Unicorn (finance)
Startup company valued at over $1 billion / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the mythical horse-like creature, see Unicorn.
For other uses, see Unicorn (disambiguation).
In business, a unicorn is a startup company valued at over US$1 billion which is privately owned and not listed on a share market.[1]:ā1270ā[2] The term was first published in 2013, coined by venture capitalist Aileen Lee, choosing the mythical animal to represent the statistical rarity of such successful ventures.[3][4][5][6]
CB Insights identified 1,172 unicorns worldwide as of June 2022[update].[7] Unicorns with over $10 billion in valuation have been designated as "decacorn" companies.[8] For private companies valued over $100 billion, the terms "centicorn" and "hectocorn" have been used.[9]