Investor Highlights: Kleiner Perkins (Part 1)
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 […]
Abnormal Security Eyes IPO
According to Reuters, Abnormal Security, a component of the Prime Unicorn Index, appears to be preparing for an IPO. Abnormal Security’s cloud email security platform protects enterprises from targeted email attacks. Powered by Abnormal Behavior Technology (ABX), the platform combines the Abnormal Identity Model, the Abnormal Relationship Graph, and Abnormal Content Analysis to stop attacks […]
Lacework Sees a Significant Drop in Common Share Price in July 2023
Lacework, Inc. has developed a Cloud Security Platform that addresses the speed, scale, and automation of the cloud. The platform’s technology backbone combines active cloud resource monitoring, advanced analytics, and smart visualization. It is also a component in the Prime Unicorn Index benchmark, the standard bearer for private markets benchmarking. Lacework raised $1.3 billion in […]
Is Nuro in Trouble?
The Prime Unicorn Index benchmark, the standard bearer for private markets benchmarking, tracks post-money valuations for U.S-based, VC-backed private companies. Reflecting the broader private market, the Index is down 6.72% year to date. As we have covered over the past few weeks, many companies have recently been forced to raise down rounds, while many are […]
On The Horizon: Somatus Authorizes a Series F Round
The Prime Unicorn Index benchmark, the standard bearer for private markets benchmarking, tracks post-money valuations for U.S-based, VC-backed private companies. Reflecting the broader private market, the Index is down 6.72% year to date. On June 29, Somatus, a component of the Prime Unicorn Index, authorized a Series F preferred round at $1,106.27 per share. Somatus […]
From Rockets to Brains: Elon Musk’s Neuralink Raises $280M in a Series D Round
The Prime Unicorn Index benchmark, the standard bearer for private markets benchmarking, tracks post-money valuations for U.S-based, VC-backed private companies. Reflecting the broader private market, the Index is down 6.72% year to date. On August 1st, Neuralink, one of the hottest companies in the Prime Unicorn Index, authorized a Series D preferred round at $19.03 […]
Atmosphere TV’s Ascent to Unicorn Status
The Prime Unicorn Index benchmark, the standard bearer for private markets benchmarking, tracks post-money valuations for U.S-based, VC-backed private companies. Reflecting the broader private market, the Index is down 6.79% year to date. Last week, we covered recent down rounds among components of the Prime Unicorn Index, showcasing the gloomy outlook in the private markets. […]
Defying the Downturn: CoreWeave’s Ascension in the Sluggish Private Market
The Prime Unicorn Index benchmark, the standard bearer for private markets benchmarking, tracks post-money valuations for U.S-based, VC-backed private companies. Reflecting the broader private market, the Index is down 6.79% year to date. Last week, we covered recent down rounds among components of the Prime Unicorn Index, showcasing the gloomy outlook in the private markets. […]
Defying Gravity: KoBold Metals Soars High Amidst Private Market Downturn
The Prime Unicorn Index benchmark, the standard bearer for private markets benchmarking, tracks post-money valuations for U.S-based, VC-backed private companies. Reflecting the broader private market, the Index is down 6.79% year to date. Last week, we covered recent down rounds among components of the Prime Unicorn Index, showcasing the gloomy outlook in the private markets. […]
What do JUUL and Upgrade have in common? A Decrease in Common Share Pricing
Everyone knows that JUUL Labs, Inc. is a tobacco company that manufactures vaporization products. But not everyone knows that JUUL is also a component in the Prime Unicorn Index benchmark, the standard bearer for private markets benchmarking. The company has developed the JUUL vaporizer that has regulated temperature control and uses a JUULpod filled with […]