CB Insights, a firm that tracks start-ups, analyzed a variety of data to create a list of 50 private companies around the world that are on a path to a $1 billion valuation.
Hong Kong
What it does: Makes a system that lets businesses send and collect money overseas
San Francisco
An online pharmacy
San Francisco
Makes analytics tools that help companies run digital businesses
Beijing
Makes talent management and measurement tools
[ The next wave of unicorns will look quite different from the prior generation.]
San Francisco
Makes software for life science researchers and companies
New York
Provides cybersecurity for cloud software companies
San Francisco
Makes mortgage and consumer loan application software for lenders
New York
Makes mobile marketing software
Leawood, Kan.
A financial services platform that provides companies access to working capital
Jaipur, India
Offers online sales, financing and insurance for autos and education services
São Paulo, Brazil
A Brazilian start-up that uses technology to make trucking companies more efficient
San Francisco
Provides equity management services for investors, founders and employees
San Francisco
Provides background checks of workers
London
A map, transit and navigation app for cities
BANGALORE, India
Makes software for filing taxes and managing investments
Berlin
Makes software for digital content
Bangalore, India
A news and entertainment app
Sunnyvale, Calif.
