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This Week in the Index- Musk’s Big Moment

Week of January 29 – February 4, 2026 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. M&A and IPOs dominated headlines, secondaries moved sharply, and public components sold off. The Prime Unicorn

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Breaking: SpaceX Acquires xAI in Record-Setting Deal

In one of the most consequential private-company deals in recent history, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has acquired xAI, the artificial intelligence company also founded by Musk, in a transaction valued at approximately $250 billion. The merger creates a combined entity valued at approximately $1.25 trillion, positioning it as arguably the most

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This Week in the Index- EquipmentShare’s Debut

Week of January 22 – January 28, 2026 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. EquipmentShare and Ethos go public, Anthropic and Cerebras authorize up rounds, secondaries push higher, and publics

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Throwback Thursday: Robinhood

Robinhood at a Glance Robinhood is one of the most influential fintech unicorns of the past decade, reshaping how everyday individuals interact with financial markets. Founded in 2013 by Vlad Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, Robinhood set out with a bold mission: to “democratize finance for all.” At a time when

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This Week in The Index- Full Steam Ahead

Week of January 8 – January 14, 2026 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 primaries; secondaries firmer (Anduril, Mercury); publics were mixed. The Prime Unicorn 30 Index is

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This Week in the Index: New Year, New All-Time Highs

Week of January 2 – January 7, 2026 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. Primaries featured xAI’s mega round; secondaries were mixed; publics mostly firmed. Be on the lookout for

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