Which startup unicorns are actually real?

It's hard to say - which is of course the whole problem. There is a fundamental lack of transparency which is driving this question. You wouldn't be asking which S&P500 companies are real. read more

The net of it is that even solid businesses probably won't be able to sustain their 2015 valuations. It doesn't mean they are bad businesses (although some are). Unicorns like Uber are sustainable and will grow. SpaceX, Lyft, Dropbox, Stripe, Slack are all real. read more

The Prato Unicorn, a deer with a single, central horn, along with a normal antlered twin, was spotted in Italy in 2008. While rare, these things do happen, perhaps giving rise to the myth of the unicorn. read more

This is a list of unicorn startup companies. In finance, a unicorn is a privately held startup company with a current valuation of US$1 billion or more. Notable lists of unicorn companies are maintained by The Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine, CNNMoney/CB Insights, and TechCrunch. read more