Unicorn Watch

If you’re tracking high-growth private companies, Unicorn IPO Watch is about knowing the concrete clues that a billion-dollar startup is shifting from “raise another...

If you track the global unicorn count, you’re really asking one question: how many privately held startups are valued at or above $1,000,000,000 right...

A unicorn is a privately held company valued at $1 billion or more. When you’re comparing unicorns by industry, you’re really asking which sectors...

“Women-led unicorns” are private companies valued at $1 billion or more that have at least one woman founder or cofounder in a leadership role....

What makes a company a unicorn is simple: it’s a privately held startup valued at $1 billion or more. This latest unicorn list highlights...

Before you chase the next big thing, it helps to know exactly what “soon-to-be unicorns” look like in the wild. In simple terms, soon-to-be...

Reaching a billion-dollar valuation isn’t magic; it’s a sequence. In plain terms, the startup to unicorn timeline is the stretch between founding and the...

Reaching a $1B valuation—a “unicorn”—is less about luck and more about repeatable mechanics that compound. This guide distills nine unicorn success stories into concrete...

The influence of mega-investors on startup markets is impossible to miss, and SoftBank and the Unicorn Boom became shorthand for a new scale of...