Prime Unicorn Index News
Gusto Doubles Valuation With New Series D-2
This payroll company just added to their bankroll Gusto has just authorized a new Series D-2 preferred stock which will double the valuation to $7.5 billion if all Series D-2 shares are issued. The online payroll, HR, compliance and benefits platform is previously...
Lyra Health Raises $200 Million
Lyra Health has raised $200 million which pushed the valuation to $4.13 billion. The digital health conpany is backed by Sands Capital Ventures and Coatue Management to name a few. The most recent round, Series F, follows $187 million raised for Series E, valuing the...
Thumbtack Secures $158M Series I Round
Thumbtack has just authorized $158 million which will push the valuation north of $2 billion if all Series I shares are issued. The online marketplace for various services is previously backed by Sequoia Capital, Baillie Gifford, Capital G, Tiger Global, and Javelin...
Formlabs Authorized a New $150M Series E Round
Formlabs has just authorized $150 million which will push the valuation north of $1.9 billion if all Series E shares are issued. The 3D printing company is previously backed by New Enterprise Associates, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Foundry Group, Pitango, and Tyche...
Q2 2021 Reconstitution Report
About the report The Prime Unicorn Index added 17 constituents and dropped 3 in its quarterly reconstitution, for a total of 111 index components for Q2 2021. Currently, the median market cap is $2.27 billion and the Index’s total market value is $714 billion. Nuro,...
Prime Unicorn Index in the Press
July 22, 2021 – TechCrunch: Filing: Instant grocery startup Gopuff to raise $750M at a $13.5B valuation; sources: it’s actually $1B on a $15B valuation
December 17, 2020 – TechCrunch: Mental wellness platform Lyra Health is raising up to $175M at a $2.25B valuation
December 17, 2020 – TechCrunch: Update: Discord confirms raising $100M at a valuation of $7B
September 18, 2020 – PYMNTS.com: Mobile Banking Firm Chime Gets $14.5B Valuation With New Funding
January 7, 2020 – PYMNTS.com: US Backers Rain Money On Savvy Startups
December 27, 2019 – Reuters: Temasek-backed fitness app ClassPass eyes $1 billion valuation in new funding round
November 21, 2019 – San Francisco Business Times: S.F. commercial real estate software firm scores big raise, looks to double staff
October 25, 2019 – Reuters: Auto marketplace ACV Auctions seeks to raise $150 million at $1 billion valuation
October 15, 2019 – San Francisco Business Times: Fast-growing S.F. search company scores $110 million in funding
October 11, 2019 – Financial Times: The WeWork surge: how multibillion-dollar investors are propelling private valuations
September 27, 2019 – CNN Business: Dog-walking startup Wag raised $300 million to unleash growth. Then things got messy
September 25, 2019 – Cheddar: Peloton Bills Itself as More Than a Fitness Company
September 16, 2019 – Axios: Venture Capital Deals: Gitlab
September 5, 2019 – Crunchbase News: WeWork May Reduce Its Valuation Ahead Of IPO By Tens Of Billions
August 26, 2019 – Axios: Venture Capital Deals: ThoughtSpot
August 9, 2019 – Inc.com: Inside the Startup Topic No Founder Wants to Confront
August 8, 2019 – Crunchbase: WeWork May Reduce Its Valuation Ahead Of IPO By Tens Of Billions
August 12, 2019 – Startup World: Proterra To Raise $75M Through The Sale Of Its Shares
August 9, 2019 – TechCrunch: Proterra, the Tesla of electric buses, closes in on $1 billion valuation
August 8, 2019 – Forbes: Electric Unicorn: Bus Maker Proterra May Hit $1 Billion Valuation With New Funding Round
July 30, 2019 – Finextra: DataRobot raises $200 million for AI software development
July 29, 2019 – Xconomy: DataRobot, Now a Unicorn, Raises Close To $200M for Machine Learning
July 26, 2019 – Observer: Elon Musk Has Built Another (Almost) Unicorn in Less Than 3 Years
June 27, 2019 – The Wall Street Journal: SpaceX Is Seeking More Capital From Investors
June 24, 2019 – NerdWallet: 14 Launched and Upcoming IPOs to Watch in 2019
June 19, 2019 – Justin Byers Turns Passion for ‘Trading’ into a Career Tracking Behemoth Private Companies at Prime Unicorn Index
June 7, 2019 – Crunchbase News: Thumbtack Intends To Raise $120 Million At A $1.3 Billion Valuation
June 6, 2019 – TechCrunch: Thumbtack is raising up to $120M on a flat valuation
May 9, 2019 – Bloomberg: Game Development Platform Unity Files to Raise $125 Million
April 24, 2019 – Retail Dive: Prime Unicorn Index: The RealReal set to hit unicorn status with latest funding
April 24, 2019 – PYMNTS: Funding Could Bring The RealReal To $1B Valuation
April 23, 2019 – Tech Crunch: Luxury consignment e-tailer The RealReal to enter the unicorn club with new funding
April 17, 2019 – cheddar: A New Way to Invest in Tech’s Largest Private Companies
April 15, 2019 – Wall Street Journal: SpaceX Is Raising $500 Million Amid Internal Questions Over Satellite Internet Business
April 11, 2019 – Axios: SpaceX is raising another $500 million
March 29, 2019 – TechCrunch: Toast, the restaurant management platform, has raised $250M at a $2.7B valuation
March 29, 2019 – Cheddar: Lending Startup Affirm is Raising $316 Million in Fresh Funding
March 15, 2019 – San Francisco Business Times: Does Lyft’s IPO ‘road show’ put it on a collision course with Uber?
