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'Unicorn' start-ups are now rarer than rare

From a high of 25 new unicorns in Q3  2015  it has now dropped to only 8 companies that VC-backed globally to enter the prestigious club.

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'Unicorn' start-ups are now rarer than rare
A man working on a startup plan. Photo: Pixabay

Unicorns, the mythical horse with a single straight horn projecting from its forehead is fiction but the nomenclature for start-ups valued at $1 billion or more was not. However, with each passing day, these start-ups too are getting harder to find. 

The birth of unicorns remain so low that the current year has yet to see a quarter with double-digit entrants to the club. 

From a high of 25 new unicorns in Q3 2015 it has now dropped to only 8 companies that VC-backed globally to enter the prestigious club, according to a KPMG-CB Insights report.

While Europe did not seen any start-up break into the unicorn club, both North America and Asia had 4 start-ups each become a unicorn. For North America, it was a decline from the previous quarter, for Asia it was an improvement from just 2 unicorns in Q2 2016.

The third quarter of 2016 saw eight newly-minted billion dollar companies including, Compass, Unity Technologies, and OfferUp.

Reason for this decline in start-ups reaching unicorn status is that start-ups are getting more realistic valuations. This means that companies that do achieve unicorn status are in a better positions to keep the status and to achieve strong results upon exit.

“This trend toward more realistic valuations is positive. With Q4’16 set to bring closure to a number of issues driving market uncertainty, at least in the United States, the environment may be looking up for VC investment,” said the report.
 

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Written By: ZeeBiz WebTeam
Updated: Sun, Oct 16, 2016
10:53 am
Mumbai , ZeeBiz WebDesk
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