The year of the unicorn
If there was a single trend that marked out 2015, it was the proliferation of unicorns – companies valued at $1bn or more – with enterprise IT and online services proving especially fertile ground.
A key reason for the rapid growth in unicorns is the greater amount of capital floating around in the VC space, at all stages. The success of Y Combinator and 500 Startups have helped encourage accelerators and incubators to open up,…