Sources and method
Every factual figure on this site comes from a public source listed below, at the date stated on the page. When sources disagree, we say so instead of choosing one.
Method
- Valuations in the unicorn tracker are the latest reported private-round or report values, not market prices.
- Reports based on unnamed sources are labelled as unconfirmed.
- Entries older than 12 months are flagged.
- Data is refreshed when new rounds or listings are reported. Last update: 2026-09-20.
Sources
- Initial public offering of SpaceX, Wikipedia
- SpaceX (SPCX) launches historic IPO, Nasdaq
- SpaceX pricing announcement of initial public offering (PDF)
- List of unicorn startup companies, Wikipedia
- Anthropic tops OpenAI as most valuable AI startup, CNBC, 28 May 2026
- Anthropic hits $965B valuation with latest funding round, The Hill
- Anthropic bests OpenAI in valuation race, hitting $965B, Morningstar
- Databricks wraps $5 billion funding round at $190 billion valuation, CNBC, 13 Aug 2026
- OpenAI is reportedly weighing new funding round at $1.5 trillion valuation, Forbes, 16 Sep 2026
- Informed Investor Advisory: Unicorns, NASAA
- Pre-IPO, Wikipedia
- Morningstar PitchBook Unicorn Top 20 index
- Accredited investor, Investor.gov glossary
- How unicorns know when an IPO is the right strategic option, EY