The 29 Startups Founded in 2020 that Are Unicorns

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May 18, 2023

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29 companies started in 2020 have already became unicorns (startups valued at $1 billion or more).

This indicates that startups are doing a good job of finding product, market and investment traction in the shifting startup landscape.

Below you can find the 29 companies.

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The 29 Unicorns That Were Started in 2020

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1,016 Unicorns

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1,190 Unicorns

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1) Black Unicorn Factory

Black Unicorn Factory specializes in transforming modest businesses into public unicorns.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $6.10B (May 2021)
Country: United States
State: California
City: Los Angeles
Started in: 2020
Founders: Johnny Stewart
Funding: $645M
Funding rounds: 2
Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

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2) Wiz

Wiz provides security intelligence for cloud infrastructure services like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $6.00B (March 2021)
Country: Israel
City: Tel Aviv
Started in: 2020
Founders: Ami Luttwak, Assaf Rappaport, Roy Reznik, Yinon Costica
Industries: Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Enterprise Software, Security
Number of employees: 100-250
Funding: $600.00M
Funding rounds: 4
Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

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3) Clubhouse

Clubhouse is the first audio-based social network that delivers newsworthy content to users spontaneously.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $4.00B (January 2021)
Country: United States
State: California
City: San Francisco
Started in: 2020
Founders: Paul Davison, Rohan Seth
Industries: Apps, Messaging, Mobile Apps, Social
Number of employees: 10-50
Funding: $110.00M
Funding rounds: 7
Number of investors: 12

You can find their website here.

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4) Gorillas

Gorillas is an on-demand grocery and household items delivery service that allows customers to order online from local, independent merchants.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $3.10B (March 2021)
Country: Germany
City: Berlin
Started in: 2020
Founders: Jörg Kattner, Kağan Sümer, Ronny Shibley, Ugur Samut
Industries: Delivery, Delivery Service, E-Commerce, Grocery
Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
Funding: $1,335.46M
Funding rounds: 5
Number of investors: 19

You can find their website here.

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5) Nutrabolt

Nutrabolt is a distributor and seller of dietary health supplements.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $2.79B (December 2022)
Country: United States
State: Texas
City: Austin
Started in: 2020
Industries: Dietary Supplements, Fitness, Health Care, Marketing, Nutrition
Number of employees: 251-500
Funding: $863.00M
Funding rounds: 2
Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

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6) BeZero Carbon

BeZero Carbon is on a mission to create markets and environmental assets, beginning with the Voluntary Carbon Market.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $2.00B (November 2022)
Country: United Kingdom
State: England
City: London
Started in: 2020
Industries: Information Services, Information Technology
Number of employees: 101-250
Funding: $51.17M
Funding rounds: 1
Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

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7) Drata

Drata is a compliance and security platform that automates the compliance workflow on a company's security controls.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $2.00B (November 2021)
Country: United States
State: California
City: San Diego
Started in: 2020
Founders: Adam Markowitz, Daniel Marashlian, Troy Markowitz
Industries: Compliance, Internet, Security, Software
Number of employees: 50-100
Funding: $128.20M
Funding rounds: 3
Number of investors: 12

You can find their website here.

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8) Transcarent

Transcarent is a consumer-directed health and care company for employees of self-insured employers and their families.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.62B (January 2022)
Country: United States
State: California
City: San Francisco
Started in: 2020
Founders: Glen Tullman
Industries: Health Care, Personal Health, Software
Number of employees: 100-250
Funding: $118.50M
Funding rounds: 3
Number of investors: 16

You can find their website here.

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9) Pacaso

Pacaso automates the co-ownership process, providing a full range of services on a single platform.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.50B (March 2021)
Country: United States
State: California
City: San Francisco
Started in: 2020
Founders: Austin Allison, Spencer Rascoff
Industries: Marketplace, Property Management, Real Estate, Real Estate Investment, Residential
Number of employees: 100-250
Funding: $1,467.00M
Funding rounds: 7
Number of investors: 23

You can find their website here.

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10) Airbyte

Airbyte is an open-source data integration tool that enables the unification and connection of disparate data kinds.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.50B (December 2021)
Country: United States
State: California
City: San Francisco
Started in: 2020
Founders: John Lafleur, Michel Tricot
Industries: Analytics, Data Integration, Open Source, Productivity Tools, Supply Chain Management, Warehousing
Number of employees: 1-10
Funding: $220.00M
Funding rounds: 5
Number of investors: 23

You can find their website here.

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11) Jaguar Microsystems

Jaguar Microsystems is a technology company that provides data centre cloud computing and data processing solutions.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.34B (June 2022)
Country: China
State: Guangdong
City: Shenzhen
Started in: 2020
Founders: Sunny Siu
Industries: Cloud Computing, Data Center, Information Technology, Semiconductor, Software
Number of employees: 251-500
Funding rounds: 2
Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

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12) Island

Island is a cyber startup that offers a secure web browser for businesses.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.30B (March 2022)
Country: United States
State: Texas
City: Dallas
Started in: 2020
Founders: Dan Amiga, Michael Fey
Industries: Cyber Security, Enterprise Software, Information Technology, Web Browsers
Number of employees: 101-250
Funding: $285.00M
Funding rounds: 4
Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

