The 4 Most Well-Known Unicorn Companies from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is home to 4 unicorn companies and you can find them all in this article.

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The number of successful companies run by people in Pennsylvania and worth more than $1 billion is becoming increasingly hard to ignore.

Particularly when a lot of these companies were only founded within the last 5 years or so.

Given the excitement surrounding Pennsylvania's venture capital industry, it got us thinking about the unicorn companies — a term for startups worth more than $1 billion — that have been founded in Pennsylvania.

We decided to put together this list of 4 companies from Pennsylvania that have achieved this status.

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The 4 Unicorn Companies from Pennsylvania

Argo AI

Argo AI is an artificial intelligence company that designs, builds and deploys self-driving technology.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$7.25
B (
July 2019
)
Country:
United States
City:
Pittsburgh
Started in:
2016
Founders:
Bryan Salesky, Peter Rander
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, Transportation
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$3,600,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
2
Number of investors:
2

You can find their website

here

Duolingo

Duolingo is an online education platform that will help you learn another language while translating the web on your phone or computer.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$2.40
B (
December 2019
)
Country:
United States
City:
Pittsburgh
Started in:
2011
Founders:
Luis von Ahn, Severin Hacker
Industries:
E-Learning, Education, Language Learning, Mobile Apps
Number of employees:
500-1,000
Funding Amount:
$183,300,000
Number of funding rounds:
9
Number of investors:
13

You can find their website

here

Gopuff

Gopuff is a mobile app that delivers products such as over-the-counter medication, baby formula, and alcohol from nearby stores.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$8.90
B (
October 2020
)
Country:
United States
City:
Philadelphia
Started in:
2013
Founders:
Rafael Ilishayev, Yakir Gola
Industries:
Delivery Service, E-Commerce, Food Delivery, Mobile Apps
Number of employees:
10,000+
Funding Amount:
$2,449,710,000
Number of funding rounds:
7
Number of investors:
13

You can find their website

here

Phenom People

Phenom is a recruitment platform that uses artificial intelligence to streamline the hiring process and make it more cost-efficient for companies of all sizes.

Details of the startup:

Valuation:
$1.40
B (
April 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
Ambler
Started in:
2010
Founders:
Brad Goldoor, Hari Bayireddy, Mahe Bayireddi
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Human Resources, Recruiting, Software
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$161,419,000
Number of funding rounds:
5
Number of investors:
11

You can find their website

here