hectocorn

English

Etymology

From hecto- (“hundred”) +‎ -corn, by analogy with unicorn.

Noun

hectocorn (plural hectocorns)

1. (finance) A private startup with a valuation of US$100 billion or greater.

   Coordinate term: unicorn

   • 2018 May 8, David Kellenberger, “Entering the Age of the Hectocorn”, in LinkedIn‎^[1]:

     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.