Tag: Unicorn

Kin Insurance surpasses $1bn valuation and gains Unicorn status

Kin Insurance, the pioneering digital, direct-to-consumer home insurance company, has secured $15m in financing to take its value passed $1bn and secure the highly-coveted Unicorn status.

New FinTech unicorn activity during October reaches highest level in 2023

New unicorn levels have picked up in October with nine reaching status in the month, the highest levels since the same period last year....

InCred set to join unicorn club amidst $60m funding round

InCred Holdings Limited has revealed that it is set to land INR 500 Cr ($60m) in its Series D funding round.

Nagad becomes Bangladesh’s fastest-ever Unicorn startup

A mobile money carrier app known as Nagad, has become the fastest company to be honoured as a unicorn startup in the nation’s history. 

FinTech giant Stripe raises $6.5bn but suffers another valuation drop

FinTech giant Stripe has seen its valuation slashed again, following the close of a colossal funding round of $6.5bn.

India’s PhonePe nets further $200m as part of $1bn funding plan

Indian FinTech giant PhonePe has raised $200m in a primary capital investment from Walmart. PhonePe’s pre-money valuation was $12bn.

Mexican FinTech unicorn Clara secures debt line

 Mexican FinTech unicorn Clara has reportedly raised $90m in debt funding from US tech investor Accial Capital.

Cloud cybersecurity provider Wiz joins decacorn club

Cloud cybersecurity provider Wiz has joined the decacorn club after a $400m funding round brings its valuation to $10bn.

Liquidity Group joins unicorn club after $40m investment

Israel-headquartered Liquidity Group has reportedly joined the unicorn club after a $40m funding round brings its valuation to $1.4bn.

FinTech unicorns go extinct in January 2023 signalling the end of...

The FinTech sector saw no new unicorns in January 2023 indicating a drop in VC valuations. Overall unicorn announcements have also hit a low...

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