Emerging Unicorn Board

The Crunchbase Emerging Unicorn Board is a curated list of global private companies that are on the path to achieving unicorn status. Powered by Crunchbase’s comprehensive data, this list is updated as companies reach a valuation of $500 million or more but less than $1 billion.

386

COMPANIES

$68 billion

TOTAL RAISED

$260.9 billion

TOTAL VALUE

Last updated: 03/18/2024

Company Post Money Value Total Equity Funding Lead Investors Include Country Continent
Nxtra Data $986M $237M The Carlyle Group India Asia
Butternut Box $985M $467M General Atlantic United Kingdom Europe
Bizongo $980M $290M Schroder Adveq India Asia
OpenStore $970M $137M Lux Capital United States North America
League $965M $171M TDM Growth Partners Canada North America
TymeBank $965M $317M Blue Earth Capital, Norrsken22 South Africa Africa
Astroscale $954M $392M THE FUND Limited Partnership Japan Asia
Fountain $950M $219M B Capital United States North America
Coralogix $950M $236M Advent International, Brighton Park Capital United States North America
CarTrade $947M $307M IIFL Finance, Malabar Investment Advisors India Asia
Typeform $935M $187M Sofina Spain Europe
Xiaohuanggou $932M $163M Zhongzhi Enterprise Group China Asia
Grin $910M $145M Lone Pine Capital United States North America
UnionTech $902M $168M Beijing E-town International Investment & Development China Asia
OpenSpace $902M $199M GreenPoint Partners, Taronga Ventures United States North America
Supermonkey $900M $77M CICC China Asia
Octane $900M $171M Progressive Insurance United States North America
Redaptive $900M $426M Linse Capital United States North America
Turtlemint $900M $197M Amansa Capital, Jungle Ventures India Asia
Pyramid Analytics $900M $194M H.I.G. Growth Partners The Netherlands Europe
Money View $900M $184M Apis Partners India Asia
Leap $900M $153M Owl Ventures India Asia
IQM Quantum Computers $900M $207M World Fund Finland Europe
Believer Meats $900M $361M ADM Ventures Israel Asia
Stenn Technologies $900M $50M Centerbridge Partners United Kingdom Europe
Globality $900M $311M Sienna Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund United States North America
Vidio $900M $195M Affinity Equity Partners Indonesia Asia
Awardco $900M $70M General Catalyst, Ryan Smith United States North America
Laiye $900M $201M HOPU Investment China Asia
SecurityScorecard $900M $292M Silver Lake Waterman United States North America
Netradyne $900M $198M SoftBank Vision Fund United States North America
Labelbox $900M $189M SoftBank Vision Fund United States North America
Ladder $900M $194M OMERS Growth Equity, Thomvest Ventures United States North America
ShopBack $900M $355M Westpac Singapore Asia
Axtria $900M $206M Bain Capital Tech Opportunities United States North America
Helian Health $900M $84M SenseTime China Asia
Dynamo Software $900M $0 Blackstone Group United States North America
Sygnum $900M $130M Azimut Holding Switzerland Europe
Uncle Nearest $900M $225M United States North America
Thunes $900M $202M Marshall Wace Singapore Asia
HawkEye 360 $900M $372M Lockheed Martin Ventures United States North America
Madhive $900M $300M Goldman Sachs Asset Management United States North America
Silverfort $900M $223M Brighton Park Capital Israel Asia
Otrium $897M $153M Bond, Index Ventures The Netherlands Europe
Googut Wine & Spirits $895M $149M Everbright China Asia
Insilico Medicine $895M $400M Prosperity7 Ventures Hong Kong Asia
Exeger $878M $166M Ilija Batljan Sweden Europe
Oasis Market $875M $104M Home & Shopping South Korea Asia
Wallapop $874M $302M Next Tech Fund Spain Europe
Npixel $863M $139M Saehan Startup Investment South Korea Asia
Koenigsegg Automotibe $861M $172M National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) Sweden Europe
FromSoftware $861M $0 Japan Asia
TNG FinTech Group $860M $200M Chelsea Vanguard Fund, Regal Planet Holdings Limited Hong Kong Asia
Mech-Mind $858M $272M IDG Capital, Meituan China Asia
Tally $855M $172M Sway Ventures United States North America
Curve $850M $254M Fuel Venture Capital, IDC Ventures United Kingdom Europe
BookMyShow $850M $225M Capital18 India Asia
Tiki $850M $471M Shinhan Financial Group Vietnam Asia
CloudTrucks $850M $142M Menlo Ventures, Tiger Global Management United States North America
Campaign Monitor $850M $250M Insight Partners United States North America
Pigment $850M $252M ICONIQ Growth France Europe
GWI $850M $220M Permira United Kingdom Europe
TIFIN $842M $216M SEI | SEI Ventures (NASDAQ: SEIC) United States North America
ki Mobility Solutions $842M $71M Castrol India India Asia
Petal $840M $311M Trinity Capital United States North America
Greenlabs $840M $197M BRV Capital Management South Korea Asia
8 Rivers $833M $100M SK Materials United States North America
Ule $830M $111M Access Industries China Asia
Ruangguru $830M $205M Tiger Global Management Indonesia Asia
ShipMonk $827M $365M Periphas Capital United States North America
