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1,500+ Startups Founded by Former Unicorn Employees

1,500+ Startups Founded by Former Unicorn Employees

A comprehensive database of former unicorn employees who have become startup founders.

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Ollie Forsyth
Aug 18, 2024
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Hey Readers 👋

We recently published ‘The Transition from Operators to Angel Investors,’ which highlights the significant impact operators are making within the startup ecosystem. During our research, we discovered hundreds of startups founded by former employees of unicorn companies.

In our latest dataset release, we uncover over 1,500 startups founded by these former operators, hailing from top-tier companies like Meta, Google, Gusto, Brex, Uber, Hugging Face, OpenAI, and many others.


Access the 1,500+ startups founded by former unicorn employees since 2020.

Included in the dataset, you will find:

  • Name of startup

  • Website

  • Which unicorn companies the founders are an alumni of

  • Category the startups are building in

  • Location HQ

  • Description of startups

  • Founded year

  • Name of founders

  • Funding:

    • Last funding date

    • Last funding amount

    • Total funding amount

    • Last funding stage

  • Investors who have invested in the startup

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