Over 60% of unicorns that hit $1B+ valuations in 2020-2021 have not raised funding since 2021 and likely never achieved the scale to do so, or have seen growth slow.
Out of the original 616 unicorns, 374 have not raised any subsequent rounds, 83 have raised a flat or up round, 67 have raised a down round, 78 have exited through IPO or M&A, and 14 have shut down.
Many of the unicorns at $100m+ ARR have experienced slow growth, but are still cash-flow positive with low burn rates.
In order to have value, companies should focus on reaching $100m+ ARR with at least some growth, 100% net revenue retention, and no burn.