• by William Mougayar
    Venture advisor, 4x entrepreneur, marketer & strategist. I live in Toronto, curate a lot, blog a bit, and help startups.

The Global Unicorns Universe

20 Apr 2014
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Aileen Lee was the first to get us hooked to the Unicorn Club trend when TechCrunch released her ground breaking analysis, Welcome To The Unicorn Club: Learning From Billion-Dollar Startups in November 2013. Fred Wilson followed with his own post The Billion Dollar Valuation Club, noting primarily that Aileen’s list of 39 companies was US and Silicon Valley centric, and missing several other companies. Fred invited his readers to contribute to a public Hackpad to try and complete that list.

Fred’s Hackpad was an excellent jumping point for a more complete and global list, and it was an essential starting point for my own analysis. But it needed lots of scrubbing, and also was missing several companies. So, last December, I embarked on this analysis, with the goal of being as inclusive and global as possible, and I initially relied on Mattermark data to complement the research, as well as Crunchbase.

I poured over more than 500 companies, and after at least 50 hours of intermittent research, I compiled the following list of global startups that were founded since 2000, and with market valuations over $250 million. I set the bar high for global inclusiveness, but set the valuation threshold to $250 million. In my opinion, any startup that has reached the $250M mark in market valuation has a really good chance to reach or jump over the magical $1 Billion valuation club. I ended-up with 232 companies (and counting).

This list is way beyond the initial TechCrunch unicorn list. It includes private, public and acquired companies. It is also sortable by any column, so you can derive your own analysis from it.

I will be updating this list weekly, or as changes occur. It is my hope that it becomes a reference point for tracking the tech startups that have popped on the scene. Please provide additions or suggested corrections in the comments, and I will make updates accordingly.

