Few people know it, but the Unicorn is the National animal of Scotland. The Unicorn is also the symbol of Europe in Yue Daiyun and Alain Pichon’s book – The Unicorn and the Dragon, and if we follow their writings the Unicorn would be the symbol of Western culture and intelligence, but in this article, we are going to look at another type of unicorn that is not an animal.
The story of Unicorns in 2022
Unicorns and Unicorns, The unicorn has a past, which is located in Scotland, a region or country which recently saw the last Queen of England Elisabeth II die, who has just died in Scotland in her castle of Balmoral.
In Gaelic and Scottish mythology, the unicorn symbolizes purity, healing power, innocence, joy of life and life, this animal is also a mark of virility and power, and the Scots are very proud of their beliefs.
And it was William 1st, in the 12th Century, who was the first monarch of Europe (Scotland), to wear a coat of arms with a unicorn figure, and his coat of arms shows two unicorns chained to each other.
But in reality unicorns have existed in the past, but nothing to do with these beautiful and magical creatures that we draw here and there.
At the time it was rather mammoths (ice age), and it looked more like a Rhinoceros with its big horn, than a horse, as often presented nowadays.
We do not know if there is a direct link between world unicorns and legends, but in any case and for many: The unicorn is the Elite, Intelligence and the strong symbol of Western intelligence .
Unicorns and Unicorns, but since 2013, it’s not just that, a global club has been created by Aileen Lee (founder of Cowboy Ventures) and all the bosses dream of being accepted into this very closed club at the national, European and global.
What is a unicorn in 2022
These are structures, often startups, often oriented in the technology sector, and whose valuation exceeds one billion dollars, they are structures with high potential to become.
The first unicorns were born in the USA in the technology sectors (Sillicon Valley), but nowadays, they are found all over the world.
Today, the Chinese are in a frantic race to have more and more, and they are at the head of a large number of unicorns, in the technology and communication sectors.
China has therefore become in a few years, the second country in the world to have more unicorns, they are just behind the USA.
According to a study by CB insights, there would be 480 unicorns in the world, including 228 in the United States, China for its part would have 125, the rest being distributed around the world, but the figures differ from site to site. other.
According to the website www.channelnews.fr, it is certain that there are fewer unicorns in France, in Europe than in the USA, but the experts believe that they are better valued and better equipped for tomorrow.
To finish with the subject, a few years ago, a British bank estimated that Europe comprised 16% of the world’s unicorns, the USA 48% and the rest 36% for Asia.
Unicorns which are best valued
According to the newspaper Les Echos, in Europethe most valued unicorn would be Finnish
Klarna, Sweden
Klarna is a Swedish unicorn that offers consumers flexible financing options when shopping online. Founded in 2005, Klarna has since become one of Europe’s largest banks, with more than 60 million customers and a valuation of $5.5 billion.
Klarna’s main product is “Pay later”, which allows consumers to pay for their purchase in time, without interest. Klarna also offers other products such as the “Klarna Card”, which is a physical credit card that can be used for online and offline purchases, and “Slice it”, which allows consumers to finance large purchases by dividing the cost into monthly installments.
Datalku and/or Qonto in France
In France, the first would be DataIkua data science startup, which holds the highest value at $4.6 billion.
But according to other sources it would be Honestlywhich would currently be the most valuable unicorn in France with 5 billion dollars, is considered the European leader in financial management for SMEs and the self-employed.
Difficult to decide, and it would be necessary to search in detail all the data to fix an order.
And in the world, the most expensive unicorn would be Chinese, (a subsidiary of AliBaba)
Ant Financial ($150 billion, China)
But all these data can only give an indication, because very often they change from day to day depending on the source and the information they have.
Author Antonio Rodriguez Mota Publisher and Director of Clever Technologies
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