Startups that were deemed worthy of a $1 billion valuation while still private were once so unusual, they seemed almost mythical — hence the “unicorn” moniker they were awarded. But when the COVID-19 ...

Investors are no longer minting nearly two unicorns per day. In fact, we’re down to barely more than one new mythical horned horse per week. Welcome to the new venture normal, where it seems stories ...

Netflix and Spin Master’s first trailer for their upcoming series Unicorn Academy promises an adventure that’s anything but mundane and a story full of magic, music and more. Slated to debut this ...

2023 was a tough fundraising year, with many unicorn startups seeing declines in funding. Cybersecurity and AI unicorns grew, though. Of all the new unicorns that came onto the scene in 2023, 44% ...

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GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by John Cook on Jan 13, 2022 at 9:16 am ...

Venture investors both cheered the Federal Reserve’s half-percentage-point interest rate cut last week and acknowledged its effects would take time to ripple through the startup ecosystem. But once ...

The Norwich Sea Unicorns wrapped up its second season in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League last weekend and despite finishing one game short of qualifying for the league’s four-team playoff, Sea ...