unicorn valuation reset

Mega market map.
AI fashion designers. Optimizing fleet & freight processes.

March 29, 2022

Rock, paper, scissors

Hi there,

Instacart’s valuation dropped 38% this past week.

Even with the drop, it's still trading at 13.3x while revenue is growing at just 20%, per CB Insights revenue and valuation data. Might more pain be in store?

Which other unicorns are at risk of a similar valuation reset? Get the downloadable list of all unicorns here.

And Now, The Research

Startup allstars

In 2021, 519 unicorns were born.

In early 2022, the herd crossed the 1,000 mark for the first time.

Today, the total unicorn count stands at 1,066. 48% are located outside of the US.

We map out all of them (yep) in this infographic.

Strut your stuff

The next era of fashion is all about personalization and prediction based on consumer preferences.

The confluence of technologies like AI, 3D scanning, AR, and computer-generated imaging will usher it in.

With more and more data, algorithms will become trend hunters — predicting (and designing) what’s next in ways that have never been possible.

We cover the technologies (and companies) shaping product design, manufacturing, and more in fashion here.

Client-Exclusive Research

Data is life

Life insurers are doubling down on new underwriting technology to streamline their workflows and prioritize the right risks.

We map out 110+ data processing and triage companies for underwriting here.

Expert Intelligence

Road trip

Retail leaders are shifting more of their budgets toward tech solutions that increase efficiency and improve connectivity across the supply chain.

Need an adoption playbook?

From autonomous trucking to IoT-based fleet management, we evaluate and prioritize technologies for retailers to consider in fleet and freight optimization in this report.

Expert Intelligence

The Industry Standard

Modern Retail. Maria Monteros (@MariaMonteros_) reports on livestream shopping platform Whatnot’s NFT ambitions and quotes CB Insights senior manager Thomas Sineau (@TSineau).

Denver Business Journal. Joshua Mann discusses venture funding to Denver using CB Insights research.

Practical Ecommerce. Adel Boukarroum (@AdelBoukarroum) covers the performance of e-commerce giants and cites CB Insights unicorn data.

I love you.

Anand
@asanwal

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