The Global Unicorns Universe
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 $1 Billion valuation club. I ended-up with 232 companies (and counting).
This list is way beyond the initial TechCrunch unicorn list. It includes private, public and acquired companies. It is also sortable by any column, so you can derive your own analysis from it.
I will be updating this list weekly, or as changes occur. It is my hope that it becomes a reference point for tracking the tech startups that have popped on the scene. Please provide additions or suggested corrections in the comments, and I will make updates accordingly.
[Click on any column to re-sort it]
Global Unicorns Universe
Company | Valuation ($M) | Founded | Exited | Country | Segment | Status |
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MakeMyTrip | 944 | 2000 | 2010 | India | Online Travel | Public |
E2open | 487 | 2000 | 2012 | USA | Procurement SaaS | Public |
ExactTarget | 2500 | 2000 | 2013 | USA | Email Marketing | Acquired |
Just Eat | 1340 | 2000 | 2014 | UK | Restaurant Ordering | Public |
SuccessFactors | 3400 | 2001 | 2012 | USA | SaaS Enterprise | Acquired |
Jive | 502 | 2001 | 2013 | USA | SaaS Social | Public |
Neolane | 600 | 2001 | 2013 | USA | Marketing Automation | Acquired |
500.com | 1200 | 2001 | 2013 | China | Sports Lottery | Public |
AutoNavi | 1580 | 2001 | 2014 | China | Online Mapping | Acquired |
Miniclip | 300 | 2001 | Switzerland | Online Games | Private | |
Lithium Technologies | 500 | 2001 | USA | SaaS Social | Private* | |
Vente Privee | 3000 | 2001 | France | eCommerce | Private | |
Renren | 1250 | 2002 | 2011 | China | Social Network | Public |
Roku | 700 | 2002 | USA | TV Streaming | Private* | |
Atlassian | 3300 | 2002 | Australia | SaaS Enterprise | Private | |
Shazam | 1000 | 2002 | UK | Music Streaming | Private | |
Sonos | 2000 | 2002 | USA | Sound Speakers | Private* | |
Wayfair | 2200 | 2002 | USA | eCommerce | Private | |
LogMeIn | 997 | 2003 | 2009 | USA | Remote Connectivity | Public |
Changyou | 1470 | 2003 | 2009 | China | Online Games | Public |
2114 | 2003 | 2011 | USA | Social Network | Public | |
Skype | 8500 | 2003 | 2011 | Estonia | Voice over IP | Acquired |
Splunk | 7760 | 2003 | 2012 | USA | Intelligence Software | Public |
Sungy Mobile | 637 | 2003 | 2013 | China | Mobile Development | Public |
RingCentral | 1050 | 2003 | 2013 | USA | Telecommunications | Public |
Tableau | 3940 | 2003 | 2013 | USA | Data Presentation | Public |
AirWatch | 1540 | 2003 | 2014 | USA | SaaS Enterprise | Acquired |
Dianping | 2000 | 2003 | China | Restaurant Reviews | Private | |
GoPro | 2250 | 2003 | USA | Mobile Cameras | Private | |
Rovio | 4000 | 2003 | Finland | Online Games | Private | |
King | 5610 | 2003 | UK | Online Games | Public | |
Trulia | 1170 | 2004 | 2012 | USA | Real Estate | Public |
Indeed | 1400 | 2004 | 2012 | USA | Recruiting Marketplace | Acquired |
Kayak | 1800 | 2004 | 2012 | USA | Online Travel | Acquired |
Demandware | 1940 | 2004 | 2012 | USA | eCommerce | Public |
ServiceNow | 7510 | 2004 | 2012 | USA | SaaS IT | Public |
150000 | 2004 | 2012 | USA | Social Network | Public | |
YuMe | 221 | 2004 | 2013 | USA | Video Advertising | Public |
Gigamon | 500 | 2004 | 2013 | USA | Networking Visibility | Public |
Textura | 507 | 2004 | 2013 | USA | Online Collaboration | Public |