Superhuman $825M $108M IVP United States North America
Codat $825M $156M J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners United Kingdom Europe
Rapido $820M $310M Swiggy India Asia
FADU $817M $70M Forest Partners, IBK Capital South Korea Asia
Ninjacart $815M $352M STIC Investment India Asia
NHN Cloud $812M $122M IMM Investment South Korea Asia
Huisheng Biopharmaceutical $810M $159M Baixing Bairong China Asia
Rong360 $808M $222M Sailing Capital, YF Capital China Asia
Mynd $807M $205M Invesco United States North America
Class Technologies $804M $164M SoftBank Vision Fund United States North America
JOKR $800M $530M Convivialite Ventures United States North America
Alto Pharmacy $800M $644M SoftBank Vision Fund United States North America
QuickNode $800M $102M LG Technology Ventures United States North America
Menlo Security $800M $251M Vista Equity Partners United States North America
AtoB $800M $102M Elad Gil, General Catalyst United States North America
LeafLink $800M $229M CPMG, L2 Ventures United States North America
Flipboard $800M $236M JP Morgan Chase United States North America
Connecteam $800M $158M Insight Partners, Stripes United States North America
Flo Health $800M $76M Target Global, VNV Global United Kingdom Europe
Delos $800M $198M Greybrook Realty Partners United States North America
Lovevery $800M $126M TCG United States North America
Juni $800M $176M Mubadala Capital Ventures Sweden Europe
Lithic $800M $115M Stripes United States North America
CyCognito $800M $153M The Westly Group United States North America
ipsy $800M $237M ACME Capital, TPG Growth United States North America
Tul $800M $205M 8VC Colombia South America
Qwilt $800M $135M Cisco Investments United States North America
Mirantis $800M $220M Intel Capital United States North America
mParticle $800M $268M Permira United States North America
Flyhomes $800M $190M Battery Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners United States North America
Esco Lifesciences $800M $200M Novo Holdings, Vivo Capital Singapore Asia
Kandji $800M $188M Tiger Global Management United States North America
Alma $800M $221M Thoma Bravo United States North America
Homeward $800M $160M Norwest Venture Partners United States North America
LinkSquares $800M $161M G Squared United States North America
Workboard $800M $140M SoftBank Vision Fund United States North America
YuLife $800M $207M Dai-ichi Life United Kingdom Europe
eDaijia $800M $130M Warburg Pincus China Asia
Country Delight $800M $178M Temasek Holdings India Asia
UVeye $800M $196M Hanaco Venture Capital United States North America
SuperOrdinary $800M $58M Antler United States North America
Sei Labs $800M $35M Multicoin Capital United States North America
Tailscale $785M $115M CRV, Insight Partners Canada North America
KREAM Corporation $785M $330M Altos Ventures South Korea Asia
Neo Financial $780M $215M Valar Ventures Canada North America
CleverTap $775M $182M Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec United States North America
Dunzo $775M $361M Google India Asia
H1.co $773M $194M Altimeter Capital United States North America
Shiftup $772M $26M Tencent South Korea Asia
Vention $767M $139M Georgian Canada North America
Notarize $760M $213M Canapi Ventures United States North America
BGB Group $760M $0 TPG United States North America
Instawork $760M $148M TCV United States North America
Novo $755M $171M GGV Capital United States North America
ATLAS $751M $29M China Asia
Squire $750M $145M Tiger Global Management United States North America
Stashfin $750M $115M Abstract Ventures, Fasanara Capital India Asia
Blueground $750M $217M DisruptAD United States North America
Hootsuite $750M $227M Fidelity Canada North America
WEKA $750M $275M Generation Investment Management United States North America
Provi $750M $125M D1 Capital Partners United States North America
Nansen $750M $88M Accel Singapore Asia
BrightInsight $750M $166M General Catalyst United States North America
Sendcloud $750M $201M SoftBank Vision Fund The Netherlands Europe
Reibus $750M $102M SoftBank Vision Fund United States North America
Hungryroot $750M $75M L Catterton United States North America
ThirdLove $750M $69M Allen & Company, L Catterton United States North America
Rezolve $750M $20M Future Fund, Lauder Partners United Kingdom Europe
Ornikar $750M $174M Kohlberg Kravis Roberts France Europe
Pinecone $750M $138M Andreessen Horowitz United States North America
ClearTax $750M $140M Kora India Asia
ABLY Corporation $750M $149M Shinhan Financial Group South Korea Asia
Ather Energy $749M $444M GIC, HeroMotoCorp India Asia
Phylion Battery $738M $349M Shenzhen Capital Group China Asia
Sicepat Express $736M $274M Falcon House Partners, MDI Ventures Indonesia Asia
Autograph $735M $205M Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins United States North America
Zeller $729M $135M Headline Australia Oceania
