The 25 Most Valuable Unicorns Worldwide

Bytedance

ByteDance is an Internet technology company founded to become the market leader in developing and operating content platforms.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$140.00
B (
April 2017
)
Country:
China
City:
Beijing
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Yiming Zhang
Industries:
Content, Data Mining, Internet
Number of employees:
10,000+
Funding Amount:
$7,440.00M
Number of funding rounds:
12
Number of investors:
29

You can find their website

here

SpaceX

SpaceX is space technology company involved in aerospace manufacturing, design of rockets and spacecraft.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$100.30
B (
December 2012
)
Country:
United States
City:
Hawthorne
Started in:
2002
Founders:
Elon Musk
Industries:
Aerospace, Manufacturing, Space Travel, Transportation
Number of employees:
5,000-10,000
Funding Amount:
$383.02M
Number of funding rounds:
56
Number of investors:
60

You can find their website

here

Stripe

Stripe is a powerful credit card processor that helps companies of all sizes to accept online payments easily.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$95.00
B (
January 2014
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2010
Founders:
John Collison, Patrick Collison
Industries:
Finance, FinTech, Mobile Payments, SaaS
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$300.00M
Number of funding rounds:
18
Number of investors:
46

You can find their website

here

Klarna

Klarna combines the simplicity of shopping with the speed of online payment processing to create a superior experience for your customers.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$45.60
B (
December 2011
)
Country:
Sweden
City:
Stockholm
Started in:
2005
Founders:
Niklas Adalberth, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Victor Jacobsson
Industries:
E-Commerce, FinTech, Payments, Shopping
Number of employees:
5,000-10,000
Funding Amount:
$3,471.72M
Number of funding rounds:
33
Number of investors:
65

You can find their website

here

Epic Games

Epic Games offers full-featured game engine technology, giving developers everything they need to bring their creative visions to life.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$42.00
B (
October 2018
)
Country:
United States
City:
Cary
Started in:
1991
Founders:
Mark Rein, Tim Sweeney
Industries:
Developer Platform, Gaming, Software, Video Games
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$544.93M
Number of funding rounds:
10
Number of investors:
34

You can find their website

here

Canva

Canva is a free, online design tool that helps you create eye-catching, shareable content.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$40.00
B (
January 2018
)
Country:
Australia
City:
Surry Hills
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Cameron Adams, Cliff Obrecht, Melanie Perkins
Industries:
Graphic Design, Photo Editing, Publishing, Software, Web Design
Number of employees:
500-1,000
Funding Amount:
$571.26M
Number of funding rounds:
16
Number of investors:
36

You can find their website

here

Checkout.com

Checkout.com's API allows businesses to integrate a seamless checkout experience across platforms.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$40.00
B (
May 2019
)
Country:
United Kingdom
City:
London
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Guillaume Pousaz
Industries:
E-Commerce, FinTech, Payments, Transaction Processing
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$1,830.00M
Number of funding rounds:
4
Number of investors:
12

You can find their website

here

Instacart

Instacart is a multi-channel grocery delivery service that connects customers with personal shoppers to hand pick items from local stores for same-day delivery or in-store pickup.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$39.00
B (
December 2014
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Apoorva Mehta, Brandon Leonardo, Max Mullen
Industries:
Delivery Service, E-Commerce, Grocery, Shopping
Number of employees:
5,000-10,000
Funding Amount:
$2,686.01M
Number of funding rounds:
20
Number of investors:
38

You can find their website

here

Databricks

Databricks is a fast-growing company with best-in-class engineers and data scientists, creating the future of cloud computing, data services and universal computing resources.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$38.00
B (
February 2019
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2013
Founders:
Ali Ghodsi, Andy Konwinski, Ion Stoica, Matei Zaharia, Patrick Wendell, Reynold Xin, Scott Shenker
Industries:
Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Machine Learning, Software
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$557.15M
Number of funding rounds:
9
Number of investors:
40

You can find their website

here

Revolut

Revolut is a financial services company that provides payment solutions to businesses and individuals.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$33.00
B (
April 2018
)
Country:
United Kingdom
City:
London
Started in:
2015
Founders:
Nikolay Storonsky, Vlad Yatsenko
Industries:
Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, Mobile Payments
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$1,715.98M
Number of funding rounds:
15
Number of investors:
41

