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The dawning of the unicorpses: The boom and bust of billion-dollar startups
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The dawning of the unicorpses: The boom and bust of billion-dollar startups
By Jessica MathewsJanuary 26, 2024
Aileen Lee, the VC who coined ‘unicorns,’ on why it’s so hard to track billion dollar startups—and what she thinks of their dark cousins, ‘unicorpses’
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Aileen Lee, the VC who coined ‘unicorns,’ on why it’s so hard to track billion dollar startups—and what she thinks of their dark cousins, ‘unicorpses’
By Allie GarfinkleJanuary 25, 2024
How scooter startup Bird, the sharing economy’s next big thing, went from $2.5 billion smash hit to roadkill in record time
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How scooter startup Bird, the sharing economy’s next big thing, went from $2.5 billion smash hit to roadkill in record time
By Jason Del ReyJanuary 25, 2024
Photo illustration of a unicorn's horn bursting a bubble.
Magazine
From unicorns to unicorpses: Why billion-dollar startups and even VC firms keep imploding
By Jessica MathewsJanuary 25, 2024
Cowboy Ventures’ Aileen Lee coined the term ‘unicorn.’ Here’s what she thinks about billion-dollar startups, 10 years later
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Cowboy Ventures’ Aileen Lee coined the term ‘unicorn.’ Here’s what she thinks about billion-dollar startups, 10 years later
By Emma HinchliffeJanuary 19, 2024
Bill Capuzzi wearing a suit jacket and collared shirt
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Apex Fintech Solutions, which called off its SPAC merger in 2021, has revived plans to go public 
By Luisa BeltranDecember 12, 2023
Ryan Peterson, chief executive officer and founder of Flexport Inc., stands for a photograph at the company's office in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, April 15, 2015.
Leadership
CEO of freight giant Flexport rescinds dozens of job offers just days before the new hires’ start date: ‘I hope you will forgive us someday’
By Chloe TaylorSeptember 11, 2023
One of the weirdest AI unicorns worth $1 billion is one that lets you talk to Albert Einstein, Elon Musk or Mickey Mouse
Tech
One of the weirdest AI unicorns worth $1 billion is one that lets you talk to Albert Einstein, Elon Musk or Mickey Mouse
By Rachel Metz and BloombergJuly 7, 2023
Mustafa Suleyman wears glasses and a button up.
Tech
Bill Gates, along with Eric Schmidt and Nvidia, just minted another A.I. unicorn in a massive $1.3 billion funding round
By Rachel Shin and Jeremy KahnJune 29, 2023
Bill Gates’ venture firm, with backing from Jeff Bezos and Jack Ma, just minted a $1 billion A.I. unicorn that uses machine learning for mining rare earth metals crucial for EVs
Finance
Bill Gates’ venture firm, with backing from Jeff Bezos and Jack Ma, just minted a $1 billion A.I. unicorn that uses machine learning for mining rare earth metals crucial for EVs
By Chris MorrisJune 20, 2023
CAVA’s IPO was a ‘break in the clouds’ for the icy IPO market, says one of its early investors. Will others follow?
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CAVA’s IPO was a ‘break in the clouds’ for the icy IPO market, says one of its early investors. Will others follow?
By Jessica Mathews and Anne SradersJune 16, 2023
M&A for venture-backed startups has fallen to the lowest quarterly level in a decade
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M&A for venture-backed startups has fallen to the lowest quarterly level in a decade
By Lucy BrewsterApril 24, 2023
The age of unicorns is not over. Here’s why you shouldn’t count out tech’s growth equity investors
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The age of unicorns is not over. Here’s why you shouldn’t count out tech’s growth equity investors
By Christian Buecker, Greg Fiore, Dunigan O’Keeffe and Sean TanakaDecember 1, 2022
Europe’s tech winter will inspire a new generation of founders
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Europe’s tech winter will inspire a new generation of founders
By Alan PoensgenOctober 5, 2022
35-year-old Canva founder Melanie Perkins got rejected by 100 VCs. Now her $26 billion design startup is ready to take on Microsoft and Google
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35-year-old Canva founder Melanie Perkins got rejected by 100 VCs. Now her $26 billion design startup is ready to take on Microsoft and Google
By Emma HinchliffeOctober 4, 2022
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