Gree | 2377 | 2004 | 2013 | Japan | Games | Public |
Autohome | 3670 | 2004 | 2013 | China | Auto Information | Public |
Yelp | 4630 | 2004 | 2013 | USA | Online Reviews | Public |
FireEye | 6530 | 2004 | 2013 | USA | Security | Public |
A10 Networks | 870 | 2004 | 2014 | USA | Server Appliances | Public |
GrubHub | 2820 | 2004 | 2014 | USA | Food Delivery | Public |
Cleversafe | 300 | 2004 | USA | Storage | Private | |
TutorGroup | 400 | 2004 | China | Online Education | Private* | |
SugarCRM | 500 | 2004 | USA | SaaS CRM | Private | |
Turn | 675 | 2004 | USA | Advertising Network | Private | |
Shopify | 1000 | 2004 | Canada | SaaS eCommerce | Private | |
Mu Sigma | 1000 | 2004 | India | Decision Analytics | Private | |
Sogou | 1200 | 2004 | China | Search Engine | Private | |
Evernote | 2000 | 2004 | USA | Content Manageement | Private | |
Jingdong | 7250 | 2004 | China | eCommerce | Private | |
Palantir | 9000 | 2004 | USA | Big Data | Private | |
Bebo | 850 | 2005 | 2008 | USA | Social Network | Acquired |
Qihoo360 | 1145 | 2005 | 2011 | China | Internet Security | Public |
Zillow | 3750 | 2005 | 2011 | USA | Real Estate | Public |
Youku Tudou | 4360 | 2005 | 2011 | China | Video Content | Public |
BazaarVoice | 540 | 2005 | 2012 | USA | eCommerce | Public |
LifeLock | 1470 | 2005 | 2012 | USA | Identity Protection | Public |
YY | 3720 | 2005 | 2012 | China | Social music | Public |
Palo Alto Networks | 5180 | 2005 | 2012 | USA | Application Firewalls | Public |
Workday | 14680 | 2005 | 2012 | USA | SaaS HR | Public |
Tremor | 227 | 2005 | 2013 | USA | Advertising | Public |
Mavenir | 368 | 2005 | 2013 | USA | Mobile Infrastructure | Public |
Chegg | 451 | 2005 | 2013 | USA | Education | Public |
SoftLayer | 2000 | 2005 | 2013 | USA | Cloud Infrastructure | Acquired |
Criteo | 2170 | 2005 | 2013 | France | Advertising | Public |
Qunar | 3330 | 2005 | 2013 | China | Travel | Public |
HomeAway | 3340 | 2005 | 2013 | USA | Hospitality | Public |
58.com | 3500 | 2005 | 2013 | China | Classifieds | Public |
Flurry | 350 | 2005 | USA | Mobile Advertising | Private | |
Souq | 400 | 2005 | UAE | E-commerce | Private | |
Zoho | 700 | 2005 | USA | SaaS Enterprise | Private | |
Violin Memory | 800 | 2005 | USA | Storage | Private | |
Etsy | 1100 | 2005 | USA | eCommerce | Private | |
Automattic | 1250 | 2005 | USA | Blogging Software | Private | |
Conduit | 1300 | 2005 | Israel | Content Marketing | Private | |
TrueCar | 607 | 2005 | 2014 | USA | eCommerce Cars | Public |
Box | 2000 | 2005 | USA | SaaS Enterprise | Private** | |
Klarna | 2500 | 2005 | Sweden | Internet Payments | Private | |
Arista | 2500 | 2005 | USA | Cloud Networking | Private** | |
YouTube | 1650 | 2006 | 2005 | USA | Video Streaming | Acquired |
Xero | 3500 | 2006 | 2009 | New Zealand | Online Accounting | Public |
Radian6 | 326 | 2006 | 2011 | Canada | SaaS Social | Acquired |
Fusion-io | 1000 | 2006 | 2011 | USA | Storage | Public |
Millenial Media | 686 | 2006 | 2012 | USA | Advertising | Public |
Adap.tv | 405 | 2006 | 2013 | USA | Video Advertising | Acquired |
Wix | 805 | 2006 | 2013 | Israel | Website Software | Public |
Climate Corp | 930 | 2006 | 2013 | USA | Weather | Acquired |
Trusteer | 1000 | 2006 | 2013 | Israel | Fraud Detection | Acquired |
