Woohoo! Unicorn Status!
Dec. 9th, 2021 08:53 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerThe startup company I've been working at for just over 4 years is now a unicorn. In the tech industry "unicorns" are privately held startup companies with a valuation of $1 billion or more. We passed the $1B mark today with a public announcement of new funding led by major global investment banks.
"Do I know a[nother] unicorn?" you might ask. Some household-ish names that are unicorns today are ByteDance, SpaceX, InstaCart, and Epic Games. Of course, these particular companies are way higher up the ladder than $1B valuation.
As of this month here are just over 900 unicorn companies worldwide. I've seen figures from 925 to 933 in different publications. On the one hand that seems like a lot. On the other hand it's really not a lot. We're in rarefied air.
"Do I know a[nother] unicorn?" you might ask. Some household-ish names that are unicorns today are ByteDance, SpaceX, InstaCart, and Epic Games. Of course, these particular companies are way higher up the ladder than $1B valuation.
As of this month here are just over 900 unicorn companies worldwide. I've seen figures from 925 to 933 in different publications. On the one hand that seems like a lot. On the other hand it's really not a lot. We're in rarefied air.
Note: I make a practice of not naming my employer on this blog.
