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Unicorns Reconsidered: Four Open Questions for Institutional Allocators

Reported by Meketa
Jul 8, 2026· 1 min read
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When Aileen Lee coined the term "unicorn" in 2013, she was naming a rarity: a U.S.-based VC-backed company valued at $1 billion or more.

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