016 | December 2018[685] | IPO | 1.3 | ![]() |
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Paytm Mall | 3 | July 2019[686] | May 2022[687] | Devaluation | 0.013 | ![]() |
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Luckin Coffee | 2.9 | April 2019[124][688] | May 2019 | IPO | ![]() |
Lu Zhengyao, Jenny Qian Zhiya | |
Pivotal | 2.8 | May 2016[5] | April 2018[689][690] | IPO | 3.9 | ![]() |
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Monday.com | 2.7 | May 2020[691] | June 2021[692] | IPO | 6.8 | ![]() |
Roy Mann, Eran Kampf and Eran Zinman |
Cazoo | 2.6 | September 2020[693] | August 2021[694] | SPAC merger | 8 | ![]() |
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Woowa Brothers | 2.6 | March 2018[456] | December 2019[695] | Acquired | 4 | ![]() |
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Ucommune | 2.6 | August 2018[124] | November 2020 | SPAC merger | 0.769 | ![]() |
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Coursera | 2.5 | July 2020[696] | March 2021[697] | IPO | 4.3 | ![]() |
Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller |
Cambricon | 2.5 | June 2018[124] | June 2020[698] | IPO | ![]() |
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The Hut Group | 2.5 | August 2017[699] | September 2020[700] | IPO | 5.8 | ![]() |
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Postmates | 2.4 | September 2019[701] | December 2020[702] | Acquired | 2.65 | ![]() |
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Box | 2.4 | July 2014 | January 2015[703] | IPO | 1.67 | ![]() |
Aaron Levie, Dylan Smith, Sam Ghods, Jeff Queisser |
Mercari | 2.4 | March 2018[704] | June 2018[705] | IPO | 3.7 | ![]() |
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Kingsoft | 2.4 | January 2018[124] | May 2020[706] | IPO | 3.7 | ![]() |
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Sportradar | 2.4 | July 2018[707] | September 2021[708] | IPO | 21 | ![]() |
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PolicyBazaar | 2.4 | March 2021[709] | November 2021[710] | IPO | 6 | ![]() |
Yashish Dahiya, Alok Bansal, Avaneesh Nirjar |
GoPro | 2.25 | December 2012 | June 2014[711] | IPO | 2.96 | ![]() |
Nick Woodman |
Babytree | 2.19 | May 2018 | November 2018[712] | IPO | 1.47 | ![]() |
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Roku, Inc. | 2.1 | September 2017 | September 2017[713] | IPO | 2.1 | ![]() |
Anthony Wood |
Three Squirrels | 2.09 | September 2015[124] | July 2019[714] | IPO | 0.86 | ![]() |
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AppDynamics | 2.05 | November 2015 | January 2017[715] | Acquired | 3.7 | ![]() |
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AvidXchange | 2 | January 2020[716] | October 2021[717] | IPO | 4.9 | ![]() |
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Wayfair | 2 | March 2014 | October 2014[718] | IPO | 2.4 | ![]() |
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NantHealth | 2 | January 2016 | June 2016[719] | IPO | 1.7 | ![]() |
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Meitu | 2 | December 2014 | December 2016 | IPO | 4.6 | ![]() |
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Nutanix | 2 | September 2016 | September 2016 | IPO | 2.21 | ![]() |
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Uxin | 2.0 | January 2017[124] | June 2018[720] | IPO | ![]() |
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Careem | 2 | October 2018 | March 2019[721] | Acquired | 3.1 | ![]() ![]() |
Mudassir Sheikha, Magnus Olsson |
AppLovin | 2 | July 2018[722] | April 2021[723] | IPO | 28.6 | ![]() |
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ReNew Power | 2 | February 2017[724] | August 2021[725] | SPAC merger | 4.5 | ![]() |
Sumant Sinha |
Deliverr | 2 | November 2021[726] | May 2022[727] | Acquired | 2.1 | ![]() |
Harish Abbott, Michael Krakaris |
Auth0 | 1.92 | July 2020[728] | March 2021[729] | Acquired | 6.5 | ![]() ![]() |
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Mobileye | 1.9 | July 2013 | August 2014 | IPO | 7.6 | ![]() |
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WalkMe | 1.9 | December 2019 | June 2021[730] | IPO | 2.6 | ![]() ![]() |
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Avito.ru | 1.82 | February 2014[5][731] | January 2019[732] | Acquired | 1.16 | ![]() |
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23andMe | 1.75 | September 2017[733] | June 2021[734] | SPAC merger | 3.5 | ![]() |
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IronSource | 1.75 | October 2019[735] | June 2021[736] | SPAC merger | 11 | ![]() |
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MedMen | 1.65 | February 2018[737] | May 2018 | Reverse takeover | 2.0 | ![]() |
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Better Place | 1.6 | November 2012 | July 2013 | Acquired | 0.012 | ![]() |
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Farfetch | 1.5 | May 2016[738] | September 2018[739] | IPO | 6.2 | ![]() ![]() |
