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JUUL Labs

Juul is a consumer electronics company based in the US.

Founded: July 2017 Unicorn Status: December 2017 Decacorn Status: June 2018
Current Valuation: $15bn close

Time to Decacorn: 0 Years 11 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 0 Years 6 Months

Time to Decacorn: 0 Years 11 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 0 Years 6 Months

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$15bn
Didi Chuxing

Didi Chuxing is a transportation network made up of private individuals.

Founded: June 2012 Unicorn Status: December 2014 Decacorn Status: June 2015
Current Valuation: $56bn close

Time to Decacorn: 3 Years 0 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 0 Years 6 Months

Time to Decacorn: 3 Years 0 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 0 Years 6 Months

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$56bn
Lu.com

Lu.com offer online banking services.

Founded: September 2011 Unicorn Status: December 2014 Decacorn Status: December 2015
Current Valuation: $18.5bn close

Time to Decacorn: 4 Years 3 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 1 Years 0 Months

Time to Decacorn: 4 Years 3 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 1 Years 0 Months

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$18.5bn
Toutiao

Toutiao is a news service that uses machine learning to personalize data.

Founded: August 2012 Unicorn Status: April 2017 Decacorn Status: April 2017
Current Valuation: $20bn close

Time to Decacorn: 4 Years 8 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 0 Years 0 Months

Time to Decacorn: 4 Years 8 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 0 Years 0 Months

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$20bn
Bitmain Technologies

Bitmain is a manufacturer of chips for cryptocurrency mining.

Founded: June 2013 Unicorn Status: July 2018 Decacorn Status: July 2018
Current Valuation: $12bn close

Time to Decacorn: 5 Years 1 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 0 Years 0 Months

Time to Decacorn: 5 Years 1 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 0 Years 0 Months

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$12bn
Uber

Uber is a transportation network that connects vehicle drivers with passengers.

Founded: March 2009 Unicorn Status: August 2013 Decacorn Status: June 2014
Current Valuation: $68bn close

Time to Decacorn: 5 Years 3 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 0 Years 10 Months

Time to Decacorn: 5 Years 3 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 0 Years 10 Months

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$68bn
WeWork

WeWork is a global network of workspaces.

Founded: February 2010 Unicorn Status: February 2014 Decacorn Status: June 2015
Current Valuation: $20bn close

Time to Decacorn: 5 Years 4 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 1 Years 4 Months

Time to Decacorn: 5 Years 4 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 1 Years 4 Months

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$20bn
Airbnb

Airbnb is a housing rentals company between private individuals.

Founded: August 2008 Unicorn Status: July 2011 Decacorn Status: April 2014
Current Valuation: $29.3bn close

Time to Decacorn: 5 Years 8 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 2 Years 9 Months

Time to Decacorn: 5 Years 8 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 2 Years 9 Months

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$29.3bn
GrabTaxi

Grab Taxi is a transportation network made up of private individuals.

Founded: June 2012 Unicorn Status: December 2014 Decacorn Status: June 2018
Current Valuation: $11bn close

Time to Decacorn: 6 Years 0 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 3 Years 6 Months

Time to Decacorn: 6 Years 0 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 3 Years 6 Months

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$11bn
Lyft

Lyft is a transportation network made up of private individuals.

Founded: June 2012 Unicorn Status: March 2015 Decacorn Status: June 2018
Current Valuation: $11.5bn close

Time to Decacorn: 6 Years 0 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 3 Years 3 Months

Time to Decacorn: 6 Years 0 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 3 Years 3 Months

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$11.5bn
Pinterest

Pinterest is a social image-sharing network.

Founded: December 2009 Unicorn Status: May 2012 Decacorn Status: June 2017
Current Valuation: $12.3bn close

Time to Decacorn: 7 Years 6 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 5 Years 1 Months

Time to Decacorn: 7 Years 6 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 5 Years 1 Months

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$12.3bn
Stripe

Stripe is a fintech company based in the US.

Founded: June 2010 Unicorn Status: January 2014 Decacorn Status: September 2018
Current Valuation: $20bn close

Time to Decacorn: 8 Years 3 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 4 Years 8 Months

Time to Decacorn: 8 Years 3 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 4 Years 8 Months

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$20bn
Palantir

Palantir provides security software and application development to manage big data.

Founded: May 2003 Unicorn Status: May 2011 Decacorn Status: November 2014
Current Valuation: $20bn close

Time to Decacorn: 11 Years 6 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 3 Years 6 Months

Time to Decacorn: 11 Years 6 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 3 Years 6 Months

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$20bn
DJI Innovations

DJI Innovations is a hardware company specialising in drone technology.

Founded: January 2006 Unicorn Status: May 2015 Decacorn Status: April 2018
Current Valuation: $10bn close

Time to Decacorn: 12 Years 3 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 2 Years 11 Months

Time to Decacorn: 12 Years 3 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 2 Years 11 Months

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$10bn
SpaceX

SpaceX is a private aerospace company founded by Elon Musk.

Founded: May 2002 Unicorn Status: December 2012 Decacorn Status: January 2015
Current Valuation: $21.5bn close

Time to Decacorn: 12 Years 8 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 2 Years 1 Months

Time to Decacorn: 12 Years 8 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 2 Years 1 Months

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$21.5bn
Infor

Infor provides internet software & services.

Founded: June 2002 Unicorn Status: November 2016 Decacorn Status: November 2016
Current Valuation: $10bn close

Time to Decacorn: 14 Years 5 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 0 Years 0 Months

Time to Decacorn: 14 Years 5 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 0 Years 0 Months

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$10bn
Global Switch

Global Switch offers data centres for IT infrastructure.

Founded: June 1998 Unicorn Status: December 2016 Decacorn Status: July 2018
Current Valuation: $11bn close

Time to Decacorn: 20 Years 1 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 1 Years 7 Months

Time to Decacorn: 20 Years 1 Months

Time from Unicorn to Decacorn: 1 Years 7 Months

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$11bn

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Methodology
All the “decacorns” have been sourced from CB Insights, with the companies that have gone public removed. As startup valuations tend to change sporadically based on rounds of funding raised, “Time to $1B” represents the time it took a company to reach any valuation of $1B or more and “Time to $10B” - the time to reach any valuation of $10B or more. All data can be found here.