How To Grow A $1 Billion Company With Zero Outside Help In Less Than Ten Years Share to Facebook Share to Linkedin Most tech unicorns are the product of Silicon Valley’s well-oiled VC machine—but Cloudinary’s instantly successful idea made it profitable from day one and it now boasts an almost billion-dollar valuation. I tai Lahan is adamant that ambitious entrepreneurs should certainly fill their coffers with venture capitalists’ money if they get the chance. “The only consistent way to get to be a billion-dollar company is to go the VC route,” the Cloudinary CEO declares. “That, hands down, will always win.”