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In 2019, a total of 95 companies were founded that would go on to become unicorns. These businesses span the globe and operate in sectors from artificial intelligence to retail.

Among this group, financial platform Ramp has reached a valuation of $32 billion. Following behind is the global HR company Deel, which is valued at $17 billion.

Below is the full list of 95 unicorn startups that started their journey in 2019.

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Ramp offers a unified financial operations platform that combines corporate cards, expense management, and bill payments. Their software automates accounting and provides real-time insights to help companies control their spending.

Valuation$32B (Joined March 2021)
HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Year Founded2019
FoundersEric Glyman, Gene Lee, Karim Atiyeh
Funding Amount$3B
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries E
Top InvestorsKhosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Citi, General Catalyst

Deel builds a unified platform for companies to hire, pay, and manage their global teams. They simplify the complexities of international employment by handling everything from local payroll and compliance to benefits and HR.

Valuation$17B (Joined April 2021)
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2019
FoundersAlex Bouaziz, Ofer Simon, Shuo Wang
Funding Amount$1.3B
Company SizeEnterprise Organization (5,001+)
Last Funding StatusSeries E
Top InvestorsY Combinator, Franklin Templeton, General Catalyst, Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital

Whatnot runs a livestream shopping platform where people can buy and sell products in real time. Their marketplace is especially popular for collectibles, bringing the excitement of live auctions and sales to an online format.

Valuation$12B (Joined September 2021)
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2019
FoundersGrant LaFontaine, Logan Head
Funding Amount$974.7M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries F
Top InvestorsAndreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Bond, Lightspeed Venture Partners

Infinite Reality develops AI-driven tools that power immersive digital experiences for brands and creators. They focus on building interactive 3D websites, virtual showrooms, and extended reality media to help companies connect with audiences in the metaverse.

Valuation$12B
HeadquartersNorwalk, Connecticut, United States
Year Founded2019
FoundersAmish Shah, Elliott Jobe, John Acunto, Rodric David, Sean Cross
Funding Amount$3.4B
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsSterling Select Group

The CrownX operates an integrated consumer-retail platform that brings together a range of consumer goods and services. They connect a portfolio of consumer-focused businesses to create a more seamless shopping experience for customers.

Valuation$8B
HeadquartersHo Chi Minh City, NA - Vietnam, Vietnam
Year Founded2019
Founders
Funding Amount$1.1B
Company SizeNo Data
Last Funding StatusPrivate Equity
Top InvestorsAlibaba Group, BPEA EQT, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, TPG, SeaTown Holdings

Cohere builds enterprise-focused large language models and a platform for deploying secure AI solutions. They provide businesses with powerful generative AI tools that can be deployed in any cloud environment, ensuring data privacy and control.

Valuation$7B (Joined May 2023)
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario, Canada
Year Founded2019
FoundersAidan Gomez, Ivan Zhang, Nick Frosst
Funding Amount$1.7B
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries D
Top InvestorsBusiness Development Bank of Canada, NVIDIA, Alumni Ventures, Inovia Capital, Index Ventures

Glean builds an AI-powered work assistant that unifies a company's apps and internal knowledge into a single search experience. Their platform uses generative AI to provide direct answers to questions, saving employees from digging through different documents and systems.

Valuation$7B (Joined May 2022)
HeadquartersPalo Alto, California, United States
Year Founded2019
FoundersArvind Jain, Piyush Prahladka, Prafful Goel, Sharvanath Pathak, Tony Gentilcore, TR Vishwanath
Funding Amount$768.2M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries F
Top InvestorsSequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures, Citi, Wellington Management

Constellation Automotive Group runs a vertically integrated digital marketplace, the largest of its kind in Europe for used cars. They manage the entire vehicle journey through their well-known brands, including WeBuyAnyCar.com for purchasing and Cinch for direct-to-consumer sales.

Valuation$7B
HeadquartersFarnham, Surrey, United Kingdom
Year Founded2019
Founders
Funding Amount£1B
Company SizeEnterprise Organization (5,001+)
Last Funding StatusPrivate Equity
Top InvestorsAbu Dhabi Investment Authority, Neuberger Berman, Soros Fund Management, GIC

Snorkel AI builds a platform for programmatic data labeling, allowing enterprises to accelerate AI application development. Their core technology enables teams to train models more efficiently by moving beyond the slow and costly process of manual data labeling.

Valuation$6.35B (Joined August 2021)
HeadquartersRedwood City, California, United States
Year Founded2019
FoundersAlexander Ratner, Braden Hancock, Chris Re, Henry Ehrenberg, Manas Joglekar, Paroma Varma, Vincent Sunn Chen
Funding Amount$235.3M
Company SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsAccel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, SV Angel, Addition, BlackRock

Binance.US offers a digital asset marketplace for buying, selling, and trading a wide range of cryptocurrencies. The platform provides a secure and compliant exchange built specifically for customers in the United States.

Valuation$5B
HeadquartersPalo Alto, California, United States
Year Founded2019
FoundersChangpeng Zhao
Funding Amount$200M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeed
Top InvestorsVanEck, Foundation Capital, Gold House, Bossa Invest, Gaingels

The Remaining 85 Unicorns Founded in 2019

The ten most valuable companies only scratch the surface of what this group of startups has accomplished. Across many different industries, founders are building important and fast-growing businesses.

Many of these companies are working in fields like AI and fintech, and together they have raised tens of billions in funding. Here’s a look at the other startups from 2019 that are shaping their industries.