Cover Genius $728M $165M Dawn Capital Australia Oceania
AnyDesk $728M $76M General Atlantic Germany Europe
Banma Kuaipao $726M $181M QJY Capital China Asia
Motif $726M $344M FootPrint Coalition United States North America
Check $725M $119M Stripe United States North America
The SpringHill Company $725M $100M RedBird Capital Partners United States North America
Paysend $719M $338M Global PayTech Ventures United Kingdom Europe
Hanhou Group $719M $23M China Asia
Taptap Send $715M $78M Spark Capital United Kingdom Europe
One Store $715M $149M Digital Turbine South Korea Asia
Ecom Express $714M $526M Partners Group India Asia
Neo Fusion $714M $214M NIO China Asia
Yeahmobi $712M $132M Jun Lei, Xiaomi China Asia
Saturnbird Coffee $711M $32M Sequoia Capital China China Asia
Jupiter $711M $155M Peak XV Partners, QED Investors India Asia
Scaler Academy $710M $55M Lightrock India Asia
Gorgias $710M $73M Shopify, Transpose Platform Management United States North America
INRIX $710M $114M General Motors United States North America
Source Photonics $710M $230M Francisco Partners United States North America
Brightline $705M $205M Northwell Health United States North America
Doodles $704M $54M Seven Seven Six Canada North America
Dovetail $700M $69M Accel Australia Oceania
DeHaat $700M $221M Sofina, Temasek Holdings India Asia
Prescient $700M $295M Eldridge Industries, JE Dunn Construction United States North America
Hyperice $700M $48M Main Street Advisors, SC.Holdings United States North America
ClearScore $700M $200M Invus Opportunities United Kingdom Europe
Karius $700M $229M SoftBank Vision Fund United States North America
AutoFi $700M $115M Santander US United States North America
Virgin Hyperloop $700M $318M Caspian VC Partners, DP World Group United States North America
Embark $700M $94M SoftBank Vision Fund United States North America
Indegene Lifesystems $700M $0 United States North America
CareAR $700M $10M ServiceNow United States North America
Vivino $700M $222M Kinnevik United States North America
GumGum $700M $134M GS Growth United States North America
Addi $700M $221M GIC Colombia South America
Thrive Global $700M $146M Kleiner Perkins, Owl Ventures United States North America
Lyst $700M $144M LVMH United Kingdom Europe
Doublefs $700M $130M China Asia
TNG Digital $700M $243M Lazada Group Malaysia Asia
Medikabazaar $700M $177M Lighthouse Funds India Asia
MicroPort EP $690M $43M China Asia
PrimaryBid $690M $252M SoftBank Vision Fund United Kingdom Europe
KreditBee $680M $352M Advent International India Asia
Navi Technologies $667M $582M Gaja Capital India Asia
Rebellions.ai $662M $212M KT Corp South Korea Asia
Musicow $660M $147M STIC Investment South Korea Asia
EGYM $651M $380M Affinity Partners Germany Europe
BeReal. $651M $90M DST Global France Europe
Meati $650M $255M Revolution Growth United States North America
INDmoney $650M $154M Dragoneer Investment Group, Steadview Capital India Asia
Resilience Cyber Insurance Solutions $650M $217M Intact Ventures United States North America
Substack $650M $90M Andreessen Horowitz United States North America
Moda Operandi $650M $345M Apax Digital, New Enterprise Associates United States North America
Tide $650M $177M Apax Digital United Kingdom Europe
Billie $640M $149M Dawn Capital Germany Europe
Sendoso $640M $153M SoftBank Vision Fund United States North America
Neat $640M $30M Zoom Norway Europe
Fresha $640M $180M General Atlantic United Kingdom Europe
Tomo $640M $110M SVB Capital United States North America
Rupeek $634M $189M Venture Catalysts India Asia
Gecko Robotics $633M $222M Founders Fund, US Innovative Technology Fund United States North America
Meiwei Buyongdeng $632M $162M CVCC Zhongshi Capital China Asia
Census $630M $80M Insight Partners, Tiger Global Management United States North America
Malwarebytes $625M $180M Vector Capital United States North America
Wasoko $625M $144M Avenir Growth Capital, Tiger Global Management Kenya Africa
Pryon $625M $156M US Innovative Technology Fund United States North America
Nixon $623M $162M Trilantic Capital Partners United States North America
Raise $615M $147M Accel United States North America
Apartment List $610M $163M Janus Henderson Investors United States North America
Gaosi Education Group $607M $286M Tencent China Asia
M2P Fintech $605M $111M Visa India Asia
Smule $604M $179M Times Bridge United States North America
Tizona Therapeutics $601M $370M Gilead Sciences United States North America
BetterPlace $601M $79M Jungle Ventures India Asia
Weidong Cloud Education $601M $0 CCB International China Asia
Khatabook $600M $187M Tribe Capital India Asia
Moonfare $600M $175M Vitruvian Partners Germany Europe
Medium $600M $163M Spark Capital United States North America
ClearBank $600M $516M Apax Digital United Kingdom Europe
Affinity $600M $120M Menlo Ventures United States North America
Notable $600M $119M ICONIQ Growth United States North America
