What is the unicorn enterprise?

Unicorn enterprise is a term in the investment industry, especially in the venture capital industry. Generally speaking, it refers to an unlisted startup company that has been established for less than 10 years and has a valuation of more than 10 billion US dollars.

In the list of China unicorns jointly released by Torch Center of Ministry of Science and Technology and Great Wall Strategic Consulting in 20 18, Beijing ranked first in China with 80 companies, becoming one of the main gathering places of global unicorn enterprises.

Unicorn enterprises are regarded as an important symbol of new economic development, mainly concentrated in high-tech fields, especially in the Internet field.

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According to the report on unicorn research between China and the United States released by Deloitte, as of June 30th, 201July, there were 252 unicorn enterprises in the world, including 106 in the United States, accounting for 42. 1% of the total, ranking first in the world. There are 98 in China, accounting for 38.9%, ranking second in the world, while the third place is only 10.

"China unicorn enterprises ushered in the period of the fastest growth in number, and the scale of enterprises was unprecedented. More importantly, many unicorn companies are world-class in terms of quality. " Wang Qiang, co-founder of Zhenge Fund, said.

The list of super unicorn enterprises in the report (unicorn enterprises with a valuation of more than 65.438+0 billion US dollars) shows that as of June 30, 2065.438+07, among the top 654.38+00 unicorn enterprises in the world, China accounted for five, namely Ant Financial, Didi Chuxing, Xiaomi, lufax and Meituan Public Comment. Ant Financial Services includes Alipay, Yu 'ebao and Sesame Credit.

Mobile payment represented by Alipay has created a new way of cashless life, and Sesame Credit has opened a new dimension of personal credit investigation. Xiaomi mobile phone firmly occupies the top five position in global sales; Lufax has established a convenient one-stop financial platform on the Internet ... In addition, Contemporary Anpu Technology Co., Ltd., which has just completed its initial public offering (IPO), is also a unicorn enterprise and a global leader in power batteries, ranking first in the world in sales in 20 17.

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