About UnicornHunt

Ten years spent counting what matters

Since 2016 we have built one thing: a complete, current, comparable record of the world’s startups and the investors behind them. Everything on this site comes out of that record.

800,000+
Companies tracked
600+
Global markets covered
10,000+
Active users
10 years
Of continuous coverage

Our mission

To democratize access to startup intelligence and empower the global innovation ecosystem by providing comprehensive, accurate, and actionable insights that drive informed investment decisions and foster entrepreneurial success.

Global reach

Connecting investors and startups across 23 countries worldwide.

Current by design

Delivering up-to-the-minute insights and market intelligence, on a refresh cycle that runs every twenty-four hours.

Excellence

Maintaining the highest standards of data quality and accuracy, with every figure tied back to its source.

Our core values

The principles that guide everything we do at UnicornHunt.

01
Innovation

We continuously push the boundaries of what’s possible in startup intelligence and market analysis.

02
Trust

We maintain the highest standards of data security and privacy to protect our users’ information.

03
Precision

Accurate, actionable intelligence, sourced and dated, so a decision can be traced back to the evidence behind it.

04
Impact

We’re committed to democratizing access to startup intelligence and fostering innovation globally.

Leadership team

Meet the leaders driving UnicornHunt’s mission forward.

James Giancotti
CEO & Co-Founder
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James Giancotti
CEO & Co-Founder

Visionary leader with extensive experience in startup ecosystems and venture capital. James has been instrumental in building UnicornHunt’s strategic direction and fostering partnerships with leading investment firms worldwide.

Jackie Lam
COO & Co-Founder
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Jackie Lam
COO & Co-Founder

Operations expert with a proven track record in scaling technology platforms and building high-performance teams. Jackie oversees UnicornHunt’s day-to-day operations and drives operational excellence across all departments.

Our journey

One entry a year, from a single-market experiment to a global platform under a new name.

2016

Company founded

Founded as Oddup, with a vision to democratize startup intelligence and make investment data accessible to everyone.

2017

100K+ companies

Passed 100,000 companies tracked across Asia — the first proof that the model worked at scale, and the foundation everything since has been built on.

2018

Global expansion

Expanded beyond our Asia base into North American and European startup ecosystems, becoming a truly global platform.

2019

Investor data

Turned the lens around. Alongside the companies, we began mapping the firms and angels funding them — who backs whom, at what stage, and how often.

2020

AI integration

Launched our AI-powered recommendation engine, revolutionizing how investors discover opportunities.

2021

300K+ companies

Reached a major milestone of tracking over 300,000 companies worldwide with comprehensive data.

2022

50K+ investors

The investor index passed 50,000 firms and angels, giving every funding round a named backer rather than an anonymous figure.

2023

500K+ companies

Half a million companies under coverage, and the shift from periodic updates to a daily refresh — the data started keeping pace with the market.

2024

100K+ investors

The investor index doubled again to over 100,000, completing the picture on both sides of every deal.

2025

800K+ companies

Crossed 800,000 companies and $5T of disclosed funding across a quarter of a million rounds, all maintained by a fully automated daily ingest.

2026

Oddup becomes UnicornHunt

After a decade as Oddup, we became UnicornHunt — a name that says plainly what the platform has always done: find tomorrow’s breakout companies before the rest of the market does. Same team, same data, same daily discipline; a name that finally matches the mission.

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✓ 800,000+ companies ✓ One comparable score ✓ Refreshed daily