Unicorn is a creature in myths and legends. It is rare and noble. 20 13 Aileen Lee, a well-known American cowboy venture capitalist, classified startups whose private and open market valuations exceeded $ 10 billion, calling them "unicorns".
Then the word quickly became popular in Silicon Valley and appeared on the cover of Fortune. The so-called "unicorn company" refers to those start-ups with a valuation of more than US$ 6,543.8+US$ 0 billion. When Li Faming introduced the concept of unicorn, she described a specific historical situation. From 2003 to 20 13, only 39 companies stood out from more than 60,000 competitors and achieved a valuation of $654.38 billion.
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20 17 12, Hurun Research Institute released "20 17 Hurun Unicorn Index for Greater China". There are 120 unicorn enterprises in Greater China, with an overall valuation of more than 3 trillion; Beijing has become the city with the largest number of unicorn enterprises, accounting for 45% of the total number of listed enterprises, followed by Shanghai, Hangzhou and Shenzhen.
Ant Financial Service, Didi Chuxing and Xiaomi Company's valuation occupy the top three. Based on the definition of a unicorn in the capital market, the list selects outstanding enterprises with external financing and a valuation of more than one billion US dollars (7 billion RMB). The data deadline is 2017165438+1October 30th.
20 19 12 10, iiMediaResearch, the world's leading data mining and analysis institution for new economic industries, authoritatively released the "20 19 list of quasi-unicorns in China South China's new economic industries", aiming at finding the most likely companies to become unicorn enterprises. There are 28 quasi-unicorns in South China, and Thunderbird Technology, Hi Tea, Cotton Age, Baiguoyuan and other enterprises are on the list.
On June 17, 2020, Hurun Research Institute released "Hurun China Goat 2020", aiming at finding high-growth enterprises that were established in China after 2000 and are most likely to reach a unicorn-level valuation of one billion dollars within three years. Among them, Thunderbird Technology became the only AI enterprise in Shenzhen.
On June165438+1October 12, 2020, Forbes officially released the 2020 Forbes list of high-growth gazelle enterprises in China. The list focuses on technological innovation and business model innovation of enterprises, aiming to find high-growth enterprises that are most likely to reach a valuation of 654.38 billion US dollars in the next three to five years and become unicorns. Thunderbird Technology was selected for its fast-growing performance and innovative ability in leading industries.