25000 | 2006 | 2013 | USA | Social Network | Public | |
Care.com | 390 | 2006 | 2014 | USA | Healthcare | Public |
Maker Studios | 950 | 2006 | 2014 | USA | Digital Entertainment | Acquired |
Kenshoo | 300 | 2006 | Israel | Digital Marketing | Private | |
Prosper | 500 | 2006 | USA | Peer Finance | Private | |
Kabam | 700 | 2006 | USA | Games | Private | |
MuleSoft | 800 | 2006 | USA | SaaS Integration | Private** | |
Outbrain | 1000 | 2006 | Israel | Content Marketing | Private** | |
EventBrite | 1000 | 2006 | USA | Event Tickets | Private | |
PubMatic | 1000 | 2006 | USA | Online Advertising | Private | |
MediaOcean | 1500 | 2006 | USA | Mobile Advertising | Private | |
Lending Club | 3800 | 2006 | USA | Peer Finance | Private | |
Spotify | 5270 | 2006 | UK | Music Streaming | Private | |
HubSpot | 450 | 2006 | USA | SaaS Marketing | Private | |
Playfish | 400 | 2007 | 2009 | UK | Games | Acquired |
AdMeld | 400 | 2007 | 2011 | USA | Advertising | Acquired |
Vostu | 300 | 2007 | 2012 | Brazil | Online Games | Acquired* |
BuddyMedia | 689 | 2007 | 2012 | USA | SaaS Software | Acquired |
Nicira | 1260 | 2007 | 2012 | USA | Cloud Infrastructure | Acquired |
LightInTheBox | 286 | 2007 | 2013 | China | eCommerce | Public |
Marin | 316 | 2007 | 2013 | USA | Advertising | Public |
Braintree | 800 | 2007 | 2013 | USA | Payments | Acquired |
Tumblr | 1100 | 2007 | 2013 | USA | Blog Publishing | Acquired |
Marketo | 1240 | 2007 | 2013 | USA | SaaS Marketing | Public |
Qiwi | 1770 | 2007 | 2013 | Russia | Digital Wallet | Public |
Veeva | 2810 | 2007 | 2013 | USA | SaaS Life Sciences | Public |
Rubicon Project | 696 | 2007 | 2014 | USA | Advertising Network | Public |
Fitbit | 300 | 2007 | USA | Wearables | Private | |
News Distribution Network | 300 | 2007 | USA | Video Content | Private | |
LivingSocial | 330 | 2007 | USA | eCommerce | Private | |
Zuora | 500 | 2007 | USA | SaaS Subscriptions | Private* | |
Lyft | 700 | 2007 | USA | Transportation | Private | |
ZocDoc | 700 | 2007 | USA | Healthcare Access | Private | |
Twilio | 750 | 2007 | USA | Software | Private | |
SoundCloud | 800 | 2007 | Germany | Sound Content | Private | |
AppNexus | 850 | 2007 | USA | Advertising | Private | |
Avito | 1000 | 2007 | Russia | Classifieds | Private | |
Gilt | 1000 | 2007 | USA | eCommerce | Private | |
Hulu | 1000 | 2007 | USA | Movies | Private | |
MobileIron | 1000 | 2007 | USA | Mobile Management | Private | |
Zendesk | 363 | 2007 | 2014 | USA | SaaS Support | Public |
InMobi | 1100 | 2007 | India | Mobile Advertising | Private | |
MongoDB | 1200 | 2007 | USA | Database Software | Private | |
Flipkart | 2500 | 2007 | India | eCommerce | Private | |
Wonga | 2000 | 2007 | UK | Peer Finance | Private | |
Dropbox | 10000 | 2007 | USA | Cloud Storage | Private | |
Zynga | 3760 | 2008 | 2011 | USA | Online Games | Public |
Groupon | 5060 | 2008 | 2011 | USA | eCommerce Groups | Public |
Yammer | 1200 | 2008 | 2012 | USA | SaaS Collaboration | Acquired |
Colopl | 3075 | 2008 | 2012 | Japan | Online Games | Public |
Rocket Fuel | 1250 | 2008 | 2013 | USA | Programmatic Advertising | Public |
Waze | 1300 | 2008 | 2013 | Israel | Location Traffic | Acquired |
Vipshop | 8300 | 2008 | 2013 | China | eCommerce Discounts | Public |
2U | 454 | 2008 | 2014 | USA | Online learning | Public |
Castlight Health | 1720 | 2008 | 2014 | USA | Health Data | Public |
