Databricks Raises New Series I Round

Databricks is the developer of an integrated analytics platform aimed at simplifying complex data analysis. The platform streamlines data amalgamation, enables real-time data investigation, offers interactive digital notebooks, and incorporates seamless workflows while ensuring enterprise-level security. By bringing together data science, engineering, and business operations, the platform enhances the efficiency, performance, and security for data […]

Instacart IPO Valuation: The Only Lower Price at the Grocery Store?

Maplebear Inc (dba Instacart) was founded a decade ago and introduced a new model for online grocery shopping and convenient home delivery. The company has been wildly successful and offers retail enablement solutions for more than 1,400 retail banners across more than 80,000 locations. After a Series A and Series B round in 2013 and […]

Databricks: What Lies Ahead

Databricks, the third-largest component of the Prime Unicorn Index, is the developer of an integrated analytics platform aimed at simplifying complex data analysis. The platform streamlines data amalgamation, enables real-time data investigation, offers interactive digital notebooks, and incorporates seamless workflows while ensuring enterprise-level security. By bringing together data science, engineering, and business operations, the platform […]

Mythical Games’ Paradoxical Rise

Mythical, Inc. (DBA: Mythical Games) is a next-generation game technology studio creating new gaming economies driven by player ownership. It is also a component in the Prime Unicorn Index benchmark, the standard bearer for private markets benchmarking. In November 2021, Mythical raised $150 million in a Series C Preferred round led by a16z, D1 Capital […]

AI in the Prime Unicorn Index (Part 2)

Yesterday, we covered some examples of AI-focused companies in the Prime Unicorn Index. Today, we will cover more examples of instances of AI in the Index. KoBold Metals Company (AKA: KoBold) utilizes AI technologies to drive the exploration of minerals pivotal to the progression of electric vehicles and renewable energy. The business’s sophisticated data platform […]

AI In The Prime Unicorn Index (Part 1)

Lately, many venture funds’ attention has turned to AI startups. For example, companies such as Salesforce have recently launched AI-specific funds, and VCs have been allocating more funds to generative AI, with as much as $2.1B dedicated to the space in 2022, a 425% jump since 2020. In addition, the launch of products such as ChatGPT has also […]

Investor Highlights: Kleiner Perkins (Part 2)

Established in 1972, Kleiner Perkins operates as a venture capital company from its Menlo Park, California headquarters. They have a keen interest in funding businesses at various stages, from seed to late-stage. Their investment interests span sectors such as business and consumer products and services, financial services, healthcare, IT, SaaS, manufacturing, life sciences, TMT, B2B […]

Nomi Health Shares Up 7.86% Following LOEN Filing

Nomi Health, Inc. is rebuilding healthcare with services and technology solutions that allow easy access to quality, affordable care. It is also a component of the Prime Unicorn Index,  the standard bearer for private markets benchmarking. Reflecting the broader private market, the Index is down 7% year-to-date.  On August 18, 2023, Nomi Health filed a […]

Steering Through Uncertainty: Mapbox Authorizes Series E Round

Mapbox, Inc. is the leading real-time location platform for a new generation of location-aware businesses. Mapbox is the only platform that equips organizations with the complete set of tools to power the navigation of people, packages, and vehicles everywhere. It is also a component of the Prime Unicorn Index,  the standard bearer for private markets […]

Clari Preferred Shares Drop 47.5%

Clari, Inc. (FKA: Clarius Systems Inc.) is a provider of sales execution and forecasting solutions platform. Combining data science and bot-driven prescriptive insights, the Clari platform provides real-time visibility into the business forecasts and enables sales teams to navigate the critical opportunity-to-close (OTC) process. It is also a component of the Prime Unicorn Index,  the […]