RocketLab's Rutherford rocket engine
Pick of lesser known unicorns: private companies (vs public ones like Snapchat) that are valued, formally or informally, at USD 1 billion and above. Picks are based on novelty, clear unique selling proposition and being lesser known. Via: CBInsights
Hardware
- RocketLab - The world's most affordable launch service for small satellites
- Zoox - Stealth autonomous vehicle startup
- Royole - Foldable display supplier which has Akon as Chief Creative Officer
- Peleton - Connected exercise bike
HealthTech & BioTech
- Moderna - Use RNA to make make antibodies inside the patient's own body
- Nanopore - Identify molecules (eg. pathogen detection) using nanopores
- Proteus - Ingestible sensors (swallow a sensor to monitor your health)
- HumanLongevity - Medical checkup that checks your DNA
- Outcome - Digital systems and gadgets for clinics
Financial, FinTech & InsurTech
- Oscar - Health insurance that is easy to understand
- SoFi - Fully digital lending service with low rates and strict scoring
- Mozido - White label e-wallet platform
- DocuSign - Electronic signatures
- RobinHood - Free stock trading
- Clover - Health insurance that covers the extras
- FundingCircle - P2P lending startup with 60k lenders & 25k borrowers
Enterprise
- Infor - Cloud ERP, CRM., financial, logistics systems
- Domo - Management dashboard
- Apttus - Quote-to-Cash (QTC): sales cycle management
- Mu Sigma - Decision science & analytics: learning is better than knowing
- Afiniti - Pair call centre staff with customer based on AI determined affinity
- Tanium - Sysadmin lock down for your company PC, laptop etc
- Rubrik - Data recovery without backups
Commerce and Retail
- Klarna - Pay for your ecommerce purchase only after delivery and checking
- Fanatics - Sports merchandising and ecommerce
- BlueApron - We do the shopping, you do the cooking
- WarbyParker - Eyeglasses, sunglasses and frames
China gets own category because of its heavy presence in the list after the US
- NIO - Smart, electronic, autonomous electric vehicle
- DJI - Drones, UAVs, quadcopters, flight and camera platforms
- Toutiao - Content recommendations powered by artificial intelligence
- LuFax - Financial products marketplace
- WePiao - Ticketing app that is integrated into WeChat and QQ
- Kuaishou - Video streaming communications
- Tujia - High end Airbnb
Development
- Improbable - SpatialOS: platform for creating virtual worlds