Throwback Thursday Highlighting Vacasa, the Vacation Rental Unicorn That Came Back Down to Earth
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 2009, when founder Eric Breon […]
This Week in the Index- Summer Lull
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’ quarterly reconstitution, taking place next […]
Unicorn Spotlight: Anduril Industries and America’s New Arsenal
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 America’s next generation of military […]
This Week in the Index- Smoothing Effect
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, but will others follow? The […]
Sector Snapshot: Healthcare
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 consistent private-market visibility matters. The […]
Soonicorn™ Spotlight: ScaleOps
Welcome to Soonicorn Spotlight, a new series where we highlight standout private companies whose recent funding, valuations, and traction put them on a path toward $1 billion and, potentially, the Prime Unicorn Index . The name says it all: a soonicorn is a company that’s soon to be a unicorn, a private business closing in on […]
This Week in the Index- Falling Back to Earth
Week of June 18 – June 24, 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 pulled the Index down following big corrections. The Prime Unicorn 30 Index is −5.3% week over week. Primary […]
SpaceX vs. The Biggest IPOs in History: How SPCX Stacks Up
. . A Record That Rewrites the Record Books For more than 30 years, the largest IPOs in history were generational events. A state-owned oil giant, a Chinese e-commerce empire, a payments network built during a financial crisis, each raised $15 to $25 billion and held records for years. That era ended on June 12, […]
Breaking News: The Prime Unicorn 30™ Index Breaks 300 for the First Time
The Benchmark for Private Market Transparency On Tuesday, June 16, the Prime Unicorn 30™ Index closed at 303.20, its first-ever close above 300, and an all-time high. Since launching at a base value of 100 on January 21, 2021, the benchmark has more than tripled, a +203% climb that now stands as the highest level […]
This Week in the Index- Largest IPO in History
Week of June 11 – June 17, 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’s IPO is the largest of all time. Baseten authorizes a new round, and Discord sees gains in the secondary markets. […]