World's first Unicorn startup Skype If we talk about the first Unicorn startup in the world, then its name is "Skype". Skype is a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) company, formed in 2003. Its founders included Jan Astenia, Antonio Jansson, Niklas Genstrand and Peter Freya.
One of the founders of Skype was Jan Astenia, a creative businessman who was one of the first to focus on computer networks. Jan Astenia played a key role in the development of Skype and it is now a large established company under Microsoft.
Skype first made its mark in the world as a Unicorn startup. Unicorn startup means that this company gets established with a valuation of one billion dollars. Skype was bought by eBay in 2005 for $26 billion.
Skype's success story is an important reference. This startup has been able to create new technology products.
