Meaning of decacorn | Babel Free

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A private startup with a valuation of US$10 billion or greater.

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“Today, the delinquent decacorn of Silicon Valley announced Uber Freight, a bid to bring the ride hailing model to trucking.”

“It's not the only domestic decacorn (a unicorn at least ten times over) targeting a 2019 debut.”

“Indonesian ride-hailing service Go-Jek's value was estimated at $10 billion by a U.S. market intelligence company, putting it in the ranks of startups called decacorns.”

“Many of the biggest so-called decacorns, or privately held companies with valuations of at least $10 billion, have filed to go public in the past several months. Among them are Lyft, the ride-hailing company, and Pinterest, the digital pin board.”

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