Quikr | 250 | 2008 | India | Online Classifieds | Private | |
Cardlytics | 500 | 2008 | USA | Loyalty Marketing | Private* | |
Payfone | 500 | 2008 | USA | Mobile Security | Private | |
Tintri | 700 | 2008 | USA | Storage Management | Private | |
GitHub | 750 | 2008 | USA | SaaS Development | Private | |
New Relic | 750 | 2008 | USA | SaaS Enterprise | Private | |
HootSuite | 1000 | 2008 | Canada | Enterprise Social | Private | |
Counsyl | 1000 | 2008 | USA | Healthcare | Private | |
Lookout | 1000 | 2008 | USA | Security Software | Private | |
ZScaler | 1000 | 2008 | USA | Cloud Security | Private | |
Cloudera | 4100 | 2008 | USA | Software | Private** | |
Zalando | 4900 | 2008 | Germany | eCommerce | Private | |
Airbnb | 10000 | 2008 | USA | Hospitality | Private | |
MakerBot | 604 | 2009 | 2013 | USA | 3D Printing | Acquired |
RetailMeNot | 1640 | 2009 | 2013 | USA | Digital Coupons | Public |
Zulily | 6000 | 2009 | 2013 | USA | eCommerce | Public |
19000 | 2009 | 2014 | USA | Mobile Messaging | Private | |
xAd | 250 | 2009 | USA | Advertising Network | Private* | |
Asana | 280 | 2009 | USA | SaaS Collaboration | Private | |
Wandoujia | 500 | 2009 | China | Android Apps | Private | |
StackExchange | 500 | 2009 | USA | Knowledge Forum | Private | |
The Fancy | 600 | 2009 | USA | eCommerce | Private | |
Foursquare | 700 | 2009 | USA | Location | Private | |
Kickstarter | 700 | 2009 | USA | Funding Marketplace | Private | |
Quora | 900 | 2009 | USA | Questions & Answers | Private | |
One Kings Lane | 912 | 2009 | USA | eCommerce Home | Private | |
CloudFlare | 1000 | 2009 | USA | SaaS Cloud | Private | |
Nutanix | 1000 | 2009 | USA | Storage | Private | |
Pure Storage | 3000 | 2009 | USA | Flash Memory | Private | |
Tango | 1000 | 2009 | USA | Mobile Messaging | Private | |
LaShou Group | 1100 | 2009 | China | eCommerce | Private | |
3157 | 2009 | China | Social Network | Private** | ||
5000 | 2009 | USA | Social Sharing | Private | ||
Uber | 10000 | 2009 | USA | Transportation | Private | |
Square | 5000 | 2009 | USA | Payments | Private | |
Dangdang | 1030 | 2010 | 2011 | China | eCommerce | Public |
1000 | 2010 | 2012 | USA | Picture Sharing | Acquired | |
MoPub | 350 | 2010 | 2013 | USA | Mobile Advertising | Acquired |
91Wireless | 1900 | 2010 | 2013 | China | Wireless Internet | Acquired |
Ticket Monster | 260 | 2010 | 2014 | South Korea | Group Buying | Acquired |
Nuomi | 270 | 2010 | 2014 | China | Group Buying | Acquired |
Viber | 900 | 2010 | 2014 | USA | Mobile Messaging | Acquired |
Nest | 3200 | 2010 | 2014 | USA | Home Monitoring | Acquired |
DataSift | 250 | 2010 | USA | Big Data | Private* | |
Cheerful | 300 | 2010 | USA | Video Apps | Private | |
Coupang | 550 | 2010 | Sout Korea | Social Commerce | Private | |
Chukong | 500 | 2010 | China | Mobile Gaming | Private** | |
800 | 2010 | USA | News | Private | ||
55tuan | 1000 | 2010 | China | eCommerce Deals | Private | |
Mobli | 1000 | 2010 | Israel | Visual Media | Private | |
Fab | 1200 | 2010 | USA | eCommerce | Private | |
Paydiant | 1000 | 2010 | USA | Mobile Payments | Private | |
Kakao | 2400 | 2010 | South Korea | Mobile Messaging | Private | |
Jumei.com | 3250 | 2010 | China | Cosmetics eCommerce | Private** | |
Supercell | 3000 | 2010 | Finland | Online Games | Private | |
