AP/Jae C. Hong Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel Venture capitalists and investors are continuing to pour money into startups.
Earlier this year, the Wall Street Journal released a report of more than 30 startups from the U.S., China and Europe that are valued at $1 billion or more.
These companies range from familiar firms like Pinterest and Uber, to more-recent billion-dollar startups like messaging app Tango and events platform Eventbrite.
Note: This slideshow only includes companies that are privately held, have raised money in the last three years and have at least one venture capital firm as an investor.