Competencies for the Internationalization of Unicorn Startups

The purpose of this paper is to verify the main competencies developed by unicorn startups for their internationalization. We use a qualitative exploratory approach, and three case studies were developed with Brazilian unicorns. We identify 15 competencies that guide the internationalization of Brazilian unicorn startups and four new competencies not explored by the literature. We suggest a conceptual model for the study of unicorn companies around the world.