For many – including many of its own citizens – New York City is the center of the Western world. Home to unique culture, Broadway, fine dining, sports, and world-class museums, for many NYC is the only place to be.
These 10 businesses in the New York area are officially unicorns – and that means they’re all privately-held startups valued at over $1 billion dollars. Each one is a statistical rarity, so let’s dive in to see what makes these companies special.
Location: New York, NY
Monday.com is a tool that transforms the way teams work together. It is obsessed with building an excellent product, and its goal is to create a tool that people will love to use—one that’s fast, beautiful, responsive, and makes life easier.
Monday.com is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Location: New York, NY
Dataminr is an IT company that analyzes public data about events in real-time. Its AI platform discovers high impact events and critical breaking news far in advance of existing information systems.
Dataminr is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Location: New York, NY
Away is a modern travel and lifestyle brand. It offers beautiful, high-quality luggage at an affordable price point, and is expanding into new travel product categories including apparel, wellness and lifestyle accessories.
Away is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Location: New York, NY
Glossier, Inc. is a direct-to-consumer beauty company that leverages content and community to power a superior shopping experience. Its skincare, makeup, body, and fragrance products are sold directly through www.glossier.com and in their New York City showroom.
Glossier is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Location: New York, NY
Gympass empowers companies to engage the workforce in physical activity by providing access to a network of workout facilities. With a monthly membership, companies can help employees find an activity the employees will stick with. The company’s goal is to multiply the number of people exercising at every company to create a healthier and more engaged workforce.
Gympass is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Location: New York, NY
Peloton is revolutionizing the fitness industry by merging high-design with modern technology to provide access to live and on-demand fitness group classes led by elite NYC instructors. With instant access to classes, performance tracking metrics and a motivating real-time leaderboard, Peloton is changing the way people get fit through a comprehensive and socially connected-experience that makes every workout both efficient and addicting.
Peloton is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Vice Media, a global youth media company, engages in print, event, music, online, television (TV), and feature film business activities in the United States and internationally. It specializes in publishing a magazine that covers information in various subjects, such as sex, drugs, music, fashion, photos, travel, sports, technology, and food.
Vice Media is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Location: New York, NY
CommonBond is a financial technology company on a mission to give students and graduates more affordable, transparent, and simple ways to pay for higher education. It offers refinance loans to college graduates, new loans to current students, and a suite of student loan repayment benefits to employees through its CommonBond for Business program.
CommonBond is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Location: New York, NY
CAN Capital provides capital to small and medium-sized businesses, using its own real-time platform and risk-scoring models. Its platform allows lenders to access the daily cash flows of borrowers, and collect daily remittances from them. The platform gives lenders a window into their customers’ daily business, and relies on payment processors to split the settlement of card transactions between the small business and its bank.
CAN Capital is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Location: New York, NY
Letgo is a second-hand shopping app that helps users buy and sell locally. One of America’s most popular apps, letgo’s marketplace is filled with everything from electronics, cars and collectibles to housing, clothing and furniture.