And yesterday, there was a new addition to the club. Allica Bank became the latest UK fintech unicorn following a £115m raise that valued the business at $1.2bn.

Winning a unicorn is hard

They move fast, hire even faster, and keep decision-makers tucked behind org charts that seem to shift weekly.

Our Unicorn Tracker makes light work of it - surfacing every shift and opportunity across CEO, HR, Marketing, Finance and Tech functions inside these high-value targets.

1,200 Leadership Moves Across Unicorns Already in 2026

We told you they move fast. 2026 is no different. Here’s just a snapshot of what we’ve tracked:

• Clear Street - Alex Lawton, Chief Executive Officer - UK
• Monzo Bank - Diana Layfield, Group CEO
• Oyster - Hadi Moussa, Chief Executive Officer
• Motorway - Nehal Valia Bhayani, Chief People Officer
• OVO - Tom Whittle, Chief People Officer
• Unqork - Allison Barlaz, VP Marketing
• Mirakl - Darius Meadon, Chief Marketing Officer
• PLEO - Jana Savchenko, VP of Marketing
• DeepL - Samuel Chall, Vice President, Corporate Marketing, Brand and Communications
• Bitso - Timothee Basquin, Chief Marketing Officer
• Marshmallow Financial Services - Emma Alley, Chief Financial Officer

CEO changes. CPO hires. New CMOs. Fresh finance leadership.

And that’s just the visible tip of 1,200 senior moves already this year.

What About the Latest Unicorn - Allica Bank?

Bernard shows they are investing across marketing, finance and HR:

• On the finance side, they have surpassed £1bn in asset finance lending and joined the FCA and PRA Scale-up Unit - a clear signal of structured, regulator-backed growth in the SME market.
• In HR, they are building recruitment, operations and learning capability to support headcount growth, alongside investment in reward frameworks and employee development.
• In marketing, recent hires across digital acquisition, product marketing and growth - combined with increased paid media spend and HubSpot-driven automation - point to a coordinated push on scalable customer acquisition and brand visibility.

This is what unicorn momentum looks like - operational scale, disciplined growth and aligned investment across core functions.

Track Every Global Unicorn

Inside Honch, you can:

• Search every global unicorn
• Filter by HR, Marketing, Finance and Tech decision-makers
• Track new appointments in real time
• Monitor hiring velocity and team build-out
• See marketing and sponsorship signals
• Identify international expansion
• Map entire leadership teams
• Spot when former clients land inside unicorns

This is not a static list.

It is a live tracker of the fastest-moving companies in the world.