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Freshly | 1.5 | October 2020[740] | October 2020 | Acquired | 1.5 | ![]() |
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MuleSoft | 1.5 | May 2015 | March 2015 | IPO, Acquired | 6.5 | ![]() |
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Jet.com | 1.5 | November 2015[741] | August 2016[742] | Acquired | 3.3 | ![]() |
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LivingSocial | 1.5 | February 2013 | October 2016 | Acquired | ![]() |
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1.5 | July 2013 | February 2014 | Acquired | 19 | ![]() |
Brian Acton, Jan Koum | |
Lakala | 1.5 | June 2015[124] | April 2019 | IPO | ![]() |
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UCloud | 1.5 | June 2018[124] | January 2020[743] | IPO | 1.9 | ![]() |
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One Medical | 1.5 | August 2018[744] | January 2020[745] | IPO | 1.7 | ![]() |
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Quikr | 1.5 | October 2015[746] | February 2020[747] | Devalued | 0.57 | ![]() |
Pranay Chulet |
Letgo | 1.5 | August 2018[748] | March 2020[749] | Acquired | ![]() ![]() |
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Ninebot | 1.5 | October 2017[124] | October 2020[750] | IPO | ![]() |
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DouYu | 1.5 | March 2018[124] | July 2019[751] | IPO | 3.73 | ![]() |
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Proteus Digital Health | 1.5 | February 2016[752] | July 2020[753] | Bankruptcy | ![]() |
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Duolingo | 1.5 | December 2019 | July 2021[754] | IPO | 3.6 | ![]() |
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Tuandaiwang | 1.46 | May 2017[124] | April 2019[755] | Bankruptcy | ![]() |
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HomeAway | 1.4 | October 2010 | November 2016 | Acquired | 3.9 | ![]() |
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Hike Messenger | 1.4 | August 2016[724] | January 2021[756] | Defunct | ![]() |
Kavin Bharti Mittal | |
Deezer | 1.4 | January 2016[757] | September 2016[758] | Acquired | ![]() |
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Jasper | 1.35 | April 2014 | February 2016 | Acquired | 1.4 | ![]() |
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Paidy | 1.32 | March 2021[759] | September 2021[760] | Acquired | 2.7 | ![]() |
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eFront | 1.3 | March 2019[761] | May 2019[762] | Acquired | 1.3 | ![]() |
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Sonder Corp. | 1.3 | July 2020[763] | January 2022[764] | SPAC merger | 1.9[765] | ![]() |
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Sunrun | 1.3 | July 2016 | August 2015 | IPO | 1.4 | ![]() |
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Solstice | 1.7 | July 2018 | December 2009 | Acquired | 1.3 | ![]() |
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Darktrace | 1.25 | May 2018[766] | April 2021[767] | IPO | 2.37 | ![]() |
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Okta | 1.2 | March 2017 | April 2017[768] | IPO | 2.1 | ![]() |
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Good Technology | 1.2 | September 2014 | September 2015 | Acquired | 0.425 | ![]() |
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BigBasket | 1.2 | March 2019[769] | February 2021[770] | Acquired | 1.8 | ![]() |
V. S. Sudhakar, Hari Menon, Vipul Parekh, Abhinay Choudhari, V. S. Ramesh |
Nykaa | 1.2 | April 2020[771] | November 2021[772] | IPO | 7.4 | ![]() |
Falguni Nayar |
HeadSpin | 1.16 | February 2020 | August 2020[773] | Devalued | 0.25 | ![]() |
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Fab | 1.15 | August 2013 | March 2015 | Acquired | 0.015 | ![]() |
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Gilt Groupe | 1.15 | February 2015 | January 2016 | Acquired | 0.25 | ![]() |
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Vonage | 1.11 | August 2014 | May 2006 | IPO | 2.65 | ![]() |
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ShopClues | 1.1 | January 2016 | October 2019[774] | Acquired | 0.1 | ![]() |
Sanjay Sethi, Sandeep Aggarwal, Radhika Aggarwal |
Global Fashion Group | 1.1 | July 2016[775] | July 2019[776] | IPO | ![]() |
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TuSimple | 1.1 | February 2019[777] | April 2021[778] | IPO | 8.5 | ![]() |
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Wheels Up | 1.1 | August 2019[779] | July 2021 | SPAC merger | 2.1 | ![]() |
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Zulily | 1.09 | November 2012 | October 2015 | Acquired | 2.4 | ![]() |
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Coupa | 1.08 | June 2015 | October 2016 | IPO | 1.68 | ![]() |
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1.06 | February 2016 | May 2011 | IPO | 4.3 | ![]() |
Reid Hoffman, Eric Ly | |
Twilio | 1.03 | July 2015 | June 2016 | IPO | 1.2 | ![]() |
Jeff Lawson, John Wolthuis, Evan Cooke |
