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(I worked at Telerik until 2014). They were acquired by Progress software later that year for $262m, so no longer independent nor a unicorn. Still one of the bi
by slavoingilizov 5y ago
(I worked at Telerik until 2014). They were acquired by Progress software later that year for $262m, so no longer independent nor a unicorn. Still one of the biggest successes.
The Payhawk founders are ex-Telerik and Telerik has made a major influence on the Bulgarian startup ecosystem.
- pjmlp 5y agoThat makes Payhawk not the first one, which was my point.
- yywwbbn 5y agoBut it seems they were never valued at over 1billion (which iirc is the definition of an ‘unicorn’)
- pjmlp 5y agoA definition that keeps changing since .com wave from the 90's.
- cameronh90 5y agoI don't think the term unicorn existed in the 90s? It's always been $1bn as far as I recall...
- klohto 5y agoConsidering "unicorn" in popular culture didn't really exist till ~2013, it hasn't changed. Always been 1B