Over the past 15 years, several new investment terms have been coined, including 1) cryptocurrency (the word had existed, but not the asset itself), 2) nonfungible token, 2) special-purpose ...

There are more than 1,000 private companies with billion-dollar valuations backed by venture capital that need to go public. Fewer than one in six are IPO candidates, however. The first comprises ...

Chalk this one up as a major scientific breakthrough: A team of researchers just discovered that unicorns are, in fact, real. ...Or were, in fact, real, as a some recently unearthed fossils—dating ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I blog about entrepreneurs, their world, and the new, new thing. This article is more than 10 years old. The U.S. venture industry ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. 2013 was a simpler time to invest in unicorns. There were only 39 private startups valued at ...

A majestic, all-white horse with a spiraled horn is just one depiction of many. Unicorns are all over the place in popular culture these days - movies, TV shows, toys, clothing and books for children ...