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Global Unicorns Universe

Company
Valuation ($M)
Founded
Exited
Country
Segment
Status
MakeMyTrip94420002010IndiaOnline TravelPublic
E2open48720002012USAProcurement SaaSPublic
ExactTarget250020002013USAEmail MarketingAcquired
Just Eat134020002014UKRestaurant OrderingPublic
SuccessFactors340020012012USASaaS EnterpriseAcquired
Jive50220012013USASaaS SocialPublic
Neolane60020012013USAMarketing AutomationAcquired
500.com120020012013ChinaSports LotteryPublic
AutoNavi158020012014ChinaOnline MappingAcquired
Miniclip3002001SwitzerlandOnline GamesPrivate
Lithium Technologies5002001USASaaS SocialPrivate*
Vente Privee30002001FranceeCommercePrivate
Renren125020022011ChinaSocial NetworkPublic
Roku7002002USATV StreamingPrivate*
Atlassian33002002AustraliaSaaS EnterprisePrivate
Shazam10002002UKMusic StreamingPrivate
Sonos20002002USASound SpeakersPrivate*
Wayfair22002002USAeCommercePrivate
LogMeIn99720032009USARemote ConnectivityPublic
Changyou147020032009ChinaOnline GamesPublic
LinkedIn211420032011USASocial NetworkPublic
Skype850020032011EstoniaVoice over IPAcquired
Splunk776020032012USAIntelligence SoftwarePublic
Sungy Mobile63720032013ChinaMobile DevelopmentPublic
RingCentral105020032013USATelecommunicationsPublic
Tableau394020032013USAData PresentationPublic
AirWatch154020032014USASaaS EnterpriseAcquired
Dianping20002003ChinaRestaurant ReviewsPrivate
GoPro22502003USAMobile CamerasPrivate
Rovio40002003FinlandOnline GamesPrivate
King56102003UKOnline GamesPublic
Trulia117020042012USAReal EstatePublic
Indeed140020042012USARecruiting MarketplaceAcquired
Kayak180020042012USAOnline TravelAcquired
Demandware194020042012USAeCommercePublic
ServiceNow751020042012USASaaS ITPublic
Facebook15000020042012USASocial NetworkPublic
YuMe22120042013USAVideo AdvertisingPublic
Gigamon50020042013USANetworking VisibilityPublic
Textura50720042013USAOnline CollaborationPublic
Gree237720042013JapanGamesPublic
Autohome367020042013ChinaAuto InformationPublic
Yelp463020042013USAOnline ReviewsPublic
FireEye653020042013USASecurityPublic
A10 Networks87020042014USAServer AppliancesPublic
GrubHub282020042014USAFood DeliveryPublic
Cleversafe3002004USAStoragePrivate
TutorGroup4002004ChinaOnline EducationPrivate*
SugarCRM5002004USASaaS CRMPrivate
Turn6752004USAAdvertising NetworkPrivate
Shopify10002004CanadaSaaS eCommercePrivate
Mu Sigma10002004IndiaDecision AnalyticsPrivate
Sogou12002004ChinaSearch EnginePrivate
Evernote20002004USAContent ManageementPrivate
Jingdong72502004ChinaeCommercePrivate
Palantir90002004USABig DataPrivate
Bebo85020052008USASocial NetworkAcquired
Qihoo360114520052011ChinaInternet SecurityPublic
Zillow375020052011USAReal EstatePublic
Youku Tudou436020052011ChinaVideo ContentPublic
BazaarVoice54020052012USAeCommercePublic
LifeLock147020052012USAIdentity ProtectionPublic
YY372020052012ChinaSocial musicPublic
Palo Alto Networks518020052012USAApplication FirewallsPublic
Workday1468020052012USASaaS HRPublic
Tremor22720052013USAAdvertisingPublic
Mavenir36820052013USAMobile InfrastructurePublic
Chegg45120052013USAEducationPublic
SoftLayer200020052013USACloud InfrastructureAcquired
Criteo217020052013FranceAdvertisingPublic
Qunar333020052013ChinaTravelPublic
HomeAway334020052013USAHospitalityPublic
58.com350020052013ChinaClassifiedsPublic
Flurry3502005USAMobile AdvertisingPrivate
Souq4002005UAEE-commercePrivate
Zoho7002005USASaaS EnterprisePrivate
Violin Memory8002005USAStoragePrivate
Etsy11002005USAeCommercePrivate
Automattic12502005USABlogging SoftwarePrivate
Conduit13002005IsraelContent MarketingPrivate
TrueCar60720052014USAeCommerce CarsPublic
Box20002005USASaaS EnterprisePrivate**
Klarna25002005SwedenInternet PaymentsPrivate
Arista25002005USACloud NetworkingPrivate**
YouTube165020062005USAVideo StreamingAcquired
Xero350020062009New ZealandOnline AccountingPublic
Radian632620062011CanadaSaaS SocialAcquired
Fusion-io100020062011USAStoragePublic
