The number of female-led startups that became unicorns grew between 2013 and 2019. A unicorn is a privately held startup company that is valued at over * U.S. dollars. There were ** new female-led unicorns reported worldwide in 2019, six more than the previous year. In 2013, there were only **** new female-led unicorns reported, so unicorn numbers increased by over *** percent during this time period.
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