SimpliVity | 1.03 | March 2015 | January 2017 | Acquired | 0.65 | ![]() |
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Coveo | 1.1 | November 2019[citation needed] | November 2021[780] | IPO | 1.7 | ![]() |
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Kabam | 1+ | December 2016[citation needed] | February 2017[781] | Acquired | 0.8 | ![]() |
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Rent the Runway | 1+ | March 2019[782] | October 2021[783] | IPO | 1.4 | ![]() |
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Zoom | 1 | January 2017 | April 2019 | IPO[784] | 9.0 | ![]() |
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Shopify | 1 | December 2013 | May 2015 | IPO | 1.3 | ![]() |
Tobias Lütke, Scott Lake |
Truecaller | 1 | July 2015[785] | October 2021[786] | IPO | 2 | ![]() |
Alan Mamedi and Nami Zarringhalam |
Kik | 1+ | August 2015 | October 2019 | Acquired | ![]() |
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AirWatch | 1 | May 2013 | January 2014 | Acquired | 1.54 | ![]() |
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Lynda.com | 1 | January 2015 | April 2015 | Acquired | 1.5 | ![]() |
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New Relic | 1 | April 2014 | December 2014 | IPO | 1.42 | ![]() |
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Quotient Technology | 1 | April 2016 | March 2014 | IPO | 1.17 | ![]() |
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Shape Security | 1 | September 2019[787] | December 2019[788] | Acquired | 1 | ![]() |
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Futu Holdings | 1+ | June 2017[124] | March 2019[789] | IPO | ![]() |
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Peak Games | 1+ | May 2020[790] | Acquired | 1.8 | ![]() |
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Skyscanner | 1.6 | February 2016[791] | November 2016[792] | Acquired | 1.74 | ![]() |
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Blue Apron | 2 | January 2015[5] | June 2017[793] | IPO | 2 | ![]() |
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Stitch Fix | November 2017[794][795] | IPO | 1.5 | ![]() |
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Shazam | 1 | January 2015[796] | December 2017[797] | Acquired | 0.4 | ![]() |
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Flywire | 1+ | February 2020[798] | May 2021[799] | IPO | 2.4 | ![]() |
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Mobike | 3 | July 2017[800] | April 2018[801] | Acquired | 2.7 | ![]() |
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Ele.me | 6.0 | June 2017[124][802] | April 2018[803] | Acquired | 9.5 | ![]() |
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Duo Security | 1.17 | October 2017[804] | August 2018[805] | Acquired | 2.35 | ![]() |
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Bloom Energy | 2.83 | January 2015[5] | July 2018[806] | IPO | 1.6 | ![]() |
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Moderna Therapeutics | 7.5 | February 2018[807] | December 2018 | IPO | 7.5 | ![]() |
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Vlocity | 1.0 | March 2019[808] | February 2020[809] | Acquired | 1.33 | ![]() |
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JFrog | 1+ | October 2018[810] | September 2020[811] | IPO | 3.9 | ![]() ![]() |
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Glovo | 1+ | December 2019[812] | January 2022[813] | Acquired | 2.6 | ![]() |
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Innovent Biologics | 1+ | April 2018[124] | November 2018[814] | IPO | 2.1 | ![]() |
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iTutorGroup | 1+ | August 2016[124] | July 2019[815] | Acquired | ![]() |
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9F | 1+ | March 2018[124] | August 2019[citation needed] | IPO | 2.1 | ![]() |
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Fangdd.com | 1+ | September 2015[124] | November 2019[816] | IPO | 1.2 | ![]() |
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36Kr Media | 1+ | December 2017[124] | November 2019[817] | IPO | 0.67 | ![]() |
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Fanli | 1+ | April 2015[124] | March 2020[818] | Direct listing | ![]() |
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17Zuoye | 1+ | March 2018[124] | December 2020[819] | IPO | 2.2 | ![]() |
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Zimi | 1+ | February 2015[124] | March 2021[820] | Acquired | 0.4 | ![]() |
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QingCloud | 1+ | June 2017[124] | March 2021[821] | IPO | 0.46 | ![]() |
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Novogene | 1+ | November 2016[124] | April 2021 | IPO | ![]() |
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MissFresh | 1+ | December 2017[124] | June 2021[822] | IPO | 2.5 | ![]() |
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Essential Products | 1+ | August 2017[823] | February 2020[824] | Defunct | ![]() |
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