Millenial Media68620062012USAAdvertisingPublic
Adap.tv40520062013USAVideo AdvertisingAcquired
Wix80520062013IsraelWebsite SoftwarePublic
Climate Corp93020062013USAWeatherAcquired
Trusteer100020062013IsraelFraud DetectionAcquired
Twitter2500020062013USASocial NetworkPublic
Care.com39020062014USAHealthcarePublic
Maker Studios95020062014USADigital EntertainmentAcquired
Kenshoo3002006IsraelDigital MarketingPrivate
Prosper5002006USAPeer FinancePrivate
Kabam7002006USAGamesPrivate
MuleSoft8002006USASaaS IntegrationPrivate**
Outbrain10002006IsraelContent MarketingPrivate**
EventBrite10002006USAEvent TicketsPrivate
PubMatic10002006USAOnline AdvertisingPrivate
MediaOcean15002006USAMobile AdvertisingPrivate
Lending Club38002006USAPeer FinancePrivate
Spotify52702006UKMusic StreamingPrivate
HubSpot4502006USASaaS MarketingPrivate
Playfish40020072009UKGamesAcquired
AdMeld40020072011USAAdvertisingAcquired
Vostu30020072012BrazilOnline GamesAcquired*
BuddyMedia68920072012USASaaS SoftwareAcquired
Nicira126020072012USACloud InfrastructureAcquired
LightInTheBox28620072013ChinaeCommercePublic
Marin31620072013USAAdvertisingPublic
Braintree80020072013USAPaymentsAcquired
Tumblr110020072013USABlog PublishingAcquired
Marketo124020072013USASaaS MarketingPublic
Qiwi177020072013RussiaDigital WalletPublic
Veeva281020072013USASaaS Life SciencesPublic
Rubicon Project69620072014USAAdvertising NetworkPublic
Fitbit3002007USAWearablesPrivate
News Distribution Network3002007USAVideo ContentPrivate
LivingSocial3302007USAeCommercePrivate
Zuora5002007USASaaS SubscriptionsPrivate*
Lyft7002007USATransportationPrivate
ZocDoc7002007USAHealthcare AccessPrivate
Twilio7502007USASoftwarePrivate
SoundCloud8002007GermanySound ContentPrivate
AppNexus8502007USAAdvertisingPrivate
Avito10002007RussiaClassifiedsPrivate
Gilt10002007USAeCommercePrivate
Hulu10002007USAMoviesPrivate
MobileIron10002007USAMobile ManagementPrivate
Zendesk36320072014USASaaS SupportPublic
InMobi11002007IndiaMobile AdvertisingPrivate
MongoDB12002007USADatabase SoftwarePrivate
Flipkart25002007IndiaeCommercePrivate
Wonga20002007UKPeer FinancePrivate
Dropbox100002007USACloud StoragePrivate
Zynga376020082011USAOnline GamesPublic
Groupon506020082011USAeCommerce GroupsPublic
Yammer120020082012USASaaS CollaborationAcquired
Colopl307520082012JapanOnline GamesPublic
Rocket Fuel125020082013USAProgrammatic AdvertisingPublic
Waze130020082013IsraelLocation TrafficAcquired
Vipshop830020082013ChinaeCommerce DiscountsPublic
2U45420082014USAOnline learningPublic
Castlight Health172020082014USAHealth DataPublic
Quikr2502008IndiaOnline ClassifiedsPrivate
Cardlytics5002008USALoyalty MarketingPrivate*
Payfone5002008USAMobile SecurityPrivate
Tintri7002008USAStorage ManagementPrivate
GitHub7502008USASaaS DevelopmentPrivate
New Relic7502008USASaaS EnterprisePrivate
HootSuite10002008CanadaEnterprise SocialPrivate
Counsyl10002008USAHealthcarePrivate
Lookout10002008USASecurity SoftwarePrivate
ZScaler10002008USACloud SecurityPrivate
Cloudera41002008USASoftwarePrivate**
Zalando49002008GermanyeCommercePrivate
Airbnb100002008USAHospitalityPrivate
MakerBot60420092013USA3D PrintingAcquired
RetailMeNot164020092013USADigital CouponsPublic
Zulily600020092013USAeCommercePublic
WhatsApp1900020092014USAMobile MessagingPrivate
xAd2502009USAAdvertising NetworkPrivate*
Asana2802009USASaaS CollaborationPrivate
Wandoujia5002009ChinaAndroid AppsPrivate
StackExchange5002009USAKnowledge ForumPrivate
The Fancy6002009USAeCommercePrivate
Foursquare7002009USALocationPrivate
Kickstarter7002009USAFunding MarketplacePrivate
Quora9002009USAQuestions & AnswersPrivate
One Kings Lane9122009USAeCommerce HomePrivate
CloudFlare10002009USASaaS CloudPrivate
Nutanix10002009USAStoragePrivate
Pure Storage30002009USAFlash MemoryPrivate
Tango10002009USAMobile MessagingPrivate
LaShou Group11002009ChinaeCommercePrivate
Weibo31572009ChinaSocial NetworkPrivate**
Pinterest50002009USASocial SharingPrivate
