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This Week in the Index- Databricks Shines

Week of September 4 – September 10, 2025 Quick Summary Welcome back to This Week in the Index, where we’ll give a brief overview of what happened this week among Prime Unicorn Index components. Databricks raised $1B at a reported $100B valuation. Secondaries split (Rippling up; xAI, PsiQuantum down). Publics

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Throwback Thursday: Kicking Off NFL Season with FanDuel’s Rise

Today’s Throwback Thursday: FanDuel With the NFL and college football back in full swing, we’re launching our first-ever Throwback Thursday post—spotlighting a former unicorn that’s now become a game-changing company. First up: FanDuel. FanDuel at a Glance Founded in 2009, FanDuel transformed fantasy sports by pioneering the daily fantasy model.

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How SeatGeek Achieved Unicorn Status

Unicorn Spotlight: SeatGeek Welcome to the Unicorn Spotlight! This series will highlight companies currently in the Prime Unicorn Index and will give a snapshot of what makes these unicorns unique, how they achieved billion-dollar status, and why they’re important to watch in today’s ever-changing market. If you’ve been to a

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This Week in the Index- Secondaries Liftoff

Week of August 28 – September 3, 2025 Quick Summary Welcome back to This Week in the Index, where we’ll give a brief overview of what happened this week among Prime Unicorn Index components. Anthropic’s $13B raise headlined. Public components pulled back, while secondary trades trended up. Index +1.7% WoW.

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Breaking: Anthropic Closes $13B Series F Raise

Just weeks after we noted its Series F filing, Anthropic has finalized its raise: the AI company secured $13 billion at a reported valuation of $183 billion, nearly tripling from earlier this year, according to a report from Bloomberg. The financing ranks among the largest ever for an AI startup,

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This Week in the Index- IPOs and Acquisitions

Week of August 21 – August 27, 2025 Quick Summary Welcome back to This Week in the Index, where we’ll give a brief overview of what happened this week among Prime Unicorn Index components. No new financings. xAI up in secondaries. Publics mixed (CoreWeave up; Circle and Figma lower). The

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