You can find their website

here

FTX

FTX Exchange is a cryptocurrency exchange company that develops a mobile trading platform.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$32.00
B (
July 2021
)
Country:
Bahamas
City:
Started in:
2018
Founders:
Gary Wang, Sam Bankman-Fried
Industries:
Cryptocurrency, Finance, Financial Exchanges, Financial Services, Trading Platform
Number of employees:
100-250
Funding Amount:
$1,828.69M
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
40

You can find their website

here

Chime

Chime is a financial technology company offering an online marketplace where members can find, select, compare financial products made specifically for them.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$25.00
B (
March 2019
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2013
Founders:
Chris Britt, Ryan King
Industries:
Banking, Debit Cards, Financial Services, FinTech
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$3,396.75M
Number of funding rounds:
10
Number of investors:
30

You can find their website

here

BYJU's

BYJU’S is an educational technology company that designs and develops personalized, high quality learning programs for K-12 students.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$21.00
B (
July 2017
)
Country:
India
City:
Bengaluru
Started in:
2008
Founders:
Byju Raveendran, Divya Gokulnath
Industries:
E-Learning, EdTech, Education, Higher Education, Software
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$5,182.78M
Number of funding rounds:
21
Number of investors:
49

You can find their website

here

J&T Express

J&T Express is an E-Commerce Freight Forwarding and Expedited Service provider of international shipping services for businesses and individuals.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$20.00
B (
April 2021
)
Country:
Indonesia
City:
Jakarta
Started in:
2015
Founders:
Jet Lee, Tony Chen
Industries:
Courier Service, E-Commerce, Freight Service
Number of employees:
10,000+
Funding Amount:
$4,653.00M
Number of funding rounds:
4
Number of investors:
6

You can find their website

here

Xiaohongshu

Xiaohongshu is the latest innovation in social interaction, a way to share your experiences and learn from those around you.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$20.00
B (
March 2016
)
Country:
China
City:
Shanghai
Started in:
2013
Founders:
Charlwin Mao Wenchao, Miranda Qu
Industries:
E-Commerce, Mobile Apps, Shopping, Social
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$917.50M
Number of funding rounds:
8
Number of investors:
10

You can find their website

here

Fanatics

Fanatics is a worldwide leader in licensed sports merchandise and fan gear, including jerseys, t-shirts, hats, and much more.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$18.00
B (
June 2012
)
Country:
United States
City:
Jacksonville
Started in:
1995
Founders:
Alan Trager, Michael G. Rubin, Mitch Trager
Industries:
Manufacturing, Retail, Sporting Goods, Sports
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$1,170.29M
Number of funding rounds:
8
Number of investors:
17

You can find their website

here

Miro

Miro is a visual collaboration platform that provides an intuitive, engaging, and in-person collaboration experience for every team.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$17.50
B (
January 2022
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2011
Founders:
Andrey Khusid, Oleg Shardin, Oleg Shardin
Industries:
B2B, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Software, Product Management, UX Design
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$355.00M
Number of funding rounds:
4
Number of investors:
12

You can find their website

here

Yuanfudao

Yuanfudao aims to revolutionize online education by connecting Chinese and English speakers with a world class education.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$15.50
B (
May 2017
)
Country:
China
City:
Beijing
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Ke Shuai, Xin Li, Yong Li
Industries:
E-Learning, EdTech, Tutoring
Number of employees:
10,000+
Funding Amount:
$4,044.20M
Number of funding rounds:
11
Number of investors:
18

You can find their website

here

Ripple

Ripple offers blockchain solutions to transfer money globally with speed and certainty of settlement.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$15.00
B (
December 2019
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Arthur Britto, Chris Larsen, Jed McCaleb, Ryan Fugger
Industries:
Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Internet, Payments
Number of employees:
500-1,000
Funding Amount:
$293.90M
Number of funding rounds:
14
Number of investors:
38

You can find their website

here

DJI Innovations

DJI is a world leader in developing, manufacturing, and selling easy-to-fly drones for aerial photography.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$15.00
B (
January 2015
)
Country:
China
City:
Shenzhen
Started in:
2006
Founders:
Frank Wang
Industries:
Aerospace, Consumer Electronics, Drones, Manufacturing, Photography, Wireless
Number of employees:
10,000+
Funding Amount:
$1,135.00M
Number of funding rounds:
2
Number of investors:
3