Resilience Through Volatility: How the Prime Unicorn 30 Index Nears an All-Time High Despite Market Headwinds
Even amid government uncertainty and broad market weakness, our Prime Unicorn 30 Index continues to demonstrate exceptional resilience, approaching its previous all-time high of 197.45 (set on November 9, 2021) with a recent close of 180.15 on October 8, 2025. This strength underscores how our index remains largely uncorrelated with major benchmarks and offers meaningful […]
Unicorn Spotlight: Cerebras Systems
Welcome to the Unicorn Spotlight, a series where we highlight companies currently in the Prime Unicorn Index. Each post will give a snapshot of what makes these unicorn companies unique, how they achieved billion-dollar status, and why they’re important to watch in today’s market. Cerebras Systems Inc. Overview Founded in 2016, Cerebras Systems Inc. is […]
This Week in the Index- Acquisitions Everywhere
Week of October 2 – October 8, 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. Primaries were quiet (one merger), secondaries rose (xAI, Cohesity), and publics rallied, led by Figma and Circle. Index +3.8% WoW. Primary […]
This Week in the Index- Signs of LIFE
Week of September 25 – October 1, 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. Full slate of primary rounds – Vercel raised big at a higher price; Carbon crammed down; Upgrade ticked up; Ethos filed […]
This Week in the Index- Cerebras Stays Private (For Now)
Week of September 18 – September 24, 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. Publics mostly up; CoreWeave led. Cerebras, Human Interest file new primary rounds. Databricks flat in secondaries; Netskope’s public debut. Index edged […]
This Week in the Index- IPO Fever
Week of September 11 – September 17, 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. Via goes public, with Netskope on deck. Secondaries mixed (Discord lower; Shield AI lower). Publics higher (Circle led). Index -0.3% WoW. […]
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 diverged — CoreWeave rallied; Figma […]
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. The daily fantasy model lets […]
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 football game, concert, or Broadway […]
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. Primary Rounds & Filings Secondary […]