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13) Greater Bay Technology

Juwan Technology Research Institute is GAC Group's first in-house incubator technology innovation firm.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.26B (April 2022)
Country: Guangdong
State: Guangdong
City: Guangzhou
Started in: 2020
Industries: Battery
Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: $161.45M
Funding rounds: 2
Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

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14) Nexii

Nexii provides platform for whole building solutions, that enables the rapid assembly of high‑quality buildings.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.23B (September 2021)
Country: Canada
State: British Columbia
City: Vancouver
Started in: 2020
Founders: Ben Dombowsky
Industries: Building Maintenance, Building Material, Construction
Number of employees: 250-500
Funding: $101.97M
Funding rounds: 3
Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

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15) EQRx

EQRx is a biotechnology company specializing in turning existing drugs into generic versions with greater clinical utility.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.23B (January 2021)
Country: United States
State: Massachusetts
City: Cambridge
Started in: 2020
Founders: Alexis Borisy, Peter Bach, Sandra Horning
Industries: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical, Pharmaceutical
Number of employees: 250-500
Funding: $700.00M
Funding rounds: 3
Number of investors: 21

You can find their website here.

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16) Merama

Merama is an e-commerce platform that partners with e-commerce product sellers.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.20B (December 2021)
Country: Mexico
City: Lomas de Chapultepec
Started in: 2020
Founders: Felipe Delgado, Guilherme Nosralla, Olivier Scialom, Renato Andrade, Sujay Tyle
Industries: Consumer Goods, E-Commerce, Finance, Retail
Number of employees: 100-250
Funding: $445.00M
Funding rounds: 5
Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

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17) Beyond Identity

Beyond Identity offers passwordless identity management solutions to assist in the security of digital businesses.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.10B (February 2022)
Country: United States
State: New York
City: New York
Started in: 2020
Founders: James Clark, Thomas Jermoluk
Industries: Cyber Security, Identity Management, Network Security, Software
Number of employees: 101-250
Funding: $205.00M
Funding rounds: 3
Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

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18) LINE MAN Wongnai

Line Man Wongnai is a service-based e-commerce platform that connects consumers, riders, and businesses.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.00B (September 2022)
Country: Thailand
State: Krung Thep
City: Bangkok
Started in: 2020
Founders: Yod Chinsupakul
Industries: Delivery Service, E-Commerce, Food Delivery, Information Technology, Taxi Service
Number of employees: 501-1000
Funding: $375.00M
Funding rounds: 2
Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

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19) PLACE

Place is a real estate technology platform providing technology and services to real estate agents.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.00B (November 2021)
Country: United States
State: Washington
City: Bellingham
Started in: 2020
Founders: Ben Kinney, Chris Suarez
Industries: Property Management, Real Estate, Software
Number of employees: 250-500
Funding: $100.00M
Funding rounds: 1
Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

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20) Playco

Playco builds cross-platform, free-to-play titles for gamers around the world. Their games run on desktops, iOS devices, and across the web.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.00B (September 2020)
Country: Japan
City: Tokyo
Started in: 2020
Founders: Justin Waldron, Michael Carter, Takeshi Otsuka, Teddy Cross
Industries: Gamification, Gaming, Online Games, Video Streaming
Number of employees: 50-100
Funding: $100.00M
Funding rounds: 7
Number of investors: 17

You can find their website here.

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21) Clara

Spend management from start to finish for Latin American businesses.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.00B (December 2021)
Country: Mexico
City: Mexico City
Started in: 2020
Founders: Diego Garcia, Gerry Giacoman Colyer, Guilherme Penna
Industries: B2B, Banking, Credit Cards, Enterprise Software, Payments
Number of employees: 100-250
Funding: $108.50M
Funding rounds: 6
Number of investors: 43

You can find their website here.

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22) Stytch

Stytch improves security and user experience with passwordless authentication.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.00B (November 2021)
Country: United States
State: California
City: San Francisco
Started in: 2020
Founders: Julianna Lamb, Reed McGinley-Stempel
Industries: Developer APIs, Software, UX Design
Number of employees: 10-50
Funding: $126.00M
Funding rounds: 3
Number of investors: 11

You can find their website here.

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23) Cider

Cider is an e-commerce platform that sells directly to consumers (DTC) in international markets.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.00B (September 2021)
Country: Hong Kong
Started in: 2020
Founders: Michael Chen Wang
Industries: Consumer, Direct Marketing, E-Commerce, Retail
Number of employees: 10-50
Funding: $131.46M
Funding rounds: 4
Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

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24) Noname Security

Noname Security is a security platform that allows enterprises to see and secure managed and unmanaged APIs.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.00B (December 2021)
Country: United States
State: California
City: Palo Alto
Started in: 2020
Founders: Oz Golan, Shay Levi
Industries: Cloud Security, Enterprise Software, Network Security
Number of employees: 100-250
Funding: $141.00M
Funding rounds: 3
Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

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25) Razor

Razor Group is a global consumer holding company that partners with e-commerce merchants to acquire and scale brands.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.00B (November 2021)
Country: Germany
City: Berlin
Started in: 2020
Founders: Christoph F. Gamon, Jonas Diezun, Oliver Dlugosch, Shrestha Chowdhury, Tushar Ahluwalia
Industries: Brand Marketing, Business Development, E-Commerce, Internet, Retail
Number of employees: 100-250
Funding: $558.71M
Funding rounds: 8
Number of investors: 12

You can find their website here.

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