Startups to watch: 13 venture capitalists offer their picks for the next Pacific Northwest unicorns Unicorn startups are everywhere these days. CB Insights’ unicorn tracker — keeping tabs on privately-held companies valued at $1 billion… Read More
Meet the unicorns: A look at the Seattle-area startups that boast valuations over $1 billion Editor’s note: This post has been updated to add startups that were not initially included in the list. Icertis’ valuation… Read More
Seattle area boasts 10 fast-growing unicorns: Can you name the billion-dollar startups? The unicorn — that supposed elusive creature of the startup world — is becoming a bit more commonplace in these… Read More
A new world for unicorns: What the WeWork flop means for Seattle’s top startups and IPO prospects WeWork’s dramatic fall from grace, which saw its valuation fall from $47 billion to a reported $8 billion amid an… Read More
Billion-dollar startup founders share advice on how to build teams, establish values, scale, and more Manny Medina may be the head of a billion-dollar startup, but when asked what mythical creature represents the company, it’s… Read More
Secretive investment firm Lone Pine Capital is quietly minting tech unicorns in Seattle Some of Seattle’s hottest startups are taking big checks from a major investment firm that rarely bets on private companies.… Read More
Rocket Lab reports $140M in fresh funding, cementing space unicorn status Fresh on the heels of a successful satellite launch, Rocket Lab today announced that it has received $140 million in… Read More
Rocket Lab gains space unicorn status with an added $75 million in funding Rocket Lab says it has closed a $75 million Series D financing round for production of its low-cost Electron rocket, which… Read More
Trump warns of tech bubble, says current market is ‘very strange’ Donald Trump is worried about a tech bubble. In an interview with Reuters, the Republican frontrunner shared his concerns that high-priced… Read More
Siberian unicorns? Five incredible science tales that aren’t April Fool’s jokes Unicorns are real! Scientists propose cloaking device to protect Earth from aliens! Glow-in-the-dark skin grown in lab! Those may sound… Read More
Bill Gates doesn’t like unicorns’ near future, says he’d short them Lots of people have predicted that the tech sector’s seemingly endless supply of investor money will soon dry up. Add Bill… Read More
So many unicorns: New study suggests some billion-dollar companies may not be so magical Unicorns — privately-held tech startups valued at more than $1 billion — are on the rise. However, a new study by Fenwick… Read More
The unicorn trend is backed by hundreds of VCs eager to discover the next big thing Maybe you thought the kind of VC willing to invest hundreds of millions of dollars at a $1 billion valuation was a rare… Read More
The unicorn list: There are now 131 startups valued at $1B or more (and still very few spotted in Seattle) Unicorns are everywhere these days. Just not around Seattle. Even as the stock market tanks, private money continues to flow… Read More
Investors seek major protections to ensure ‘unicorns’ are not as risky as they sound View image | gettyimages.com Are billion-dollar ‘unicorns’ more risky for investors? Not necessarily, according to a new report by Silicon Valley… Read More
Unicorn envy: Where is Seattle’s next billion-dollar idea? View image | gettyimages.com Once upon a time, there was an exclusive club that only allowed technology companies worth $1 billion… Read More
IPO market slows: Blame the billion-dollar ‘unicorns’ The market for initial public offerings softened in the first quarter, with a new report from Renaissance Capital indicating that… Read More
Bill Gurley says tech industry will see ‘dead unicorns’ this year Benchmark Capital investor Bill Gurley once again sounded the alarm about what he sees as the potential doom looming in… Read More
