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Top 8 Business Development Unicorn Companies in 2023

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The Business Development industry is filled with successful companies that have raised millions of dollars in VC funding that came from some of the top investors in the world.

Many of these successes have turned into unicorns — private companies worth over $1 billion.

If you want to build the next unicorn in the Business Development space, these 8 companies should be your inspiration.

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1) Zipline

Zipline

Zipline is the first company to operate drones directly into remote medical supply chains serving regions with no road access.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $2.80B (May 2019)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: South San Francisco
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Jeremy Baker, Melissa Wong
  • Number of employees: 50-100
  • Funding: $487.16M
  • Funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

2) GO1

GO1

GO1 allows companies to upscale their workforce with on-demand training and a dynamic content-driven platform.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $2.00B (July 2021)
  • Country: Australia
  • State: Queensland
  • City: Brisbane
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Andrew Barnes, Chris Eigeland, Chris Hood, Vu Tran
  • Number of employees: 100-250
  • Funding: $273.25M
  • Funding rounds: 8
  • Number of investors: 27

You can find their website here.

3) ZenBusiness

ZenBusiness

Zenbusiness offers business products and services that help business owners in starting, running, and growing a business.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.70B (November 2021)
  • Country: United States
  • State: Texas
  • City: Austin
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: JC Glancy, Rafael Lopez, Ross Buhrdorf, Ryan Pitylak, Shanaz Hemmati
  • Number of employees: 250-500
  • Funding: $275.75M
  • Funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 20

You can find their website here.

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4) Upside

Upside

Upside is a two-sided marketplace dedicated to bringing value to all points of physical commerce.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.50B (April 2022)
  • Country: United States
  • State: District of Columbia
  • City: Washington
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Alex Kinnier, Jan Rubio, Joanna Kochaniak, Rick McPhee, Thomas Vaughan, Wayne Lin
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding: $165.00M
  • Funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

5) impact.com

impact.com

Impact.com is a top global platform for partnership management.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.50B (July 2021)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: Santa Barbara
  • Started in: 2008
  • Founders: David Sendroff, Lisa Riolo, Per Pettersen, Roger Kjensrud, Todd Crawford, Wade Crang
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding: $361.40M
  • Funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

6) WTOIP

WTOIP

WTOIP has been designed to help entrepreneurs take their ideas to market. The platform provides startups with a shared resource library of patents, trademarks, and copyrights which can be accessed on-demand.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.27B (April 2018)
  • Country: China
  • State: Guangdong
  • City: Guangzhou
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Amy Chan
  • Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
  • Funding: $306.98M
  • Funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

7) CloudBees

CloudBees

CloudBees builds a cloud-based platform that automates the end-to-end software distribution process.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.15B (December 2021)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: San Jose
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Adrian Brock, François Déchery, Kohsuke Kawaguchi, Michael Neale, Ryan Campbell, Sacha Labourey, Vivek Pandey
  • Number of employees: 500-1,000
  • Funding: $2,075.00M
  • Funding rounds: 8
  • Number of investors: 16

You can find their website here.

8) Razor

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
  • 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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