tray.io $600M $149M Meritech Capital Partners United States North America
Mutiny $600M $72M Insight Partners, Tiger Global Management United States North America
Bitdefender $600M $7M Romania Europe
Zola $600M $241M Comcast Ventures, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners United States North America
Hello Heart $600M $138M Stripes United States North America
Caffeine $600M $294M Cox Enterprises, Fox Corporation United States North America
Zora $600M $60M Haun Ventures United States North America
Industrious $600M $422M Fifth Wall, Riverwood Capital United States North America
Bespin Global $600M $253M e& South Korea Asia
DNAnexus $600M $473M Blackstone Accelerates Growth United States North America
Pocket Gems $600M $155M Tencent United States North America
WSO2 $600M $134M Redstart Labs United States North America
GoFundMe $600M $0 Accel, TCV United States North America
Whatfix $600M $140M SoftBank Vision Fund United States North America
Classplus $600M $130M Alpha Wave Ventures, Tiger Global Management India Asia
Pitch $600M $138M Lakestar, Tiger Global Management Germany Europe
Brightwheel $600M $89M Addition United States North America
Airbase $600M $102M American Express Ventures United States North America
Zupee $600M $121M Tomales Bay Capital, WestCap India Asia
Jianke $600M $281M ShenZhen GTJA Investment Group China Asia
Found $600M $132M WestCap United States North America
Progcap $600M $149M Beams FinTech Fund India Asia
Bungalow $600M $121M Deer Park Road United States North America
MatchMove Pay $600M $183M KFC Ventures Singapore Asia
Kaishu Jianggushi $600M $154M Trustbridge Partners China Asia
Peilian.com $600M $150M Tiger Global Management China Asia
FINN $600M $254M Planet First Partners Germany Europe
Modular $600M $130M General Catalyst United States North America
Mirxes $600M $218M China Fellow Partners Singapore Asia
InsuranceDekho $600M $230M Beams FinTech Fund, Eurazeo India Asia
SkyCell $600M $156M Catalyst Switzerland Europe
Shadowfax $600M $213M TPG India Asia
Meltwater $592M $240M Verdane Norway Europe
Valon Technologies $590M $97M Andreessen Horowitz United States North America
SoftBank Robotics Holdings $590M $236M Alibaba Group, Foxconn Technology Group Japan Asia
KOHO Financial $588M $279M Eldridge Industries Canada North America
Brandi $583M $139M Korea Development Bank South Korea Asia
Platform Science $575M $183M SoftBank Vision Fund United States North America
Shogun $575M $115M Insight Partners United States North America
Tonal $575M $580M Cobalt Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group United States North America
Vodeno $573M $57M NatWest Group Poland Europe
AMP Robotics $571M $173M Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund United States North America
AISpeech $568M $207M CTC Capital China Asia
Moss $567M $150M Tiger Global Management Germany Europe
Axera $567M $126M Inno-Chip, Longzhu Capital China Asia
Digits $565M $98M SoftBank Vision Fund United States North America
Inscripta $565M $464M Fidelity United States North America
Alloy Therapeutics $563M $128M 8VC, Mubadala Capital Ventures United States North America
Nothing $562M $253M Highland Europe United Kingdom Europe
Jiangsu KATOP Automation $562M $81M China Asia
Entrepreneur First $560M $180M Greylock United Kingdom Europe
Hotel Urbano $560M $135M Booking Holdings Brazil South America
Sure $550M $123M Declaration Partners, Kinnevik United States North America
Descript $550M $100M OpenAI United States North America
Vouch $550M $185M Ribbit Capital United States North America
Tendo $550M $188M Lux Capital United States North America
Ataccama $550M $151M Bain Capital Tech Opportunities Canada North America
Nanotech Energy $550M $95M Fubon Financial Holdings United States North America
Replicant $550M $113M Stripes United States North America
UnitedMasters $550M $170M Andreessen Horowitz United States North America
Databook $550M $71M Bessemer Venture Partners United States North America
Hutouju $550M $50M GGV Capital, Tiger Global Management China Asia
Pontera $550M $159M ICONIQ Growth United States North America
Overjet $550M $131M March Capital United States North America
Moove $550M $159M Mubadala Nigeria Africa
Prosper Marketplace $550M $414M Eight Roads Ventures United States North America
MicroPort Orthopedics $550M $82M United States North America
Inshorts $550M $165M Vy Capital India Asia
Animoca Brands KK $545M $55M MUFG Bank Japan Asia
Raspberry Pi Foundation $544M $45M Arm Holdings United Kingdom Europe
Nelogica $543M $103M Crescera Investimentos (f/k/a Bozano Investimentos), Vulcan Capital Brazil South America
Ledn $540M $103M 10T Holdings Canada North America
Paytm Insurance $533M $123M Swiss Re India Asia
DigiLens $530M $160M Samsung Electronics United States North America
GVE $523M $26M Evolution Financial Japan Asia
Promise $520M $48M The General Partnership United States North America
Parafin $520M $94M GIC United States North America