Uber100002009USATransportationPrivate
Square50002009USAPaymentsPrivate
Dangdang103020102011ChinaeCommercePublic
Instagram100020102012USAPicture SharingAcquired
MoPub35020102013USAMobile AdvertisingAcquired
91Wireless190020102013ChinaWireless InternetAcquired
Ticket Monster26020102014South KoreaGroup BuyingAcquired
Nuomi27020102014ChinaGroup BuyingAcquired
Viber90020102014USAMobile MessagingAcquired
Nest320020102014USAHome MonitoringAcquired
DataSift2502010USABig DataPrivate*
Cheerful3002010USAVideo AppsPrivate
Coupang5502010Sout KoreaSocial CommercePrivate
Chukong5002010ChinaMobile GamingPrivate**
Flipboard8002010USANewsPrivate
55tuan10002010ChinaeCommerce DealsPrivate
Mobli10002010IsraelVisual MediaPrivate
Fab12002010USAeCommercePrivate
Paydiant10002010USAMobile PaymentsPrivate
Kakao24002010South KoreaMobile MessagingPrivate
Jumei.com32502010ChinaCosmetics eCommercePrivate**
Supercell30002010FinlandOnline GamesPrivate
Meituan50002010ChinaGroup BuyingPrivate*
Xiaomi100002010ChinaSmartphonesPrivate
Hailo5002011UKTransportationPrivate
Aereo5002011USATC StreamingPrivate
Lamoda7002011RussiaeCommercePrivate*
Domo8252011USABusiness IntelligencePrivate
Hortonworks10002011USABig DataPrivate
Stripe17502011USAInternet PaymentsPrivate
Fanatics31002011USAeCommerce SportsPrivate
Line280002011South KoreaMobile MessagingPrivate
DeepMind40020112014UKArtificial IntelligenceAcquired
Oculus200020122014USAVirtual RealityAcquired
GungHo663520122014JapanOnline GamesPublic
Tinder5002012USAOnline DatingPrivate
Zalora4002012SingaporeeCommercePrivate*
Blue Apron5002012USAFood DeliveryPrivate
Lazada15002012IndonesiaeCommercePrivate*
Snapchat40002012USASocial SharingPrivate
Edmodo2752008USAOnline LearningPrivate*
Birchbox4852010USABeauty eCommercePrivate
Actifio11002009USADecentralized StoragePrivate
AdRoll7002007USAAdvertising retargetingPrivate*
Weebly4552006USAWebsite SoftwarePrivate
Betfair14002000UKOnline GamblingPrivate
Instacart4002012USAGrocery DeliveryPrivate
Campaign Monitor6002004AustraliaEmail MarketingPrivate
SolarCity530020062012USASolar EnergyPublic
Flipagram3002013USAMobile VideosPrivate
Shutterstock260020032013USAStock PhotographyPublic
Rally Software33520012012USACloud DevelopmentPublic
LightSpeed Retail3002005CanadaRetail SoftwarePrivate*
Beyond The Rack4002009CanadaPrivate eCommercePrivate*
Collective4502005USAProgrammatic AdvertisingPrivate
Chango2752008CanadaAdvertising RetargettingPrivate*
Thalmic Labs2502012CanadaGesture ControlPrivate*
Pandora464020002011USAOnline MusicPublic
DocuSign16002003USAOnline SignaturesPrivate
AppDirect2502009CanadaCloud ManagementPrivate
EdgeCast Networks39020062011USAVideo ManagementAcquired
BlueKai40020072014USAMarketing DataAcquired
OpenX2502008USAAdvertising NetworkPrivate
Adconion20002005USADigital DistributionPrivate*
Demand Media37520062011USAContent MarketingPublic
Kiva Systems77520032012USAWarehouse RoboticsAcquired
MySpace58020032005USASocial NetworkPrivate
SpaceX48002002USASpace ExplorationPrivate
Beats Electronics10002008USAMusic GearPrivate
Xunlei10002003ChinaP2P File SharingPrivate
Myntra33020072014IndiaFashion eCommerceAcquired
Jasper Wireless10002004USAInternet of ThingsPrivate
Tapjoy4502007USAMobile AdvertisingPrivate*
JustFab6002010USAFashion eCommercePrivate*
Applause2502007USASoftware TestingPrivate
Deem14002000USACloud CommercePrivate
VANCL30002007ChinaOnline ClothingPrivate
Warby Parker5002010USAEyeware eCommercePrivate
Heroku25020072011USACloud ApplicationsAcquired
HotelTonight2502010USAOnline HotelsPrivate
FreeWheel3602007USAVideo AdvertisingAcquired
LiveRail8002008USAVideo AdvertisingPrivate**
Netezza170020002010USAData warehousingAcquired
Massive Incorporated28020022006USAIn-game AdvertisingAcquired
Vitrue30020062012USASocial MediaAcquired
Danger50020002008USAMobile SoftwareAcquired
SendGrid3502009USAEmail InfrastructurePrivate*
BrightRoll5002006USAVideo AdvertisingPrivate*
SpotXchange6002006USAVideo AdvertisingPrivate*
