CB Insights

AUGUST 16, 2017

Last quarter, the US unicorn “birth rate” ticked up significantly as 9 new VC-backed companies reached $1B+ valuations (compared to only 3 companies in Q1’17), the highest quarterly total since the close of Q3’15, according to our Q2’17 Venture Capital Funding Report with PwC. Valuation: $1.4B. Valuation: $1.3B.

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Meeting US Capital North Carolina 68

CB Insights

AUGUST 14, 2017

While late-stage investing rounds are the typical “tipping point” for entry into the unicorn club, one quarter of newborn unicorns in H1’17 earned their $1B+ valuations with a mid-stage Series C capital raise. Select Round Investors: Breyer Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures, Wildcat Venture Partners. Valuation: $1.4B.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 1, 2016

HQ: Charlotte, North Carolina. Tags: Consumer, blockchain, financial inclusion, unbanked, underbanked, banking, security, identity. Latest round: $8 million Series A. Total raised: $9.1 HQ: California. Accelerator: Y Combinator. Source: Crunchbase. Marketplace lending analytics. Latest round: $7.5 million Seed. Total raised: $7.5

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Company Fintech New York City Lending 12