Meituan | 5000 | 2010 | China | Group Buying | Private* | |
Xiaomi | 10000 | 2010 | China | Smartphones | Private | |
Hailo | 500 | 2011 | UK | Transportation | Private | |
Aereo | 500 | 2011 | USA | TC Streaming | Private | |
Lamoda | 700 | 2011 | Russia | eCommerce | Private* | |
Domo | 825 | 2011 | USA | Business Intelligence | Private | |
Hortonworks | 1000 | 2011 | USA | Big Data | Private | |
Stripe | 1750 | 2011 | USA | Internet Payments | Private | |
Fanatics | 3100 | 2011 | USA | eCommerce Sports | Private | |
Line | 28000 | 2011 | South Korea | Mobile Messaging | Private | |
DeepMind | 400 | 2011 | 2014 | UK | Artificial Intelligence | Acquired |
Oculus | 2000 | 2012 | 2014 | USA | Virtual Reality | Acquired |
GungHo | 6635 | 2012 | 2014 | Japan | Online Games | Public |
Tinder | 500 | 2012 | USA | Online Dating | Private | |
Zalora | 400 | 2012 | Singapore | eCommerce | Private* | |
Blue Apron | 500 | 2012 | USA | Food Delivery | Private | |
Lazada | 1500 | 2012 | Indonesia | eCommerce | Private* | |
Snapchat | 4000 | 2012 | USA | Social Sharing | Private | |
Edmodo | 275 | 2008 | USA | Online Learning | Private* | |
Birchbox | 485 | 2010 | USA | Beauty eCommerce | Private | |
Actifio | 1100 | 2009 | USA | Decentralized Storage | Private | |
AdRoll | 700 | 2007 | USA | Advertising retargeting | Private* | |
Weebly | 455 | 2006 | USA | Website Software | Private | |
Betfair | 1400 | 2000 | UK | Online Gambling | Private | |
Instacart | 400 | 2012 | USA | Grocery Delivery | Private | |
Campaign Monitor | 600 | 2004 | Australia | Email Marketing | Private | |
SolarCity | 5300 | 2006 | 2012 | USA | Solar Energy | Public |
Flipagram | 300 | 2013 | USA | Mobile Videos | Private | |
Shutterstock | 2600 | 2003 | 2013 | USA | Stock Photography | Public |
Rally Software | 335 | 2001 | 2012 | USA | Cloud Development | Public |
LightSpeed Retail | 300 | 2005 | Canada | Retail Software | Private* | |
Beyond The Rack | 400 | 2009 | Canada | Private eCommerce | Private* | |
Collective | 450 | 2005 | USA | Programmatic Advertising | Private | |
Chango | 275 | 2008 | Canada | Advertising Retargetting | Private* | |
Thalmic Labs | 250 | 2012 | Canada | Gesture Control | Private* | |
Pandora | 4640 | 2000 | 2011 | USA | Online Music | Public |
DocuSign | 1600 | 2003 | USA | Online Signatures | Private | |
AppDirect | 250 | 2009 | Canada | Cloud Management | Private | |
EdgeCast Networks | 390 | 2006 | 2011 | USA | Video Management | Acquired |
BlueKai | 400 | 2007 | 2014 | USA | Marketing Data | Acquired |
OpenX | 250 | 2008 | USA | Advertising Network | Private | |
Adconion | 2000 | 2005 | USA | Digital Distribution | Private* | |
Demand Media | 375 | 2006 | 2011 | USA | Content Marketing | Public |
Kiva Systems | 775 | 2003 | 2012 | USA | Warehouse Robotics | Acquired |
MySpace | 580 | 2003 | 2005 | USA | Social Network | Private |
SpaceX | 4800 | 2002 | USA | Space Exploration | Private | |
Beats Electronics | 1000 | 2008 | USA | Music Gear | Private | |
Xunlei | 1000 | 2003 | China | P2P File Sharing | Private | |
Myntra | 330 | 2007 | 2014 | India | Fashion eCommerce | Acquired |
Jasper Wireless | 1000 | 2004 | USA | Internet of Things | Private | |
Tapjoy | 450 | 2007 | USA | Mobile Advertising | Private* | |
JustFab | 600 | 2010 | USA | Fashion eCommerce | Private* | |