Tremor Video22720052013USAVideo AdvertisingPublic
TubeMogul4002006USAVideo AdvertisingPublic
Isilon225020012010USAData StorageAcquired
Starent Networks290020002009USAMobile InfrastructureAcquired
Sourcefire270020012013USANetwork SecurityAcquired
Intucell47520092013IsraelMobile SoftwareAcquired
Ubiquisys31020052013USAMobile SoftwareAcquired
Meraki120020062012USACloud NetworkingAcquired
Proofpoint93520022012USAEmail SecurityPublic
Aerohive Networks43620062014USAEnterprise Wi-FiPublic
Wotif56720002006AustraliaOnline TravelPublic
Ocado193020022010UKOnline FoodPublic
Gamesys16002001UKOnline LotteryPrivate*
DoubleDown50020102012USAOnline CasinoAcquired
NaturalMotion52720012014UKOnline GamingAcquired
Five932020012014USACall CentersPublic
Guidewire Software264020012012USAInsurance SoftwarePublic
Nimble Storage203020082013USAStorage SolutionsPublic
Gogo155020082013USAFlight Wi-FiPublic
Barracuda Networks141020032013USANetwork AppliancesPublic
Invensense182020032011USAMotion SensorsPublic
Infinera109020002007USAOptical NetworkingPublic
Ruckus Wireless83920042012USASmart Wi-FiPublic
Xoom84020012013USADigital MoneyPublic
NextG Networks10002011USADistributed AntennasAcquired
OnDeck3502007USAOnline LoansPrivate
Practice Fusion7002005USAHealth RecordsPrivate
Quirky5262009USAInnovative eCommercePrivate
Nextdoor5002010USANeighborhood NetworkPrivate
Mandiant100020042014USAInformation SecurityAcquired
SoFI5002011USAP2P Students LendingPrivate
AppDynamics5002008USAApplication PerformancePrivate
Redfin5002004USAReal Estate SoftwarePrivate
Glassdoor5002007USAOnline JobsPrivate
MINDBODY4502001USABusiness SoftwarePrivate
Knewton3152008USAAdaptive LearningPrivate
SimpliVity3062009USAIT InfrastructurePrivate
Bonobos3002007USACustom ClothingPrivate
Act-On Software3002008USAMarketing AutomationPrivate
Yext2702006USACloud MarketingPrivate
Tradeshift3002009UKDigital InvoicingPrivate
ClearSlide2672009USASales PlatformPrivate
Freshbooks3502003CanadaDigital InvoicingPrivate
TripAdvisor117520002005USAOnline TravelAcquired
Quidsi54520052010USAeCommerceAcquired
Bill Me Later94520002008USAOnline PaymentsAcquired
Sprinklr5252009USASocial MediaPrivate
ngmoco40020082010USAVideo GamesAcquired
Tiny Prints36920042011USAEntertainment eCommerceAcquired
Greenplum32520012010USADatabase SoftwareAcquired
Pure Digital Technologies59020012009USAVideo CamerasAcquired
ArcSight150020002010USASecurity ManagementAcquired
Vertica35020052011USADatabase SoftwareAcquired
Skrill80020012013UKOnline PaymentsAcquired
Octo Telematics55520022014ItalyInsurance TelematicsAcquired
TDX Group32720042014UKDebt SoftwareAcquired
Area9
Manta4502005USASMB NetworkingPrivate
Glam Media5002003USAOnline ContentPrivate
Apptio3502007USAIT SaaSPrivate
eHarmony3502000USAOnline DatingPrivate
FreshDirect3502002USAFood DeliveryPrivate
Nasty Gal4002006USAOnline ClothingPrivate
iZettle3002010SwedenMobile PaymentsPrivate*
LiveRamp31020112014USAMarketing DataAcquired
Optimizely3002010USAWebsite OptimizationPrivate*
Wattpad2752006CanadaOnline ReadingPrivate*
Desire2Learn5002007CanadaOnline LearningPrivate*
Vision Critical4002000CanadaCustomer FeedbackPrivate*
Addepar2502009USAWealth ManagementPrivate
Stella & Dot3702004USASocial eCommercePrivate
Oscar10002013USAHealth InsurancePrivate
Anaplan10002006USASaaS FinancialsPrivate
Life3602502008USAPeople SecurityPrivate
Kosmix30020052011USACategorization EngineAcquired
Accedian Networks2752004CanadaNetwork PerformancePrivate*
Kik2502009CanadaOnline MessagingPrivate*
Q1 Labs25020012011CanadaSecurity IntelligenceAcquired
Lumenpulse40020062014CanadaLighting SolutionsPublic
Slack2502009USATeam CollaborationPrivate
Doximity5002011USAPhysicians NetworkPrivate
Ambri3002010USABattery TechnologyPrivate
LeTV480020042010ChinaVideo SharingPublic
NavInfo170020022010ChinaOnline MappingPublic
Sunrun7002007USASolar EnergyPrivate
Swagbucks4002008USARewards ComunityPrivate*
Twitch25002011USAVideo StreamingPrivate

