The Prime Unicorn Index is an equally-weighted price return index that measures the share price performance of U.S. private companies valued at $500 million or more. The price changes of component companies are derived from publicly available information associated with company transactions, filings, and other disclosures. The index provides empirical data to asset managers and financial advisors’ interested in tracking today’s private capital markets. The index is designed for use in the creation of financial products and as a performance benchmark.
Can I Invest in the Index?
Structured Products are available for Qualified Institutional Buyers to go long or short the Index. Contact us at (646) 429-0949 for more information.
Investors who already own shares in the underlying component companies (i.e. VC fund managers, Family Offices, Asset Managers) or who are Limited Partners in the funds that invested into the Index companies, may want to hedge their investments by taking a short position off a derivative product.
Wealth Managers, Asset Managers, Private Banks, can get net exposure to the Pre-IPO private companies by taking a long position. Contact your broker to discuss in further detail.
Prime Unicorn Index
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February 11, 2019 – San Francisco Business Times: Amazon to buy San Francisco smart home Wi-Fi router maker
February 8, 2019 – Cheddar: Slack, Postmates Filed to Go Public this Week, Whose Next?
January 31, 2019 – The Wall Street Journal: Scooter Startup Lime Is Raising $400 Million at $2 Billion Valuation
January 29, 2019 – Press Release: The Prime Unicorn Index Announces Quarterly Reconstitution; Seven Companies Added, While Three Drop Out
January 23, 2019- Forbes: Continued Growth In Private Markets Creates Broader Investment Opportunities
Prime Unicorn Index Companies
As of February 19, 2019
WeWork
Uber
JUUL Labs
AirBnb
SpaceX
Lyft
Coinbase
Magic Leap
Compass
Social Finance
Peloton
Maplebear
DoorDash
Tanium
Houzz
Intarcia
Samsara
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Crowdstrike
Unity
Rubrik
Opendoor
Procore
Automation
Plaid
23andMe
Discord
Zenefits
Roblox
Databricks
Quanergy
ServiceTitan
Devoted Health
Bird Rides
DraftKings
Warby Parker
Prosper
Affirm
ZocDoc
InsideSales.com
Planet Labs
Human Long.
Lime
Heartflow
1LIFE
Netskope
Allbirds
Lookout
Proteus
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AvidXchange
Automattic
Actifio
Medallia
Thumbtack
SoundHound
Payoneer
MarkLogic
Formlabs
Desktop
Gitlab
Toast
American
Cohesity
Sweetgreen
Zoom Video
Cylance
ZipRecruiter
Evernote
Brightsource
Proterra
Catalyst
ThoughtSpot
Fastly
Pindrop
Udacity
Mixpanel
Elevance
Acquia
Runway
Turo
Honest Co.
Turbonomic
ezCater
RealReal
Accolade
Yapstone
OnShape
Innovium
Modernizing
Datadog
Bolt Threads
Pollen
Outbrain
MediaMath
Mesosphere
Bill.com
Wag Labs
WellTok
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Postmates
Infusion
Cybereason
ForgeRock
Metromile
AdRoll
Trion
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Hyla
Gainsight
Inrix
Prysm
Marqeta
ClassPass
Privateer
Venafi
LogRythm
Mirantis
Team Executives
Chris Yeagley
Co-Founder, Level ETF Ventures. Former U.S. Head of Equity Structured Products at UBS and Head of Americas Structured Equity Products at Deutsche Bank
Ross Barrett
Founded VC Experts, a private company analysis data company; General Partner to three venture funds; Active venture capital investor; former U.S. Congressional Aide
Kris Monaco
Co-Founder of Level ETF Ventures. Former Head of ISE (International Securities Exchange) ETF Ventures for 15 years. Executive at Arizona Stock Exchange.
Joseph W. Bartlett
Former Senior Partner, Morrison Foerster, New York. Former Under Secretary, Department of Commerce. Former Clerk, US Supreme Court. Co-Founded VC Experts, Inc.
Justin Byers
Director Business Analytics and Valuations, Lagniappe Labs & VC Experts. Director at CyberTrader (Charles Schwab); Charles Schwab Margin and Stock Loan Operations Manager