Applause | 250 | 2007 | USA | Software Testing | Private | |
Deem | 1400 | 2000 | USA | Cloud Commerce | Private | |
VANCL | 3000 | 2007 | China | Online Clothing | Private | |
Warby Parker | 500 | 2010 | USA | Eyeware eCommerce | Private | |
Heroku | 250 | 2007 | 2011 | USA | Cloud Applications | Acquired |
HotelTonight | 250 | 2010 | USA | Online Hotels | Private | |
FreeWheel | 360 | 2007 | USA | Video Advertising | Acquired | |
LiveRail | 800 | 2008 | USA | Video Advertising | Private** | |
Netezza | 1700 | 2000 | 2010 | USA | Data warehousing | Acquired |
Massive Incorporated | 280 | 2002 | 2006 | USA | In-game Advertising | Acquired |
Vitrue | 300 | 2006 | 2012 | USA | Social Media | Acquired |
Danger | 500 | 2000 | 2008 | USA | Mobile Software | Acquired |
SendGrid | 350 | 2009 | USA | Email Infrastructure | Private* | |
BrightRoll | 500 | 2006 | USA | Video Advertising | Private* | |
SpotXchange | 600 | 2006 | USA | Video Advertising | Private* | |
Tremor Video | 227 | 2005 | 2013 | USA | Video Advertising | Public |
TubeMogul | 400 | 2006 | USA | Video Advertising | Public | |
Isilon | 2250 | 2001 | 2010 | USA | Data Storage | Acquired |
Starent Networks | 2900 | 2000 | 2009 | USA | Mobile Infrastructure | Acquired |
Sourcefire | 2700 | 2001 | 2013 | USA | Network Security | Acquired |
Intucell | 475 | 2009 | 2013 | Israel | Mobile Software | Acquired |
Ubiquisys | 310 | 2005 | 2013 | USA | Mobile Software | Acquired |
Meraki | 1200 | 2006 | 2012 | USA | Cloud Networking | Acquired |
Proofpoint | 935 | 2002 | 2012 | USA | Email Security | Public |
Aerohive Networks | 436 | 2006 | 2014 | USA | Enterprise Wi-Fi | Public |
Wotif | 567 | 2000 | 2006 | Australia | Online Travel | Public |
Ocado | 1930 | 2002 | 2010 | UK | Online Food | Public |
Gamesys | 1600 | 2001 | UK | Online Lottery | Private* | |
DoubleDown | 500 | 2010 | 2012 | USA | Online Casino | Acquired |
NaturalMotion | 527 | 2001 | 2014 | UK | Online Gaming | Acquired |
Five9 | 320 | 2001 | 2014 | USA | Call Centers | Public |
Guidewire Software | 2640 | 2001 | 2012 | USA | Insurance Software | Public |
Nimble Storage | 2030 | 2008 | 2013 | USA | Storage Solutions | Public |
Gogo | 1550 | 2008 | 2013 | USA | Flight Wi-Fi | Public |
Barracuda Networks | 1410 | 2003 | 2013 | USA | Network Appliances | Public |
Invensense | 1820 | 2003 | 2011 | USA | Motion Sensors | Public |
Infinera | 1090 | 2000 | 2007 | USA | Optical Networking | Public |
Ruckus Wireless | 839 | 2004 | 2012 | USA | Smart Wi-Fi | Public |
Xoom | 840 | 2001 | 2013 | USA | Digital Money | Public |
NextG Networks | 1000 | 2011 | USA | Distributed Antennas | Acquired | |
OnDeck | 350 | 2007 | USA | Online Loans | Private | |
Practice Fusion | 700 | 2005 | USA | Health Records | Private | |
Quirky | 526 | 2009 | USA | Innovative eCommerce | Private | |
Nextdoor | 500 | 2010 | USA | Neighborhood Network | Private | |
Mandiant | 1000 | 2004 | 2014 | USA | Information Security | Acquired |
SoFI | 500 | 2011 | USA | P2P Students Lending | Private | |
AppDynamics | 500 | 2008 | USA | Application Performance | Private | |
Redfin | 500 | 2004 | USA | Real Estate Software | Private | |
Glassdoor | 500 | 2007 | USA | Online Jobs | Private | |
MINDBODY | 450 | 2001 | USA | Business Software | Private | |
Knewton | 315 | 2008 | USA | Adaptive Learning | Private | |
