3/13/2026 12:32:55 PM Almost 40 new unicorns have been minted so far this year By Samantha Wulfson Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns in 2026. While most are...
9/1/2021 1:18:53 PM A record number of startups join Europe’s fintech unicorn herd By Sarah Wolter The rise in the number of highly valued and heavily funded fintech startups in Europe shows how the continent is taking a lead in...
6/11/2020 2:39:00 PM Flutterwave featured in CB Insights list of 50 future unicorns By Carlos Alonso Torras Portfolio company Flutterwave was evaluated using CB Insights' Mosaic algorithm, which combines a company’s financial health, amount of...
6/28/2019 5:14:54 PM Where are all of the FinTech IPOs? By FinTech Collective 2019 has been a popular year for Venture-backed tech IPOs, with many much-awaited "unicorns" going public, but this hasn't been the case...
4/13/2018 4:22:04 AM Jack Ma’s Ant Financial to raise $9b, become world’s biggest unicorn By Sean Lippel The financial services group that was carved out of Alibaba seven years is prepping to raise $9b in private funding at a valuation of...
3/22/2018 4:43:25 PM Is Ping An China’s Most Valuable Insurer or a Tech-Investing Fad? By Gareth Jones The increase in its market capitalization of more than $100 billion is partly due to the fast growth of its life and health-insurance...
10/20/2016 8:27:24 PM Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2016 By FinTech Collective Forbes reviews startups on the cusp of unicorn status, including fintechs GoFundMe, Yapstone, BitSight, and Collective Health.
2/4/2015 11:12:37 PM Student loan startup SoFi becomes newest unicorn By FinTech Collective It's official, another fintech company joins the unicorn club. With its most recent $200m raise, SoFi is valued around $1.3b. SoFi...