Notes

  1. * = estimated valuation, ** = rumoured to go public.
  2. The public companies market caps will be updated weekly. Current prices are as of close April 18, 1014.
  3. Private valuations are difficult to nail accurately, so estimations were made when data or reports weren’t available. (labelled with *)
  4. The 3 Graphs were generated when there were only 226 companies, but they will be updated weekly as well.
  • http://twitter.com/davidhhendricks Dave Hendricks

    Doesn’t Unicorn imply some form of product uniqueness? Or are these just standout investments, meaning they are unusual since they will return 10X+ for early stage investors? Thanks for putting the list together, good compendium.

    • http://www.startupmanagement.org/ William Mougayar

      In this context, it’s the latter; i.e. standout investments/valuations, companies that rise above the frey. Thanks.

  • http://www.datameer.com/ big data analytics

    I guess the effect of economic downturn wasn’t just on the US …

    • http://www.startupmanagement.org/ William Mougayar

      In reference to what years?

      • http://www.datameer.com/ big data analytics

        After 2007…

        • http://www.startupmanagement.org/ William Mougayar

          i see. but the last 2 years have been good i think, no?

  • disqus_0YZJyPGDVT

    I don’t think xero is valued at $12b, one to many 0′s?

  • Tyler McNally

    Did you pay for “mattermark data” which is actually crunchbase data? or to ask differently, does matttermark have financing data that does not exist within crunchbase?

    • http://www.startupmanagement.org/ William Mougayar

      you’re right. it’s $3.5B
      http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/XRO:NZ

    • http://www.daniellemorrill.com Danielle Morrill

      William has been wonderful about helping spread the word about Mattermark, and he collected a lot of additional data that was not in our database to complete his list (Valuations, exit year, etc.) — we know how time consuming this is, and are so grateful that he put this list together for the community. We make special arrangements with bloggers from time to time to exchange free Mattermark services for blog posts that help raise awareness of our tools. Thanks William!

      • Tyler McNally

        Makes sense! Mattermark is doing some really cool things, exciting to see the growth. My question was more specifically around data attribution -> is the data (financing, dates, country, etc.) here that is from mattermark data that is unique/distinct/different from the crunchbase data?

        • http://www.startupmanagement.org/ William Mougayar

          In my experience, Mattermark’s data is quite comprehensive, and has a really easy & powerful user interface.

  • Mairi Johnson

    BetFair should be on that list. It was founded in 2000 in the UK and was valued at IPO at $2.2bn.

  • http://csertoglu.typepad.com csertoglu

    William do you plan to include companies that have never received outside funding, but would be assumed to have EV>$250m?

    • http://www.startupmanagement.org/ William Mougayar

      Yes, if the info is available.

  • http://www.themusingsofthebigredcar.com/ JLM

    .
    What a great list. Something that should be developed and published annually. Very well done.

    Well played.

    JLM
    .

    • http://www.startupmanagement.org/ William Mougayar

      Thanks. I will maintain it continuously so it’s a living / real time reference.

      • http://www.themusingsofthebigredcar.com/ JLM

        .
        Revenue stream. Publishing opportunity.

        JLM
        .

