2025年上半年全球新增42家独角兽，AI赛道领跑，港股成中国独角兽IPO热土

Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the report indicates a decline in the number of new unicorns globally in the first half of 2025, with 42 new unicorns, a year-on-year decrease of 12.50% and a quarter-on-quarter decrease of 6.67% [1][2] - The average valuation of new unicorns in the first half of 2025 is $1.785 billion, reflecting a year-on-year decrease of 11.02% and a quarter-on-quarter decrease of 20.13% [2] - The majority of new unicorns are concentrated in the fields of artificial intelligence (16), enterprise services (7), healthcare (4), and big data (4) [1][4] Group 2 - In the first half of 2025, the United States leads in the number of new unicorns with 26, accounting for 61.90% of the total, while China has 7 new unicorns, making up 16.67% [3] - The total disclosed financing amount for the 42 new unicorns reached $75.117 billion, with artificial intelligence leading the sectors with $36.4 billion in financing [4] - Three investment firms, Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, and Accel, participated in financing 5 new unicorns, ranking first among investors [5] Group 3 - The most active sectors for financing existing unicorns in the first half of 2025 are artificial intelligence (49 events), enterprise services (37 events), and finance (31 events) [6] - The total disclosed financing for existing unicorns is highest in artificial intelligence at $65.298 billion, followed by enterprise services at $5.830 billion [6] - In the first half of 2025, 10 unicorns exited through IPOs or SPACs, with 8 exiting via mergers and acquisitions, and 1 due to a valuation drop [8]