23 startups that became unicorns in 2017, scoring valuations of $1 billion or more

Valuation:
$1 billion

Select investors:
Goldman Sachs, Leonardo DiCaprio, Promecap

Rubicon allows business to order trash collection from a variety of waste haulers when they need it, and helps them recycle more.

Valuation:
$1 billion

Select investors:
BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, Google

Symphony is a cloud-based communications platform for the financial services sector that lets people communicate and share documents.

Valuation:
$1 billion

Selected investors:
Foxconn Technology Company, Khosla Ventures, Moore Capital Management

Katerra offers software for the construction industry for building design, logistics and purchasing. It is currently working on a new round of financing seeking a $2.5 billion valuation, the WSJ reports.

Valuation:
$1 billion

Select investors:
Sequoia Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Emergence Capital Partners

Zoom offers online video and web-conferencing services.

Valuation:
$1.02 billion

Select investors:
Australian Future Fund, GE Ventures, Data Collective

Desktop Metal makes 3D printers that can print metal.

Valuation:
$1.05

Select investors:
Warbug Pincus, capitalG, Accel Partners

CrowdStrike offers cybersecurity software that uses artificial intelligence to protect against hackers.

Valuation:
$1.10 billion

Select investors:
Lockheed Martin, Khosla Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners

Rocket Lab offers a rocket-for-hire launch vehicle used to launch satellites.

Valuation:
$1.17 billion

Select investors:
Meritech Capital, Lead Edge Capital, Benchmark

Duo is a cloud service that manages passwords and makes sure devices are virus-free before they connect to the corporate network.

Valuation:
$1.20 billion

Select investors:
Google Ventures, Sequoia Capital, First Round Capital

Clover Health is a new option for health insurance that includes real-time monitoring and big data analysis to help manage chronic illness.

Valuation:
$1.30 billion

Select investors:
Greylock Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures

Rubrik offers data backup, recovery, and search software for companies that store data both in the cloud and in their own data centers.

Valuation:
$1.30 billion

Select investors:
Google Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, DST Global

Robinhood offers an app for "free stock trading" allowing people to buy stocks without paying commissions.

Valuation:
$1.38

Select investors:
Y Combinator, Data Collective, MassVentures

Ginkgo BioWorks calls itself the organism company. It designs custom microbes for all sorts of applications, from crops that fertilize themselves to fermented ingredients for fragrances.

Valuation:
$1.40 billion

Select investors:
Activant Capital Group, Alaska Permanent Fund, Baillie Gifford & Co.

Indigo is using big data to improve crop yields. It determines which microbes a crop will need, then treats seeds with those microbes.

Valuation:
$1.40 billion

Select investors:
Temasek Holdings, Charlotte Angel Partners, TPG Growth

AvidXchange makes software that automates a company's bill payments, approvals, and other manual tasks.

Valuation:
$1.41 billion

Select investors:
True Ventures, Tiger Global Management, L Catterton

Peloton offers an exercise bike that streams on-demand classes.

Valuation:
$1.41 billion

Select investors:
Makena Capital Management, TPG Growth, Breyer Capital

C3 IoT offers a cloud service that hosts big data, AI, and Internet of Things applications.

Valuation:
$1.50 billion

Select investors:
General Atlantic, Index Ventures, Accel Partners

Squarespace offers a service for building and hosting websites.

Valuation:
$1.60 billion

Select investors:
Y Combinator, Union Square Ventures, DFJ Growth

Coinbase is an online exchange that allows users to purchase and store their cryptocurrency.

Valuation:
$1.60 billion

Select investors:
GAM Holding

Afiniti offers contact center software that uses artificial intelligence to pair customers with customer service agents.

Valuation:
$1.70 billion

Select investors:
Y Combinator, Matrix Partners, Benchmark

Quora is a question-and-answer website.

Valuation:
$1.74 billion

Select investors:
Google Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Wakefield Group

Carbon3D manufactures 3D printers that use a sophisticated technology that allow them to produce polished final results.

Valuation:
$1.80 billion

Select investors:
Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Coatue Management

Reddit is website that bills itself as "the front page of the internet," where people share and discuss links to articles, photos, forum posts, and videos.

Valuation:
$1.80 billion

Select investors:
Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures, Singapore Wealth Fund

Affirm is a finance company that allows online stores to offer monthly payment plans to their customers.