Between January 2016 and June 2021, unicorns operating in the fintech sector raised approximately 106 billion U.S. dollars in capital globally, which put them ahead of the digital commerce unicorns, which raised nearly 97 billion U.S. dollars throughout the period considered. A unicorn is a privately held company worth one billion U.S. dollars or more.
Value of capital raised by unicorns worldwide between January 2016 and June 2021, by industry
(in billion U.S. dollars)
A unicorn company is a privately owned startup that has a current valuation of one billion USD or over. Once a company has gone public (IPO) or has been acquired it is no longer termed as a unicorn.
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PwC US. (January 17, 2022). Value of capital raised by unicorns worldwide between January 2016 and June 2021, by industry (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1095666/volume-equity-funding-unicorns-worldwide-by-industry/
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PwC US, Value of capital raised by unicorns worldwide between January 2016 and June 2021, by industry (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1095666/volume-equity-funding-unicorns-worldwide-by-industry/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Value of capital raised by unicorns worldwide between January 2016 and June 2021, by industry (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], PwC US, January 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1095666/volume-equity-funding-unicorns-worldwide-by-industry/