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Unicorn count: Beginning (Nov 1) = 260. + Total (Nov 30) = 266. Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2021 round. Nov 2021 round. 8 born this month (see Table 2, below). + 1 previous Unicorn (Binance) added this month. – 3 fell below $1B valuation. _. Total market value = $2.20 Full Fintech Unicorn List. Value ($B).
In the adjacent SMB lending space (see our Top 30 Digital Lenders list) , top brands such as Square (Block), Paypal, Amazon, Brex, and others have grabbed significant share. million (Nov. million (Nov. Lets start with our definition. annual return Challenger SMB Banks Currently Active in the United States 1.
Newly recognized this month: Shopify : The Canadian e-commerce giant has been a unicorn since at least 2013. The publicly-traded company was valued at $137B on Dec 31, making it the 3rd most valuable 21st-century fintech, trailing just PayPal and Ant. Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Nov 2019 round.
Newly recognized this month: Shopify : The Canadian e-commerce giant has been a unicorn since at least 2013. The publicly-traded company was valued at $137B on Dec 31, making it the 3rd most valuable 21st-century fintech, trailing just PayPal and Ant. Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Nov 2019 round.
Nov 2018 trans. Nov 2019 round. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. All the more impressive given its total funding to date of $20M and an employee count of 130. Full Fintech Unicorn list (values as of 2 Dec 2020). Value Date/Source. 2-Dec-2020. United States. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 2-Dec-2020. United States. 2-Dec-2020.
Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. WeBull : Yet another trading app, mobile and desktop, founded in 2017 with HQ in NYC. . Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 1 Mar 2021). Value Date. 1-Mar-2021. United States. 1-Mar-2021. Ant Technology. 2018 round. Rumored secondary mkt value.
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Innovations from 1995 to 2014 (with launch dates) Note: Ranking as of Jan 2014 Wells Fargo is first in the world to offer Web-statement access (launched May 1995) Security First Network Bank launches first full-service Internet bank brand (Oct 1995, disbanded 2002) PayPal launches first online optimized payment system (Nov 1999, bought by eBay in 2003) (..)
Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. The startups is expecting to go public in early 2021 via a SPAC with an estimated market cap of $1.3B. Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 2 Feb 2021). Value Date. 2-feb-2021. United States. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 2-feb-2021. 2-feb-2021.
Nov 2018 trans. Nov 2021 round. Nov 2021 round. Nov 2021 round. Beginning = $2.20 trillion Plus: $38B value of new entrants Less: $210B decline in value of previous unicorns _ Total (Jan 31) = $2.03 Full Fintech Unicorn List. Value ($B). Value Date. 1 Feb 2022. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 1 Feb 2022. Ecommerce.
Nov 2018 trans. Nov 2021 round. Nov 2021 round. Nov 2021 round. Less: $55B decline in value of previous unicorns. _. Total (Dec 31) = $2.03 Full Fintech Unicorn List. Value ($B). Value Date. 1 Feb 2022. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 1 Feb 2022. Ecommerce. 1 Feb 2022. July 2021 round. FTX Exchange. Jan 2022 round.
Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. The startups is expecting to go public in early 2021 via a SPAC with an estimated market cap of $1.3B. Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 2 Feb 2021). Value Date. 2-feb-2021. United States. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 2-feb-2021. 2-feb-2021.
Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. . #140 (tie) Clearcover : $1.0B US-based auto insurance provider. Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 1 May 2021). Value Date. 1 May 2021. United States. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 1 May 2021. 1 May 2021. United States. 1 May 2021. Jan 2021 round. 1 May 2021. 1 May 2021.
Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. . #129(t) Feedzai : $1.0B US-based fraud protection for financial instituions. 129(t) Fireblocks : $1.0B US-based cyrypto company. Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 1 April 2021). Value Date. 1 April 2021. United States. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 1 April 2021.
Nov ’18 transaction. Nov ’21 round. Nov ’21 round. Less: $127B decline in value of previous unicorns. _. Total (Dec 31) = $2.09 trillion. . Full Fintech Unicorn List. Value ($B). Value Date. Sub-Category. Ant Technology. 2018 round. Block ( Square ). June ’21 round. Checkout.com. Jan ’22 round. Aug ’21 round. FTX Exchange.
Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. . #153 (t) Vise : $1.0B US investing startup. 153 (t) Chipper Cash : $1.0B African payments provider. Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 3 June 2021). Value Date. 3 June 2021. United States. 3 June 2021. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 3 June 2021. United States. 3 June 2021.
Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. . #151 (t) Shift Technology :$1.0B French insurtech. 151 (t) Vise : $1.0B US investing startup. Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 3 June 2021). Value Date. 3 June 2021. United States. 3 June 2021. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 3 June 2021. United States. Jan 2021 round.
Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. . #142 (tie) Clearcover : $1.0B US-based auto insurance provider. 142 (tie) Sift : $1.0B US-based fraud specialist. Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 1 May 2021). Value Date. 1 May 2021. United States. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 1 May 2021. 1 May 2021. United States.
Nov 2018 trans. Nov 2019 round. . #149(t): $1.4B USA cyber insurer At-Bay. 173(t): $1.0B Singapore insurtech Bolttech. Full Fintech Unicorn List. Value ($B). Value Date. 6 Aug 2021. United States. 6 Aug 2021. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 6 Aug 2021. 6 Aug 2021. United States. 6 Aug 2021. United States. June 2021 round. July 2021 round.
Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. . #200t ($1B): Vietnam-based ecommerce/payments company VNLife. . Full Fintech Unicorn List. Value Date. 9 Sep 2021. United States. 9 Sep 2021. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 9 Sep 2021. United States. 9 Sep 2021. United States. July 2021 round. June 2021 round. Aug 2021 exit (Square). 9 Sep 2021.
2.7B: Paidy – Japanese payments company acquired by PayPal . Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. . $5.9B: Clearwater Analytics – US investment back-office provider founded in 2003. 3.5B: Coalition – US cybersecurity insurance provider founded in 2017. 2.0B: Atome – Payments startup from Singapore. Full Fintech Unicorn List.
Most surprising was the sudden shutdown of Sprig, a startup in the beleaguered food-delivery space that first received funding in 2013. Chief executive Daniel Ishag put the funding amount at $52M in a Nov. We set very high goals for us when we raised our first investment in April 2013. 10 interview with The Financial Times.
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