Unicorn StartupMain IndustryYear FoundedAmount RaisedValuation
Tabby logo TabbyAI2019$1.9B$5B
Dream Games logo Dream GamesGaming2019$3B$5B
Skims logo SkimsFashion2019$701M$4B
Hithium Energy Storage logo Hithium Energy StorageManufacturing2019CN¥6.5B$4B
Celestia logo CelestiaCrypto2019$156.5M$4B
Voyah logo VoyahMobility2019CN¥5B$4B
Qontigo logo QontigoFintech2019$720M$4B
MoonPay logo MoonPayCrypto2019$1B$3.4B
n8n logo n8nAI2019$259.3M$3B
World logo WorldCrypto2019$264M$3B
Temporal Technologies logo Temporal TechnologiesInfrastructure2019$454.5M$3B
Zhipu AI logo Zhipu AIAI2019$1.2B$3B
Sky Mavis logo Sky MavisCrypto2019$311M$3.B
Remote logo RemoteFintech2019$496M$3B
Zhuzhou CRRC Times Semiconductor logo Zhuzhou CRRC Times SemiconductorManufacturing2019CN¥5.1B$3B
Gokin Solar logo Gokin SolarEnergy2019CN¥4.1B$2.88B
Biren Technology logo Biren TechnologyAI2019$785.2M$2.32B
Aven logo AvenMedia2019$252M$2.2B
Baseten logo BasetenAI2019$285M$2.15B
EvenUp logo EvenUpAI2019$370.5M$2B
Stoke Space logo Stoke SpaceMobility2019$1B$2B
Headway logo HeadwayHealthcare2019$325.5M$2B
Optimism logo OptimismCrypto2019$178.5M$2B
Wayflyer logo WayflyerAnalytics2019$1.9B$2B
Watershed logo WatershedCloud2019$239M$2B
Uplight logo UplightEnergy2019$39M$2B
Glance logo GlanceAI2019$390M$2B
Orna Therapeutics logo Orna TherapeuticsBiotech2019$321M$2B
Pipe logo PipeFintech2019$423.1M$2B
Kriya Therapeutics logo Kriya TherapeuticsBiotech2019$921.3M$2B
Matrixport logo MatrixportCrypto2019$138M$2B
Monte Carlo logo Monte CarloAnalytics2019$236M$2B
Lessen logo LessenMedia2019$735M$2B
Chronosphere logo ChronosphereAnalytics2019$342.5M$2B
Orca Security logo Orca SecurityCloud2019$632M$2B
Spotter logo SpotterMedia2019$352.6M$2B
Nexii logo NexiiManufacturing2019$152.5M$2B
Pave logo PaveEnterprise2019$163M$2B
Jeeves Inc. logo Jeeves Inc.Fintech2019$443M$2B
Extend, Inc. logo Extend, Inc.Retail2019$320.4M$2B
Ankorstore logo AnkorstoreEnterprise2019$365M$2B
Tailscale logo TailscaleSecurity2019$276.4M$1.45B
Aleo logo AleoCrypto2019$249M$1.45B
Firebolt logo FireboltAnalytics2019$264M$1.4B
Scribe logo ScribeAI2019$130M$1.3B
Linear logo LinearInfrastructure2019$134.2M$1.25B
Public logo PublicCrypto2019$443.5M$1.2B
Stori logo StoriMedia2019$661.6M$1.2B
Unit logo UnitFintech2019$169.6M$1.2B
Elemy logo ElemyHealthcare2019$323M$1.15B
Rebellion Defense logo Rebellion DefenseAI2019$150M$1.15B
Chief logo ChiefEducation2019$140M$1.1B
Onebrief logo OnebriefInfrastructure2019$119.8M$1.1B
Apna logo ApnaMedia2019$193.5M$1.1B
Stability AI logo Stability AIAI2019$256M$1B
Redpanda Data logo Redpanda DataAnalytics2019$265.5M$1B
Anyscale logo AnyscaleAI2019$259M$1B
Airalo logo AiraloMedia2019$287.3M$1B
Enveda Biosciences logo Enveda BiosciencesBiotech2019$529.9M$1B
Firmus Technologies logo Firmus TechnologiesAI2019A$330M$1B
Teya logo TeyaFintech2019$1.1B$1B
Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners logo Sidewalk Infrastructure PartnersInfrastructure2019$900M$1B
HIF Global logo HIF GlobalEnergy2019$480M$1B
Ohmium logo OhmiumEnergy2019$297M$1B
FPL Technologies logo FPL TechnologiesFintech2019$265.1M$1B
Habi logo HabiRetail2019$597.8M$1B
Place logo PlaceReal Estate2019$100M$1B
Ajaib logo AjaibFintech2019$246.3M$1B
Kakao Enterprise logo Kakao EnterpriseCloud2019$100.4M$1B
Deeproute logo DeeprouteAI2019$450M$1B
UnionTech logo UnionTechInfrastructure2019CN¥2B$1B
Moody logo MoodyFashion2019$215.2M$1B
Forte logo ForteCrypto2019$910M$1B
SmartMore Corporation Limited logo SmartMore Corporation LimitedAI2019$300M$1B
Parametrix.ai logo Parametrix.aiAI2019$130M$1B
Pigment logo PigmentAnalytics2019$396M$1B
Yuze Semiconductor logo Yuze SemiconductorHardware2019CN¥1.2B$1B
Ryefield Energy logo Ryefield EnergyEnergy2019CN¥2B$1B
Atmosphere logo AtmosphereMedia2019$276.4M$1B
Vendr logo VendrInfrastructure2019$216M$1B
Scalapay logo ScalapayFintech2019$4B$1B
Fiture logo FitureAI2019$392.3M$1B
Assured Insurance Technologies logo Assured Insurance TechnologiesFintech2019$1B
T3 Mobile Travel Services logo T3 Mobile Travel ServicesMobility2019CN¥17.5B$1B
assembly logo assemblyRetail2019$1B

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