Bounce $520M $216M Peak XV Partners India Asia
Perplexity AI $520M $102M IVP United States North America
Fi.Money $519M $137M Alpha Wave Global India Asia
Truphone $518M $622M Emerson Collective, Minden United Kingdom Europe
Stark Future $515M $59M Eicher Motors Limited Spain Europe
Viral Nation $514M $198M Eldridge Industries Canada North America
Minterest $514M $6M Estonia Europe
Lime $510M $935M Uber United States North America
Captain Fresh $507M $171M Nekkanti Sea Foods India Asia
Inworld AI $506M $126M Lightspeed Venture Partners United States North America
Cleo $501M $139M Sofina United Kingdom Europe
MX Player $501M $111M Tencent South Korea Asia
Quora $500M $301M Andreessen Horowitz United States North America
C2x $500M $25M United States North America
SEON $500M $108M IVP Hungary Europe
Envisics $500M $150M M&G Investments United Kingdom Europe
Porter $500M $132M Tiger Global Management, Vitruvian Partners India Asia
Foursquare $500M $349M The Raine Group United States North America
TakeOff $500M $146M Forrestal Capital United States North America
HackerRank $500M $103M Susquehanna Growth Equity United States North America
Deserve Inc. $500M $144M Visa United States North America
Tredence $500M $205M Advent International United States North America
TuneIn $500M $147M Innovation Endeavors United States North America
Atera $500M $102M General Atlantic Israel Asia
Rossum $500M $109M General Catalyst United Kingdom Europe
Ocrolus $500M $124M Fin Capital United States North America
Top Hat $500M $234M Georgian Canada North America
Elwood Technologies $500M $70M Dawn Capital, Goldman Sachs United Kingdom Europe
Spenmo $500M $121M Tiger Global Management Singapore Asia
AppZen $500M $101M Coatue United States North America
Sense $500M $90M SoftBank Vision Fund United States North America
Cymulate $500M $141M One Peak Israel Asia
Modernizing Medicine $500M $376M Warburg Pincus United States North America
Spryker Systems $500M $152M TCV Germany Europe
Yokoy $500M $108M Sequoia Capital Switzerland Europe
NEXT Trucking $500M $124M Brookfield Growth United States North America
MainStreet $500M $63M SignalFire United States North America
Absolute $500M $116M Surge India Asia
Juvenescence $500M $219M Grok Ventures, IPGL Isle of Man Europe
Zinier $500M $120M ICONIQ Growth United States North America
Pixellot $500M $218M PSG Equity Israel Asia
Cohere Technologies $500M $81M Bell Ventures United States North America
Workit Health $500M $110M Insight Partners United States North America
Super Coffee $500M $131M Durable Capital Partners United States North America
Guardio $500M $47M Tiger Global Management Israel Asia
Cooler Screens $500M $81M Translink Capital United States North America
Boutiqaat $500M $45M Boubyan Petrochemical Company Kuwait Asia
WayRay $500M $108M Porsche Ventures Switzerland Europe
Stark Bank $500M $61M Bezos Expeditions, Ribbit Capital Brazil South America
Tiff's Treats $500M $97M Salem Investment Partners United States North America
Parallel $500M $50M Paradigm United States North America
ActiveFence $500M $100M CRV, Highland Europe Israel Asia
Codemao $500M $360M BPEA EQT China Asia
VisionNav Robotics $500M $139M 5Y Capital, Meituan China Asia
Bitwise $500M $85M Elad Gil, Electric Capital United States North America
Edianyun $500M $202M Source Code Capital China Asia
Renovate America $500M $150M DFJ Growth United States North America
Pinwheel $500M $77M GGV Capital United States North America
Simplilearn $500M $73M GSV Ventures United States North America
Kuda $500M $92M Target Global, Valar Ventures Nigeria Africa
uberall $500M $171M Bregal Milestone, Level Equity Management Germany Europe
AeroFarms $500M $308M Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) United States North America
Flip $500M $95M WestCap United States North America
Teachmint $500M $118M Rocketship.vc, Vulcan Capital India Asia
Homebase $500M $129M GGV Capital United States North America
Rain $500M $229M Kleiner Perkins, Paradigm Bahrain Asia
Overtime $500M $215M Counterpoint Global, Liberty Media United States North America
Chia Network $500M $70M Andreessen Horowitz, Richmond Global Ventures United States North America
Cyera $500M $165M Accel United States North America
Vox Media $500M $408M Penske Media Corporation United States North America
P0x Labs $500M $32M Polychain, Qiming Venture Partners United States North America
Writer $500M $126M ICONIQ Growth United States North America
Ursa Major $500M $272M Explorer 1 Fund United States North America
Cosmose $500M $27M NEAR Singapore Asia
DataBox $500M $102M China Asia
Parallel Finance $500M $30M Polychain United States North America
La Renon $500M $46M A91 Partners India Asia
Photoroom $500M $62M Aglaé Ventures, Balderton Capital France Europe
Agicap $500M $119M Greenoaks France Europe
Coro $298K $155M Energy Impact Partners Israel Asia
Ducenta Squared $0 $0 United States North America

