Unicorns exit by either going public or by being acquired. Chinese ride-hailing company Didi, US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, and Indonesia-based e-commerce firm Tokopedia are among the unicorns that have exited this year. Some unicorns that have announced plans to go public are Bytedance, Nubank, and One97 Communications.
ByteDance plans to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by early next year, but the plan may change due to the rapidly changing regulatory environment. While some unicorns will exit, more are expected to be created before the end of the year, due to the active venture capital market and the growing startup ecosystems. Fintech and internet software and services are top producers of unicorns Fintech and internet software and services have produced the most unicorns.
Leave your Comments. Made in China Although China did not have the highest number of unicorns worldwide, the country was home to some of the world's most important ones.
ANT Group, for example, was valued at around billion U. This made the company not only the highest valued unicorn of China , but also the most valued unicorn of the world. Ayo Technology The Chinese company, a spin-off from Alibaba's Alipay, reinforces the trend that global unicorns tend to be active in either fintech or technology. Over of these high-valued startups were active in technology, with an additional in finance, insurance and real estate.
In comparison, there were roughly 50 unicorns specifically dedicated to health and pharmaceuticals. This growing market made up roughly ten percent of all unicorns in the U. You need a Single Account for unlimited access.
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In other words, unicorns have multiplied to such an extent that it is hard to justify calling them rare. Ballooning levels of venture capital investments over the past decade have played a key role in unicorn creation. These capital injections have inflated the valuations of companies, driven by an insatiable investor appetite for companies laced with just a whiff of tech.
Startups are also reaching unicorn status at a faster pace. While there are comparatively far more unicorns today than a decade ago, some investors point out that unicorns are still rare compared to the total number of startups. Despite the dominance of these two countries, more unicorns are popping up in disparate places.
According to Verma, the replication of similar business models across multiple geographies has helped drive the rise in tech unicorns.
An investor frenzy and highly scalable, easily replicable business models have helped to create herds of unicorns. This will continue to make unicorns less rare, all while contributing to the rise of the decacorn. Get the Insider App. Click here to learn more. A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. Good Subscriber Account active since Shortcuts. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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