Startups to learn from

A knowledge base of real companies: what they do, where they are, how big they got, and (soon) how they grew. 11,591 companies, from billion-dollar unicorns to recent Y Combinator startups. This is a reference library, separate from the AI-scored ideas.

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● Unicorn$965B

Anthropic

Artificial IntelligenceUnited States
↗ Grew via partnerships
● Unicorn$852B

OpenAI

Artificial intelligenceUnited States
↗ Grew via PLG | viral/network
● Unicorn$600B

ByteDance

InternetChina
↗ Grew via viral/network
● Unicorn$159B

Stripe

Financial servicesUnited States and Ireland
↗ Grew via PLG
● Unicorn$134B

Databricks

SoftwareUnited States
↗ Grew via community-led
● Unicorn$80B

Binance

CryptocurrencyCanada
↗ Grew via viral/network
● Unicorn$75B

Revolut

Financial technologyUnited Kingdom
↗ Grew via PLG | viral/network
● Unicorn$66B

Shein

E-commerceChina
↗ Grew via viral/network
● Unicorn$61B

Anduril Industries

Defense technologyUnited States
↗ Grew via sales-led
● Unicorn$42B

Canva

Graphic designAustralia
↗ Grew via PLG
● Unicorn$41B

Project Prometheus

Artificial IntelligenceUnited States
● Unicorn$39B

Figure AI

Humanoid roboticsUnited States
● Unicorn$32B

Ramp

Financial technologyUnited States
● Unicorn$32B

Safe Superintelligence

Artificial IntelligenceUnited States and Israel
● Unicorn$32B

Epic Games

Video gamesUnited States
● Unicorn$30B

VAST Data

Artificial IntelligenceUnited States
● Unicorn$30B

Telegram

InternetUnited Arab Emirates
● Unicorn$29B

Cursor

Artificial intelligenceUnited States
● Unicorn$29B

Scale AI

Artificial intelligenceUnited States
● Unicorn$27B

Fanatics

E-commerceUnited States
● Unicorn$26B

Cognition AI

Artificial IntelligenceUnited States
● Unicorn$25B

Chime

Financial technologyUnited States
● Unicorn$22B

Kalshi

FinanceUnited States
● Unicorn$20B

Perplexity AI

Artificial IntelligenceUnited States
● Unicorn$20B

Chobani

Consumer staplesUnited States
● Unicorn$20B

Groq

Artificial intelligenceUnited States
● Unicorn$18B

Miro

SoftwareUnited States
● Unicorn$17B

Deel

Israel / United States
● Unicorn$16B

Helion Energy

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● Unicorn$16B

Yuanfudao

Educational technologyChina
● Unicorn$15B

Discord

SoftwareUnited States
● Unicorn$15B

DJI

TechnologyChina
● Unicorn$15B

GoPuff

E-commerceUnited States
● Unicorn$15B

Nscale

Artificial IntelligenceUnited Kingdom
● Unicorn$14B

Mistral AI

Artificial IntelligenceFrance
● Unicorn$14B

Xiaohongshu

E-commerceChina
● Unicorn$14B

Helsing

DefenseGermany
● Unicorn$14B

Skild AI

RoboticsUnited States
● Unicorn$13B

Plaid

Financial technologyUnited States
● Unicorn$13B

OpenSea

Financial TechnologyUnited States
● Unicorn$13B

Grammarly

Collaborative softwareUkraine/United States
● Unicorn$13B

Shield AI

Defense TechnologyUnited States
● Unicorn$13B

Devoted Health

HealthcareUnited States
● Unicorn$13B

Faire

E-commerceUnited States
● Unicorn$13B

Labs

Human-enhancement AI / SuperintelligenceUnited States
● Unicorn$12B

NinjaOne

SoftwareUnited States
● Unicorn$12B

Thinking Machines Lab

Artificial intelligenceUnited States
● Unicorn$12B

OpenEvidence

Health TechnologyUnited States
● Unicorn$12B

Biosplice Therapeutics

HealthUnited States
● Unicorn$12B

Bitmain

CryptocurrencyChina