How quickly can you build a unicorn? It's probably not a game many entrepreneurs should play. That said, New York's tech companies have a habit of growing at a fast pace. Here's how long it took some of the city's unicorns to reach their mythical milestone.
19 years
Vice was founded in 1994 and became a unicorn in 2013.
9 years and 10 months
Etsy was founded in 2005 and became a unicorn in 2015.
9 years
BuzzFeed was founded in 2006 and became a unicorn in 2015.
8 years and 5 months
ZocDoc was founded in April of 2007 and became a unicorn in August of 2015.
6 years
FanDuel was founded in 2009 and became a unicorn in 2015.
5 years
Warby Parker was founded in 2010 and became a unicorn in 2015.
4 years
Gilt Group was founded in 2007 and became a unicorn in 2011.
3 years
Blue Apron was founded in 2012 and became a unicorn in 2015.
1 year and 10 months
Oscar Health was founded in July of 2013 and became a unicorn in April of 2015.
1 year and 6 months
WeWork was founded in August of 2012 and became a unicorn in February of 2014.
4 months
Jet.com was founded (in Hoboken) in July of 2015 and became a unicorn in November of 2015.
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