SimpliVity | 306 | 2009 | USA | IT Infrastructure | Private | |
Bonobos | 300 | 2007 | USA | Custom Clothing | Private | |
Act-On Software | 300 | 2008 | USA | Marketing Automation | Private | |
Yext | 270 | 2006 | USA | Cloud Marketing | Private | |
Tradeshift | 300 | 2009 | UK | Digital Invoicing | Private | |
ClearSlide | 267 | 2009 | USA | Sales Platform | Private | |
Freshbooks | 350 | 2003 | Canada | Digital Invoicing | Private | |
TripAdvisor | 1175 | 2000 | 2005 | USA | Online Travel | Acquired |
Quidsi | 545 | 2005 | 2010 | USA | eCommerce | Acquired |
Bill Me Later | 945 | 2000 | 2008 | USA | Online Payments | Acquired |
Sprinklr | 525 | 2009 | USA | Social Media | Private | |
ngmoco | 400 | 2008 | 2010 | USA | Video Games | Acquired |
Tiny Prints | 369 | 2004 | 2011 | USA | Entertainment eCommerce | Acquired |
Greenplum | 325 | 2001 | 2010 | USA | Database Software | Acquired |
Pure Digital Technologies | 590 | 2001 | 2009 | USA | Video Cameras | Acquired |
ArcSight | 1500 | 2000 | 2010 | USA | Security Management | Acquired |
Vertica | 350 | 2005 | 2011 | USA | Database Software | Acquired |
Skrill | 800 | 2001 | 2013 | UK | Online Payments | Acquired |
Octo Telematics | 555 | 2002 | 2014 | Italy | Insurance Telematics | Acquired |
TDX Group | 327 | 2004 | 2014 | UK | Debt Software | Acquired |
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Manta | 450 | 2005 | USA | SMB Networking | Private | |
Glam Media | 500 | 2003 | USA | Online Content | Private | |
Apptio | 350 | 2007 | USA | IT SaaS | Private | |
eHarmony | 350 | 2000 | USA | Online Dating | Private | |
FreshDirect | 350 | 2002 | USA | Food Delivery | Private | |
Nasty Gal | 400 | 2006 | USA | Online Clothing | Private | |
iZettle | 300 | 2010 | Sweden | Mobile Payments | Private* | |
LiveRamp | 310 | 2011 | 2014 | USA | Marketing Data | Acquired |
Optimizely | 300 | 2010 | USA | Website Optimization | Private* | |
Wattpad | 275 | 2006 | Canada | Online Reading | Private* | |
Desire2Learn | 500 | 2007 | Canada | Online Learning | Private* | |
Vision Critical | 400 | 2000 | Canada | Customer Feedback | Private* | |
Addepar | 250 | 2009 | USA | Wealth Management | Private | |
Stella & Dot | 370 | 2004 | USA | Social eCommerce | Private | |
Oscar | 1000 | 2013 | USA | Health Insurance | Private | |
Anaplan | 1000 | 2006 | USA | SaaS Financials | Private | |
Life360 | 250 | 2008 | USA | People Security | Private | |
Kosmix | 300 | 2005 | 2011 | USA | Categorization Engine | Acquired |
Accedian Networks | 275 | 2004 | Canada | Network Performance | Private* | |
Kik | 250 | 2009 | Canada | Online Messaging | Private* | |
Q1 Labs | 250 | 2001 | 2011 | Canada | Security Intelligence | Acquired |
Lumenpulse | 400 | 2006 | 2014 | Canada | Lighting Solutions | Public |
Slack | 250 | 2009 | USA | Team Collaboration | Private | |
Doximity | 500 | 2011 | USA | Physicians Network | Private | |
Ambri | 300 | 2010 | USA | Battery Technology | Private | |
LeTV | 4800 | 2004 | 2010 | China | Video Sharing | Public |
NavInfo | 1700 | 2002 | 2010 | China | Online Mapping | Public |
Sunrun | 700 | 2007 | USA | Solar Energy | Private | |
Swagbucks | 400 | 2008 | USA | Rewards Comunity | Private* | |
Twitch | 2500 | 2011 | USA | Video Streaming | Private | |
Notes
- * = estimated valuation, ** = rumoured to go public.