  • FAKE GRIMLOCK

    MOST IMPORTANT SUCCESSFUL STARTUPS ONES YOU NOT HEARD OF.

    • http://www.startupmanagement.org/ William Mougayar

      :)

  • DanielHorowitz

    Commented on Fred’s blog but probably better here…
    Here are a few more: Rally software, Heroku, Solar City, Kiva systems,
    Admob, Foundation Medicine, Nanosolar, Stubhub, Hotel Tonight, Instacart
    (Rumored), Wildfire Interactive, Nextdoor, Spacex, Quirky, Pacific
    Biosciences, Practice Fusion, Brightcove. Fleetmatics (?)

    • http://www.startupmanagement.org/ William Mougayar

      SF bought Heroku for $212M, so they are below the cut.

      Instacart is in at $400M, and so is Rally and I was on the fence for Solar City because it’s not pure soft-tech, but I added them now!

      I’m going through the others, one by one, and you’ll either see them or not in 2-3 days, depending if they meet the criteria. Thanks a lot.

  • http://guillaumelerouge.com/ Guillaume Lerouge

    Thanks for the great effort! Regarding Neolane, I believe it was originally a French company, prior to getting acquired by Adobe: http://www.societe.com/societe/neolane-438384406.html

    • http://www.startupmanagement.org/ William Mougayar

      Thx. Will update it.

  • http://www.eliainsider.com Elia Freedman

    Great work, William. Can’t help but wonder how many venture backed businesses this is out of? How many business starts in general? Very long odds, is my guess.

    • http://www.startupmanagement.org/ William Mougayar

      Thousands for sure. Thx

  • Wonyoung Kim

    Here are several more – PA Semi, Invensense, Primesense, Beceem, Inphi, all semiconductor companies (a rare breed).

  • Ada Chen

    Great work – really getting a lot out of the data. Would have expected more Canadian companies (maybe in a few years?) and would love to see investment numbers on rounds/VCs/etc (I realize it’d be difficult). Thanks for putting this together! Can’t wait to see what this list looks like in a few years or even a few months.

    Tiny note – South Korea is misspelled for Coupang!

  • http://www.pointsandfigures.com/ pointsnfigures

    Add EchoGlobal Logistics and Innerworkings. Both IPOs out of Chicago-Lightbank guys. Belly might be there too.

  • http://jenslapinski.wordpress.com/ jenslapinski

    Trivago in Germany

  • Navneet Gosal

    I believe Mandiant and NetWitness out of the DC area were both north of 250M in the last 3 years. Would be interesting to see a geographical breakdown in US of these

  • http://jenslapinski.wordpress.com/ jenslapinski

    Delivery Hero, Germany

  • http://jenslapinski.wordpress.com/ jenslapinski

    Natural Motion, UK

  • http://jenslapinski.wordpress.com/ jenslapinski

    Beebo, UK

  • mark sugarman

    Happy to help contribute a few names, love to see a comprehensive list:
    OPOWER 2007- NYSE IPO 2014 (OPWR)
    Aerohive 2006- IPO 2014
    Five9 2001- NASDAQ
    Would suggest looking at IPO lists

    • http://arnoldwaldstein.com/ awaldstein

      Good to see Open English here.

      Quite a success story. Just recently met with one of the founders.

      • http://www.startupmanagement.org/ William Mougayar

        Cool!

  • Wade Friedel

    Ubiquiti Networks $UBNT founded in 2003 as Pera Networks reincorporated as Ubiquiti in 2005.

  • Hendrik Laubscher

    William, this is a great post.

    I think you are missing a rather large one in terms of ecommerce and an up and comer:

    Alibaba (China) Started in 1999, valuation – ? anything between $ 80 -160 Billion – going public soon

    Snapdeal (India) Started in 2010, $240 million invested – private

  • Srivatsan Sivanandan

    Myntra (from India; started 2007) was recently acquired by Flipkart for well north of $250M http://www.crunchbase.com/acquisition/1fede19770fb9e2945ee23bf7df9d72e

  • g_b_c

    A couple more from Australia – Campaign Monitor and BigCommerce.

    • http://www.startupmanagement.org/ William Mougayar

      Campaign Monitor is in @ $600M. I’m checking on BigCommerce & you’ll see it if it checks. Thanks a lot.

