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The 17 Startups Founded in 2021 that Are Unicorns

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17 companies started in 2021 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 17 companies.

The 17 Unicorns That Were Started in 2021

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1) Flink

Flink

Flink is an online startup that offers grocery deliveries in ten minutes.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $5.00B (December 2021)
  • Country: Germany
  • City: Berlin
  • Started in: 2021
  • Founders: Christoph Cordes, Julian Dames, Nikolas Bullwinkel, Oliver Merkel, Saad Saeed
  • Industries: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Grocery
  • Number of employees: 5,000-10,000
  • Funding: $1,042.00M
  • Funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

2) Yuga Labs

Yuga Labs

Yuga Labs is a blockchain technology company that creates digital collectibles and NFTs.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $4.00B (March 2022)
  • Country: United States
  • State: Florida
  • City: Miami
  • Started in: 2021
  • Founders: Greg Solano, Wylie Aronow
  • Industries: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Digital Media, Ethereum
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding: $450.00M
  • Funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 41

You can find their website here.

3) Autograph

Autograph

Autograph is an NFT platform that brings iconic brands from sports and culture together to create digital collections.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $3.66B (January 2022)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: Santa Monica
  • Started in: 2021
  • Founders: Dillon Rosenblatt, Josh Payne, Tom Brady
  • Industries: Blockchain, Collectibles, Media and Entertainment, Sports
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding: $205.00M
  • Funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

4) Mysten Labs

Mysten Labs

Mysten Labs creates tools that make web3 secure, dependable, and ready for widespread adoption.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $2.00B (September 2022)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: Palo Alto
  • Started in: 2021
  • Founders: Adeniyi Abiodun, Evan Cheng, George Danezis, Konstantinos Chalkias, Sam Blackshear
  • Industries: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software, Web Apps
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding: $336.01M
  • Funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 25

You can find their website here.

5) ROX Motor

ROX Motor

ROX Motor is a car-building project that specialises in off-road new energy vehicles.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $2.00B (April 2022)
  • Country: China
  • State: Shanghai
  • City: Shanghai
  • Started in: 2021
  • Founders: Feng Yan, Jing Chang
  • Industries: Automotive, Electric Vehicle, Manufacturing
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding: $420.00M
  • Funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

6) ClickHouse

ClickHouse

ClickHouse is a database management system for online analytical processing (OLAP).

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $2.00B (October 2021)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: Portola Valley
  • Started in: 2021
  • Founders: Aaron Katz, Alexey Milovidov, Yury Izrailevsky
  • Industries: Big Data, Database, Software
  • Number of employees: 10-50
  • Funding: $300.00M
  • Funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

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7) Magic Eden

Magic Eden

Magic Eden is an NFT marketplace where users can find, trade, and create NFTs.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.60B (June 2022)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: San Francisco
  • Started in: 2021
  • Founders: Jack Lu, Zhuojie Zhou, Zhuoxun Yin
  • Industries: Cryptocurrency, Internet, Marketplace
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding: $170.00M
  • Funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

8) 5ire

5ire

5ire is a blockchain network that brings together sustainability, technology, and innovation to help build the fifth industrial revolution (5IR).

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.50B (July 2022)
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • State: England
  • City: London
  • Started in: 2021
  • Founders: Prateek Dwivedi, Pratik Gauri, Vilma Mattila
  • Industries: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Developer APIs, Information Technology, Virtual Currency
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding: $121.00M
  • Funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 13

You can find their website here.

9) Jasper

Jasper

Jasper is an AI content platform that enables individuals and teams to scale their content strategies using AI.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.50B (October 2022)
  • Country: United States
  • State: Texas
  • City: Austin
  • Started in: 2021
  • Founders: Dave Rogenmoser, John Philip Morgan
  • Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Content, Content Creators, Software
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding: $131.00M
  • Funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 11

You can find their website here.

10) Bilt Rewards

Bilt Rewards

Bilt Rewards is a rewards programme that allows renters to earn points on their rent and pave the way to homeownership.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.50B (October 2022)
  • Country: United States
  • State: New York
  • City: New York
  • Started in: 2021
  • Founders: Ankur Jain
  • Industries: FinTech, Loyalty Programs, Real Estate, Rental Property
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding: $213.30M
  • Funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 17

You can find their website here.

11) candy.com

candy.com

Candy Digital is a distributed ledger technology (DLT) firm that enables MLB fans to purchase and trade officially licensed nonfungible tokens.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.50B (October 2021)
  • Country: United States
  • State: New York
  • City: New York
  • Started in: 2021
  • Founders: Michael G. Rubin, Mike Novogratz
  • Industries: Blockchain, Collectibles, Sports
  • Number of employees: 50-100
  • Funding: $100.00M
  • Funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

12) Phantom

Phantom

Phantom is a digital wallet reimagined for DeFi and NFTs.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.20B (January 2022)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: San Francisco
  • Started in: 2021
  • Founders: Brandon Millman, Chris Kalani, Francesco Agosti
  • Industries: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
  • Number of employees: 10-50
  • Funding: $181.35M
  • Funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

13) Jokr

Jokr

JOKR is a grocery and delivery platform that provides hyper-local product delivery services.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.20B (December 2021)
  • Country: United States
  • State: New York
  • City: New York
  • Started in: 2021
  • Founders: Aspa Lekka, Benjamin Bauer, German Peralta, Konstantin Sorger, Piotr Lagowski, Ralf Wenzel, Sven Grajetzki
  • Industries: Delivery, Delivery Service, Grocery, Local Shopping, Retail
  • Number of employees: 100-250
  • Funding: $430.00M
  • Funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 15

You can find their website here.

14) GlobalBees

GlobalBees

GlobalBees is a company dedicated to finding and scaling great products.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.10B (December 2021)
  • Country: India
  • City: New Delhi
  • Started in: 2021
  • Founders: Deepak Khetan, Nitin Agarwal
  • Industries: E-Commerce, Retail
  • Number of employees: 250-500
  • Funding: $291.50M
  • Funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

15) Zebec

Zebec

Zebec is a Solana continuous settlement protocol. Beginning with Stream Payroll, Zebec is enabling the composable transfer of value.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.00B (August 2022)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: San Francisco
  • Started in: 2021
  • Founders: Sam Thapaliya
  • Industries: Financial Services, Information Technology, Payments
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding: $42.50M
  • Funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 28

You can find their website here.

16) LayerZero Labs

LayerZero Labs

LayerZero Labs is a blockchain interoperability protocol that connects decentralised applications (dapps) from various blockchains.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.00B (March 2022)
  • Country: Canada
  • State: British Columbia
  • City: Vancouver
  • Started in: 2021
  • Founders: Bryan Pellegrino, Caleb Banister, Ryan Zarick
  • Industries: Apps, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding: $173.30M
  • Funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 27

You can find their website here.

17) Mensa Brands

Mensa Brands

Mensa Brands is an investment firm that partners with entrepreneurs to build digital brands and scale them.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.00B (November 2021)
  • Country: India
  • City: Bengaluru
  • Started in: 2021
  • Founders: Ananth Narayanan, Aniket Nikumb, Pawan Kumar Dasaraju
  • Industries: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Venture Capital
  • Number of employees: 10-50
  • Funding: $228.58M
  • Funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

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