Tag: unicorn
Lucky coffee, unicorn stumbles and Sam Altman’s YC wager
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week we had TechCrunch’s...
Cybersecurity company Acronis hits unicorn status after raising $147 million led...
Cyber security solutions provider Acronis announced today that it has raised $ 147 million in funding led by Goldman Sachs, bringing it to...
Megvii, the Chinese startup unicorn known for facial recognition tech, files...
Megvii Technology, the Beijing-based artificial intelligence startup known in particular for its facial recognition brand Face++, has filed for a public listing on the...
As the term ‘unicorn’ goes broke from overuse, what’s actually rare?
Alex Wilhelm Contributor Alex Wilhelm is the editor-in-chief of Crunchbase News and co-host of Equity, TechCrunch's...
Big revenues, huge valuations and major losses: charting the era of...
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CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity unicorn, files to go public
If you thought Uber’s disastrous initial public offering last week would deter fellow venture-backed technology companies from pursuing the public markets in 2019, you...
Zoom, a profitable unicorn, files to go public
Zoom, the video conferencing startup valued at $ 1 billion in early 2017, has filed to go public on the Nasdaq as soon...
Glossier triples valuation, enters unicorn club with $100M round
Glossier, known for its flagship line of barely there beauty products, has landed a $ 100 million Series D led by Sequoia Capital....
On-demand logistics startup Lalamove raises $300M for Asia growth and becomes...
Lalamove, a Hong Kong-based on-demand logistics startup, has closed a $ 300 million Series D round as it seeks expansion across Asia. In...
Matalan unicorn coat: Parents RUSH to buy kid’s unicorn coat which...
MATALAN is preparing for spring with a unique colour-changing children’s coat. The unicorn-themed jacket has just been subjected to a massive price cut, spurring...