9 January 2018

57 New Unicorns In 2017

In 2017, there were 57 startups that crossed the unicorn threshold, and they range from well-known companies, such as Reddit or Quora, to rapid-risers like China’s Toutiao (now valued at $20 billion), which has seemingly come out of nowhere.Investors have conviction that these companies will provide the platforms and products of the future, and they are placing big bets on them to deliver.

Will they live up to the hype, or will they ultimately end up in the unicorn graveyard?
Year# of UnicornsLargest Unicorn
20095BloomEnergy
20106Groupon
201115Airbnb
201213Pinterest
201320Uber
201462Slack
201581Vox Media
201643Compass
201757Reddit


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