unicorn

also referred to as: unicorns

6 statements across 6 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement Sep 18, 2017 by Scott Malpass · across every show →

Everything said about unicorn, oldest first

Sep 18, 2017 bearish
Assertion Contradicted
Malpass estimates that 80% to 90% of unicorn startups fail
“You know, I think the data shows that 80 plus percent, maybe 90% of unicorns don't make it, so I don't get too high and fired up.”
Scott Malpass Sep 18, 2017 ▶ 37:49 Scott Malpass – The Fighting Irish's Twelfth Man (Capital Allocators, EP.25)
Aug 20, 2018 bearish
Opinion
Wolfe: SoftBank-funded unicorn capital is 'dead' and trapped under their control
“Many of these businesses either have commercial deals that are tied to them, or economic terms that are tied to them where the VCs or the entrepreneurs that might be celebrating, they just became a unicorn and are valued over a billion dollars and SoftBank jus…”
Josh Wolfe Aug 20, 2018 ▶ 49:59 Josh Wolfe – Seeing the Lux (Capital Allocators, EP.65)
Nov 24, 2021 neutral
Assertion Supported
Higgins: Unicorn companies hit $2.7 trillion in total market valuation
“There's 2.7 trillion of unicorns out there.”
Brian Higgins Nov 24, 2021 ▶ 20:12 Brian Higgins - King Street Capital (Manager Meeting, EP. 21)
Jan 24, 2022 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Grinda: Top two super unicorns each decade create 40% of VC value
“So the top two deals of each decade, which are the super unicorns, create 40% of the value. The next 20 deals, which are like decacorns, create another 20% of the value. The next hundred deals that are the unicorns create another 20% of the value, and the rest…”
Fabrice Grinda Jan 24, 2022 ▶ 38:15 Fabrice Grinda – Canvassing Seed Stage Marketplaces at FJ Labs, Venture is Eating the Investment World 4 (Capital Allocators, EP.232)
Oct 23, 2023 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Sebusch predicts many late-stage venture unicorns will become 'zombie corns'
“In the late area, there's a lot of unicorns that are going to be zombie corns, right? And that's part of our job of trying to ascertain and understand what those portfolio looks like.”
Eric Seabush Oct 23, 2023 ▶ 38:17 Raelan Lambert, John Jackson, and Erik Sebusch – Inside Mercer Consulting (EP.345)
Nov 13, 2023 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Heitzmann: Two-thirds of global unicorns have FirstMark Guild members
“So I think two thirds of all unicorns in the world have a member of the guild and most companies in New York, but there's companies in China and there's companies in Europe.”
Rick Heitzman Nov 13, 2023 ▶ 37:13 Rick Heitzmann – New York Venture Investing at FirstMark Capital (EP.350)
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