10 startups that became worth billions in record time
Desktop Metal is a 3D metal printing company that is hoping to make metal printing more accessible for manufacturers and engineers.
Cancer detection startup Grail has received investments from Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates.
Year founded: 2016
How long it took to become a unicorn: 1 year, 9 months
Total raised: $1.38 billion
Estimated current value: $2.5 billion
Smartphone maker Essential was founded by Android creator Andy Rubin.
Year founded: 2015
How long it took to become a unicorn: 1 year, 11 months
Total raised: $330 million
Estimated current value: $1 billion
Letgo is an online marketplace for used goods.
Year founded: 2015
How long it took to become a unicorn: 2 years
Total raised: $475 million
Estimated current value: $1 billion
Zoox is one of the top-funded autonomous driving car companies in the US.
Year founded: 2014
How long it took to become a unicorn: 2 years
Total raised: $302 million
Estimated current value: $3.5 billion
Source: Bloomberg
Michael Marks served as an interim CEO at Tesla before founding his own construction-supply company, Katerra.
Year founded: 2015
How long it took to become a unicorn: 2 years, 1 month
Total raised: $1.1 billion
Estimated current value: $3 billion
Illumio provides a cloud-based data security service to businesses.
Year founded: 2013
How long it took to become a unicorn: 2 years, 3 months
Total raised: $267 million
Estimated current value: $1.2 billion
Grocery delivery service Instacart connects food retailers with hungry customers.
Year founded: 2012
How long it took to become a unicorn: 2 years, 4 months
Total raised: $1 billion
Currently valued at: $4.4 billion
Opendoor lets homeowners list their houses for sale on its online real estate marketplace.
Year founded: 2014
How long it took to become a unicorn: 2 years, 8 months
Total raised: $320 million
Currently valued at: $1 billion
Airbnb lets homeowners rent out their properties to short-term vacationers.
Year founded: 2008
How long it took to become a unicorn: 2 years, 11 months
Total raised: $3.4 billion
Currently valued at: $31 billion
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