$1B+ club

YC Unicorns — the billion-dollar alumni.

Every Y Combinator-backed company that crossed a $1B valuation. Reported figures from public filings, latest funding rounds and news coverage.

97
Unicorns
$753B
Combined value
16
Public
Time to unicorn

How fast YC alumni hit $1B.

Years from founding to first $1B valuation. Based on 91 unicorns with disclosed dates.

6y
Median
5.9y
Average
1y
Fastest
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Distribution — years to $1B
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12+
years from founding
Fastest to $1B
  • #1Brex
    1y
  • #2Jasper
    1y
  • #3Airbyte
    1y
  • #4Corgi
    1y
  • #5Ramp
    2y
  • #6Faire
    2y
  • #7Deel
    2y
  • #8Instacart
    2y
  • #9Zepto
    2y
  • #10Jeeves
    2y
Top 10 by valuation
  • #1Stripe
    $91.5B
  • #2Airbnb
    $80B
  • #3Coinbase
    $75B
  • #4DoorDash
    $72B
  • #5Cruise
    $30B
  • #6Reddit
    $22B
  • #7Rippling
    $16.8B
  • #8Twitch
    $15B
  • #9Cloudkitchens
    $15B
  • #10Scale AI
    $13.8B
By industry — combined value
$753BTOTAL
  • Consumer$241B
  • Fintech$237B
  • B2B$207B
  • Industrials$61B
  • AI$4B
  • Healthcare$2B
  • Education$1B
97 companies

Valuations sourced from public market caps, latest reported funding rounds, and Y Combinator's Top Companies list. Figures may vary.