Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of March 22, 2021. Stripe and Plaid Raised $1.2B Combined

$1.2 billion in funding went to two fintech infrastructure companies (Stripe and Plaid) this week.

Stripe is now valued at $95 billion and became the second most highly valued private startup in the world. According to CBInsights, there are now more than 600 unicorns around the world. 30 decacorns (companies valued at over $10 billion) and 1 hectocorn (companies valued at over $100 billion).

Here are the top 25 most valuable startups in the world:

• 🇨🇳 Bytedance - $140B
• 🇺🇸 Stripe - $95B
• 🇺🇸 SpaceX - $74B 
• 🇨🇳 Didi Chuxing - $62B
• 🇺🇸 Instacart - $39B
• 🇺🇸 UiPath - $35B
• 🇬🇧 Global Switch - $31B
• 🇺🇸 Databricks - $28B
• 🇺🇸 Rivian - $27.6B
• 🇧🇷 Nubank - $25B
• 🇺🇸 Epic Games - $17.3B
• 🇮🇳 One97 Communications - $16B
• 🇨🇳 Yuanfudao - $15.5B
• 🇨🇳 DJI Innovations - $15B
• 🇨🇳 SHEIN - $15B
• 🇬🇧 Checkout.com - $15B
• 🇺🇸 Chime - $14.5B
• 🇸🇬 Grab - $14.3B 
• 🇨🇳 SenseTime - $12B
• 🇨🇳 BYJU's - $12B
• 🇺🇸 JUUL Labs - $12B
• 🇨🇳 Manbang Group - $12B
• 🇨🇳 Bitmain Technologies - $12B
• 🇺🇸 Samumed - $12B
• 🇺🇸 Robinhood - $11.7B

P.S. Check out my partner Alfred Chuang's latest interview on the Full Ratchet.  He talked about the next generation of technology & venture capital from his perspective as an Unicorn founder turned GP.  Click here and listen.

This week a total of 29 startups raised $2.57B in funding, 8 M&As:

• $271.7M goes to 7 Enterprise startups
• $1.2B goes to 2 Fintech startup
• $6.5M goes to 1 Mobile startup
• $3M goes to 1 Wellness startup
• $2.5M goes to 1 Pet Care startup
• $20M goes to 1 AgTech startup
• $7M goes to 1 Recruiting startup
• $8M goes to 1 Renewable Energy startup
• $3.5M goes to 1 Video startup
• $379M goes to 8 Healthcare startups
• $660M goes to 4 BioTech startups
• $10.5M goes to 1 Transportation startup