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Unicorns Grew by Leaps and Bounds. Now They’re an Endangered Species.

Por: MarketWatch Business December 09, 2022

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Nine years ago, wrote a for TechCrunch that first used the term “unicorn” to describe venture-capital-backed pre-IPO companies worth at least $1 billion. At the time, counted 39 of these rare beasts. Her list, in retrospect, is astonishing. There’s (Now Meta Platforms—ticker: META), LinkedIn (now part of —MSFT), , and Twitter, along with (NOW), (GRPN), (SPLK), and (PLTR). But since that list was published, a remarkable thing has... + full article



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