Prime Unicorn Index Blog

Every quarter, the Prime Unicorn Index reconstitutes to reflect the current state of the private markets, adding newly minted unicorns and removing companies that no longer qualify. This quarter’s departures are a useful reminder that crossing the $1 billion threshold is a milestone, not a guarantee. A valuation is only

Vacasa at a Glance As summer travel hits full swing and families book beach houses, lake cabins, and mountain retreats, it’s the perfect moment to look back at Vacasa, the company that tried to bring big-tech scale to vacation home management. Vacasa was born around a dining room table in

Week of July 2 – July 8, 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. SpaceX and Cerebras fall further. Be on the lookout for updates on the Prime Unicorn Indexes’

z Welcome back to Unicorn Spotlight, a series where we highlight standout companies within the Prime Unicorn Index. With Independence Day just behind us, and the country’s attention briefly turned to questions of national defense and industrial strength, this edition turns to a company building the hardware and software behind

Week of June 25 – July 1, 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. OpenAI attempts to smooth relations with the US by offering a 5% stake in the company,

Healthcare is one of the broadest and most consequential segments of the Prime Unicorn Index Composite, spanning health insurance, care delivery, biotechnology, diagnostics, clinical research, and the frontier of medical devices. Because so much of healthcare’s innovation now happens inside private companies, the sector is a clear example of why