The tally of new UK unicorns sits at a grand total of one in 2025, with US and UK-based film streaming site Mubi reaching the $1bn valuation milestone in June. Just four startups — Wayve, Flo, Lighthouse and ElevenLabs — hit the benchmark last year. Those numbers are a far cry from the record 16 unicorns created in 2021, during frothier times.
12 UK soonicorns to watch
Sifted highlights the startups that could be on a path to a $1bn valuation
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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