A unicorn company is a privately owned startup that has a current valuation of one billion U.S. dollars or over. Once a company has gone public (IPO) or has been acquired it is no longer termed as a unicorn.
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Equity funding raised by unicorn worldwide 2010-2026
Since 2010, companies who currently have unicorn status, which means they are worth more than * U.S. dollars, raised more than ** U.S. dollars in equity funding. 2021 was the year with the highest equity funding to unicorns, when it skyrocketed to billion U.S. dollars. In the following years, equity funding to unicorn companies worldwide decreased, and amounted to billion U.S. dollars in 2024. In 2025 and early 2026, equity funding increased notably, reaching over *** billion U.S. dollars in 2025 and close to *** billion U.S. dollars in the first three months of 2026.Â
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CrunchBase. (March 9, 2026). Value of equity funding raised by current unicorns worldwide from 2010 to March 2026 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/1095666/volume-equity-funding-unicorns-worldwide-by-industry/
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CrunchBase. "Value of Equity Funding Raised by Current Unicorns Worldwide from 2010 to March 2026 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 9 Mar 2026, /statistics/1095666/volume-equity-funding-unicorns-worldwide-by-industry/
CrunchBase, Value of equity funding raised by current unicorns worldwide from 2010 to March 2026 (in billion U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1095666/volume-equity-funding-unicorns-worldwide-by-industry/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Value of equity funding raised by current unicorns worldwide from 2010 to March 2026 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], CrunchBase, March 9, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1095666/volume-equity-funding-unicorns-worldwide-by-industry/