March 12, 2019 – San Francisco Business Times: Cloudflare’s $150 million funding round puts its IPO plans in question
March 11, 2019 – Bloomberg: A New Honda for Almost Nothing? Car Sharing Becomes a Sales Tool
February 28, 2019 – TechCrunch: Sequoia-backed Medallia raises $70M at a $2.4B valuation
February 15, 2019 – TheStreet: Uber Faces Off Against Lyft in Closely Watched Race to Go Public
February 15, 2019 – TechCrunch: Opendoor files to raise another $200M at a $3.7B valuation, documents show
February 14, 2019 – The Wall Street Journal: New CFO at Videogame Tech Startup Unity Brings Tech Savvy
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 23, 2019 – Forbes: Continued Growth In Private Markets Creates Broader Investment Opportunities
January 17, 2019 – The Wall Street Journal: Databricks Seeks $2.5 Billion Valuation
January 17, 2019 – San Francisco Business Times: Exclusive: Databricks seeks to raise $255 million
January 8, 2019 – TheStreet: Uber, Lyft and Other Unicorns Could Face a Rough Road to IPO
January 7, 2019 – Cheddar: Lyft May Fare Better Than Uber on the Public Markets, Unicorn Expert Says
December 28, 2018 – Cheddar: Exclusive: Enterprise Sensor Start-Up Samsara to Raise $100 Million at $3.6 Billion Valuation
December 21, 2019 – Money Inc: What Goes Up Can Go Down When It Comes to the Valuation of Large Private Companies, or Unicorns
December 21, 2018- The Wall Street Journal: Chat Startup Discord Tops $2 Billion Valuation
December 11, 2018 – The Wall Street Journal: Construction Tech Specialist Procore Seeks $2.8 Billion Valuation
December 7, 2018 – The Wall Street Journal: Genomics Startup Human Longevity’s Valuation Falls 80%
November 8, 2018 – The Information: Private Tech Surge Fuels Unicorn Stock Indexes
November 1, 2018 – Barron’s: What’s Behind the Rise of ‘Stealth Wealth’ in the U.S.?
April 19, 2018 – The Wall Street Journal: Discord Valued At $1.65 Billion In New Funding Round
April 19, 2018 – Cheddar: Exclusive: Gaming Chat App Discord Seeks to Join Unicorn Club With New Round of Funding
April 12, 2018 – recode: SpaceX’s valuation is expected to climb to $24 billion
March 8, 2018 – Cheddar: Exclusive: Warby Parker Seeks To Raise $75 Million
March 2, 2018 – TechCrunch: UiPath raising around $120M at $1B+ valuation for its ‘software robots’ for internal business tasks
Feb. 23, 2018 – Axios: Andreessen Horowitz invests in digital custody startup Anchor Labs
Feb. 6, 2018 – recode: ZipRecruiter is raising money for the first time in almost four years
Jan. 2, 2018 – Cheddar: All Eyes on 2017 IPOs
Dec. 8, 2017 – Axios: Max Levchin’s lending startup is heading for unicorn territory
Nov. 22, 2017 – Axios: Lyft is raising another $500 million
Press Releases
July 29, 2019 – The Prime Unicorn Index Surges to 133 Companies in Latest Reconstitution of the Index
April 9, 2019 – Prime Unicorn Index Announces Partnership with The Aeon Group, Inc., Becoming First to Offer Index Linked Investments to Accredited Investors
January 29, 2019 – The Prime Unicorn Index Announces Quarterly Reconstitution; Seven Companies Added, While Three Drop Out
October 22, 2018 – The Prime Unicorn Index Announces Quarterly Reconstitution; Year to Date Return on the Index is 25.16% A record 15 private companies joined the Index, while five left.
January 18, 2018 – The Prime Unicorn Index Announces Quarterly Reconstitution
Nov. 1, 2017 – New Prime Unicorn Index Tracks Private Companies on the Road to IPO
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