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The curated Emerging Unicorn Board includes private companies with known valuations of $500 million or more but less than $1 billion, based on Crunchbase data. The list is updated whenever a new company reaches that valuation range or there is a change in valuation for a company already on the leaderboard. Companies that are subsequently valued at more than $1 billion will be removed from the board and promoted to The Crunchbase Unicorn Board. Companies that exit will also be removed from the Emerging Unicorn Board. 

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is an emerging unicorn?

An emerging unicorn is a high-growth startup that is on the brink of achieving unicorn status by reaching a valuation of $500 million or more but less than $1 billion in a private company financing. A few examples of current emerging unicorns that could become the next tech unicorns include Affinity, HackerRank, Brightline and Typeform. These potential future unicorns have found product market fit, have a scalable product or service, and have raised millions of dollars in venture capital.

How does a startup become an emerging unicorn?

A startup becomes an emerging unicorn by earning a valuation above $500 million but less than $1 billion. A startup achieves this status by first demonstrating its ability to provide value in the form of a product or service that attracts paying customers or users at scale. This traction attracts investors who want to invest in the company based on the belief that its offering has a big enough market to provide a sizable return should there be an exit event, such as an IPO. As the startup raises capital and grows key success metrics, such as annual recurring revenue, its valuation increases and it moves closer to becoming one of the next unicorn startups.

What are examples of companies that became unicorns after being featured on the Emerging Unicorn Board?

Examples of companies that became unicorns after being featured on the Emerging Unicon Board include GoCardless, Acorns, Patreon and Betterment.

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