valuations

Report: Stripe Valued at $70 Billion Amid Possible Sequoia Deal
Report: Stripe Valued at $70 Billion Amid Possible Sequoia Deal
July 15, 2024  |  Business

The valuation of payments processing platform Stripe reportedly reached $70 billion. Sequoia Capital is offering to buy shares from investors that want to cash out,...

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Report: Private Equity Sits on $3 Trillion as Dealmaking Slows
Report: Private Equity Sits on $3 Trillion as Dealmaking Slows
May 26, 2024  |  Investments

Private equity firms are reportedly holding onto a record 28,000 companies worth $3 trillion-plus. It’s a situation outlined in a report Sunday (May 26) by...

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Stripe Valued at $65 Billion After Share Sale Deal
Stripe Valued at $65 Billion After Share Sale Deal
February 28, 2024  |  Business

Payment processor Stripe’s value has reached $65 billion following a share sale deal with employees. The deal will see Stripe and some of its investors purchase more than...

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Cash-Strapped Tech Startups Seek Acquisitions to Stay Afloat
Cash-Strapped Tech Startups Seek Acquisitions to Stay Afloat
July 14, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Cash-strapped tech startups facing a financing crunch are increasingly seeking to sell themselves to larger companies, launching a wave of takeovers of popular artificial intelligence...

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Insight Partners Slows Dealmaking Amid Tech Funding ‘Bloodbath’
Insight Partners Slows Dealmaking Amid Tech Funding ‘Bloodbath’
June 13, 2023  |  Investments

Insight Partners has reportedly lowered the $20 billion goal for its latest fund as tech valuations continue slumping. The venture capital fund has raised just...

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Report: Startups Contend With ‘Bloodbath’ As Funding Dries Up
Report: Startups Contend With ‘Bloodbath’ As Funding Dries Up
April 25, 2023  |  Startups

The world’s tech startups could be facing a cruel summer as the funding crunch persists. As Bloomberg News reported Monday (April 24), experts believe these...

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SVB Implosion Could Blow Half-Trillion-Dollar Hole in VC Sector as Valuations Become More Clear
SVB Implosion Could Blow Half-Trillion-Dollar Hole in VC Sector as Valuations Become More Clear
March 27, 2023  |  Startups

Venture capital (VC) firms should prepare for a whole new level of scrutiny in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) implosion, market watchers...

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Study: Tech Unicorns Overvalued By Nearly 50 Percent
Study: Tech Unicorns Overvalued By Nearly 50 Percent
January 22, 2020  |  IPO

Price is what you pay, value is what you get. And when it comes to investing, the two may not always converge. As stock markets...

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SoftBank Struggles To Raise Vision Funds
SoftBank Struggles To Raise Vision Funds
October 04, 2019  |  Investments

Following WeWork’s botched initial public offering, Japan’s SoftBank is seeking money for another big tech investment despite the falling valuations of its other big holdings,...

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