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(finance) A private startup with a valuation of US$100 billion or greater..
If Ant Financial is able to raise it’s $9B funding round at an expected $150B valuation it will become the first Hectocorn (or venture backed private company valued at over $100B) – a massive business by any standards, public or private.
You’ve probably heard of “unicorns” – technology startups valued at more than $1bn – but 2026 is shaping up to be the year of the “hectocorn”, with several US and European companies potentially floating on stock markets at valuations over $100bn (£75bn).
Use hectocorn when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hectocorn means (finance) A private startup with a valuation of US$100 billion or greater..
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If Ant Financial is able to raise it’s $9B funding round at an expected $150B valuation it will become the first Hectocorn (or venture backed private company valued at over $100B) – a massive business by any standards, public or private.
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