  • ek

    Pandora, OpenX, Adconion, Demand Media, Brightroll, MySpace, SpaceX, Tapjoy, Lynda.com, JustFab, Heroku, Warby Parker, Solar City, Hotel Tonight

    • http://www.startupmanagement.org/ William Mougayar

      thanks. Great add-ons!

      Those that made are: pandora, openX,demandmedia, solarcity, spaceX,justfab,tapjoy, heroku, hotel tonight.

  • Sakari Sipola

    Thanks for putting the list together. One small point – Supercell is from Finland not Sweden :)

    • http://www.startupmanagement.org/ William Mougayar

      oops. fixed. thx

  • http://twitter.com/davidfraga David Fraga

    Great list. One addition: Shutterstock (NYSE: SSTK) which was started in 2003 and currently has a ~$2.5 billion market cap.

    • http://www.startupmanagement.org/ William Mougayar

      yep. just added them. thanks.

  • gusguida

    Great work, thanks!
    Some startups from Brazil: Buscapé, acquired by Naspers in 2009 by 340 million (total valuation was 391 million at that time); Hotel Urbano, valuation around 600 million nowadays; Netshoes; Dafiti; Submarino.

    • http://www.startupmanagement.org/ William Mougayar

      Perfect. Thanks. I will check them and add the ones that pass the mustard.

  • elliewheeler

    Great list. Collective is actually based in NYC, so that should be USA not Canada.

    Also, Extreme Reach should be added to this list.

    • http://www.startupmanagement.org/ William Mougayar

      Good ones. I corrected Collective and added Extreme Reach.
      I estimated the valuation of Extreme Reach to be 1.2B based on $300 mil in sales. Do you think it’s in the ball park?

  • http://www.victusspiritus.com/ Mark Essel

    This is some good work @William , just catching up on avc and saw your collection. Interesting to see the industry trends at very high level.

    Always be curating.

    Curious about one thing, if a company is acquired @250 mil, how does it have the ability to become a “billion dollar company” (ie heroku etc)

    • http://www.startupmanagement.org/ William Mougayar

      ah, typically we stop tracking that company after it gets acquired, but there are cases where the company stays separated and gets re-acquired at a higher valuation, but these are rare cases.

      • http://www.victusspiritus.com/ Mark Essel

        just thought of a potential that I didn’t remember seeing on the list (may have missed it)
        github, I know they raised a decent chunk, assume their valuation is Nx that number

        • http://www.startupmanagement.org/ William Mougayar

          thanks. yep, i typically go by the last known raise, unless there is new data otherwise.

  • Tom

    One from the UK – bet365, founded in 2000 I believe

  • salima

    TripAdvisor
    Quidsi (Diapers.com)
    BillMeLater
    Coupons
    Ngmoco
    Tinyprints
    Huffington Post
    Docusign
    Glam
    Living Social
    Manta
    Nasty Gal?
    Path?
    Reddit
    Stella & Dot
    360buy
    Ietv
    Cloudary
    trivago
    Gmarket
    Buzzfeed
    RightMedia
    Playdom
    AdMob
    Club Penguin
    Apartments.com
    Meetic
    Lovefilm
    Revolution Money
    Adify
    Fotolia
    BlueLithium
    Last.fm
    Photobucket
    Tacoda
    GittiGidiyor

    Blue Apron

  • davey_cont

    blinkx. public in 2007. current market cap is $550M.

    • http://www.startupmanagement.org/ William Mougayar

      Added it. Thanks!

  • David Rosenthal

    A few more from Seattle: PopCap Games, Big Fish, Inrix.

  • Koh Zhili

    Hello there,
    How did you arrive at the valuation for each of these companies?
    Is there some way you calculated it or gleaned it off the web?

    Cheers

  • Mohit Mehta

    William – this is fantastic! Couple more contributions to the list:

    1. Snapdeal – It’s in the 3-horse race in India’s rapidly growing e-commerce market. Recently, raised $627M from Softbank http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/snapdeal

    2. Cumulus Networks – Data-Center Networking with Linux. Recently, valued at $300M – http://www.businessinsider.com/cumulus-dell-deal-delivered-300m-valuation-2014-4 http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/cumulus-networks

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