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BLACK UNICORN FACTORY

Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2020
LAST FUNDING
$1.0M

Black Unicorn Factory is an accelerator that enables small businesses and founders to access the stock market and raise capital through going public.

Funding history

RoundAmount
Undisclosed$1.0M
SEC Form D filed
Aug 13, 2026·Oct 15, 2024·May 20, 2021·Sep 16, 2020

About BLACK UNICORN FACTORY

How much funding has BLACK UNICORN FACTORY raised?

BLACK UNICORN FACTORY has raised $1.0M in total funding.

Where is BLACK UNICORN FACTORY headquartered?

BLACK UNICORN FACTORY is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

What does BLACK UNICORN FACTORY do?

Black Unicorn Factory is an accelerator that enables small businesses and founders to access the stock market and raise capital through going public.

What problem does BLACK UNICORN FACTORY solve?

The vast majority of startup founders who pitch venture capitalists are rejected, and the company cites data showing Black-founded and women-founded startups receive a disproportionately small share of VC funding.

What's BLACK UNICORN FACTORY's solution?

Black Unicorn Factory is an accelerator that helps overlooked founders go public through a direct listing, bypassing traditional VC gatekeepers to access capital.

What makes BLACK UNICORN FACTORY different?

Uses a direct-listing IPO strategy that does not require underwriters, investment bankers, or a traditional IPO roadshow, explicitly built as an alternative path for founders venture capital overlooks.

What makes BLACK UNICORN FACTORY notable?

Founded by Johnny (John) Stewart, who bills the company as a "Direct Listing Accelerator" helping minority-owned small businesses that venture capital overlooks reach public stock markets.

Leadership

JOHNNY LEE STEWART
Executive Officer
Industry
B2B
Founded
2020
HQ
Los Angeles, CA
Raised
$1.0M
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