- The public companies market caps will be updated weekly. Current prices are as of close April 18, 1014.
- Private valuations are difficult to nail accurately, so estimations were made when data or reports weren’t available. (labelled with *)
- The 3 Graphs were generated when there were only 226 companies, but they will be updated weekly as well.
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.
I guess the effect of economic downturn wasn’t just on the US …
In this context, it’s the latter; i.e. standout investments/valuations, companies that rise above the frey. Thanks.
In reference to what years?
After 2007…
i see. but the last 2 years have been good i think, no?
I don’t think xero is valued at $12b, one to many 0’s?
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?
BetFair should be on that list. It was founded in 2000 in the UK and was valued at IPO at $2.2bn.
you’re right. it’s $3.5B
http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/XRO:NZ
Just added it, at $1.5B which is most recent documented valuation. Thanks!
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/04/22/uk-betfair-idUKBRE93L06Y20130422
William do you plan to include companies that have never received outside funding, but would be assumed to have EV>$250m?
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What a great list. Something that should be developed and published annually. Very well done.
Well played.
JLM
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MOST IMPORTANT SUCCESSFUL STARTUPS ONES YOU NOT HEARD OF.
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 (?)
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
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.
Thousands for sure. Thx
Yes, if the info is available.
🙂
Thanks. I will maintain it continuously so it’s a living / real time reference.
Thx. Will update it.
Here are several more – PA Semi, Invensense, Primesense, Beceem, Inphi, all semiconductor companies (a rare breed).
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!
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Revenue stream. Publishing opportunity.
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Add EchoGlobal Logistics and Innerworkings. Both IPOs out of Chicago-Lightbank guys. Belly might be there too.
Trivago in Germany
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
Delivery Hero, Germany
Natural Motion, UK
Beebo, UK
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
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!
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?
Ubiquiti Networks $UBNT founded in 2003 as Pera Networks reincorporated as Ubiquiti in 2005.
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
Myntra (from India; started 2007) was recently acquired by Flipkart for well north of $250M http://www.crunchbase.com/acquisition/1fede19770fb9e2945ee23bf7df9d72e
A couple more from Australia – Campaign Monitor and BigCommerce.
In my experience, Mattermark’s data is quite comprehensive, and has a really easy & powerful user interface.
Pandora, OpenX, Adconion, Demand Media, Brightroll, MySpace, SpaceX, Tapjoy, Lynda.com, JustFab, Heroku, Warby Parker, Solar City, Hotel Tonight
Thanks for putting the list together. One small point – Supercell is from Finland not Sweden 🙂
Great list. One addition: Shutterstock (NYSE: SSTK) which was started in 2003 and currently has a ~$2.5 billion market cap.
oops. fixed. thx
Campaign Monitor is in @ $600M. I’m checking on BigCommerce & you’ll see it if it checks. Thanks a lot.
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.
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.
yep. just added them. thanks.
Perfect. Thanks. I will check them and add the ones that pass the mustard.
Great list. Collective is actually based in NYC, so that should be USA not Canada.
Also, Extreme Reach should be added to this list.
thanks. Great add-ons!
Those that made are: pandora, openX,demandmedia, solarcity, spaceX,justfab,tapjoy, heroku, hotel tonight.
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)
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.
One from the UK – bet365, founded in 2000 I believe
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
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
thanks. yep, i typically go by the last known raise, unless there is new data otherwise.
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?
blinkx. public in 2007. current market cap is $550M.
Added it. Thanks!
A few more from Seattle: PopCap Games, Big Fish, Inrix.
Good to see Open English here.
Quite a success story. Just recently met with one of the founders.
Cool!
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
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
Hi William this is a really cool list. Would you be looking at updating it with Q1 2015 data? If you are interested I think it would also be helpful to show the change in valuation (where available) for the unicorns as done in this breakout post (http://www.breakoutlist.com/unicorn-club/). Thanks again for contributing this information to the community!
Thanks Ken! I do have an update in the works.
Stay tuned 😉
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,
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