Unicorn Watch news and trends

Unicorns Drowse Through Summer
Payment Methods // July 28, 2016

No merger among India's marquee unicorns seems forthcoming, but there has been a murmur of a down round and a few regulatory wrinkles, too.

Unicorn Watch: Hazy Summer Days, And One IPO Draws A Line
Payment Methods // July 21, 2016

Unicorns have been as quiet as they are mystical over the past week plus, which may be an outgrowth of summer’s torpor or continued reticence over public markets. In reference to the latter, is the recent success of Line, an IPO that will get more...

Unicorns Remain (IPO) Shy
Investments // July 07, 2016

Amid stock volatility, some unicorns pull back from previous IPO plans. Could there be cannibalization amid mergers and acquisitions, too?

Europe A New Stomping Ground For Unicorns?
Europe // June 23, 2016

For the magical land of (sustainable) unicorns look to … the continent? The storied $1 billion valuation club, home to tech startups and other young tech firms, may find fertile ground in Europe, as a report this week from a British Investment Bank, GP Bullhound,...

Interviews & Exclusives
Unicorns Drowse Through Summer

July 28, 2016
No merger among India's marquee unicorns seems forthcoming, but there has been a murmur of a down round and a few regulatory wrinkles, too.

Unicorns Remain (IPO) Shy

July 07, 2016
Amid stock volatility, some unicorns pull back from previous IPO plans. Could there be cannibalization amid mergers and acquisitions, too?

Unicorns Still Toeing (Hoofing) The IPO Line

June 16, 2016
Still a dearth of tech IPOs this year, making our unicorns skittish about public debuts. Plus, a new U.S. unicorn entrant makes a bow. And a few layoffs to boot.

In Unicornland, Prosper Seeks Survival, And Some Green (Investment Shoots) Emerge

June 02, 2016
Online lending is not a happy place at the moment, and at least one VC firm is gathering dry tinder in prep for creating, perhaps, a batch of future unicorns....