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What is a Unicorn?
A unicorn company, or unicorn startup, is a private company with a valuation of over $1 billion. As of April 2021, there are more than
April 6, 2021
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A unicorn company, or unicorn startup, is a private company with a valuation of over $1 billion. As of April 2021, there are more than
What has been happening with the VC world in 2020, and especially in Q4 2020? According to Crunchbase, the startup world finished 2020 in a
From just a few thousand users in 2004 to 2.7 billion monthly active users (MAUs) in 2020, Facebook is by far the world’s largest social network. To
There were 19 deals over $1 billion done in 2020. The biggest deals of 2020 were saved for the end of the year, including the
The tech giant Tencent is making some magical numbers with its games. According to Sensor Tower, more than five of its games generated more than
Airbnb, Wish, Affirm, Inc., and Roblox are among the high-flying startups that have filed to go public and will do so in December. There are
1) #Mentored startups grow 3.5x faster and raise 7x more money. 2) Over 70% of startup #founders eventually realize that their intellectual property is not a competitive advantage. 3)
Hurun Research Institute found 586 unicorns in the world, based in 29 countries and 145 cities. On average, they are 9 years old, with 80%
9 out of 10 startups fail (source: Startup Genome – the 2019 report claims 11 out of 12 fail). 7.5 out of 10 venture-backed startups fail (source: Shikhar Ghosh). 2
Education is an industry that is about to go through a radical transformation. The education system you experienced as a child will not exist by
We can see the comparison between 4 giants, but Uber still controls the US. Market with close to 65%. Lyft has enjoyed a few years
According to Sensor Tower, global app downloads hit an all-time high of 37.8 billion in the second quarter of 2020, an increase of 31.7% from
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