It’s time for Silicon Valley to feed the newest beast. Square is looking to raise an astounding $250 mn at a valuation of between $3 bn and $4 bn. This follows a $100 mn venture capital round last year, according …
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Facebook IPO: self-lowballing [VALUATION]
When it acquired Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg suggested that Kevin Systrom think of the value of Instagram as a percentage of Facebook’s market cap. Both agreed, according to Business Insider, that they could see Facebook attaining a valuation of $200 bn, …
Would you spend $1 bn on any of these companies? [PURE SPECULATION]
What would you pay for some of the hottest start-ups on the web? Following the $1 bn acquisition of Instagram, only two years old, by Facebook, everyone is trying to figure out which company will get acquired at an insane …
Pinterest is not worth $8 bn [INSANITY]
I seriously can’t wrap my head around this. The last implied valuation we saw for Twitter was around $10 bn – about six months ago. Now, the latest implied valuation for Pinterest is out, and it’s downright absurd. The photo-sharing …
Carlyle Group to raise $732 mn
The Carlyle Group has revealed its IPO terms. The private equity firm is looking to raise $732 mn through an offer of 30.5 mn shares priced $23 to $25 each. If it hits the mid-point, the company will attain a …
Is Instagram worth half a BILLION dollars? [VENTURE CAPITAL]
Mobile photo-sharing start-up Instagram is hitting one milestone after another, these days. It has 30 mn users on the iPhone alone – and picked up another million for Android the first day it was available for the platform. Now, it’s …
Facebook IPO: final SharesPost auction blows past rumored valuation [CHART]
Pre-IPO traders on SharesPost have left Facebook’s rumored IPO valuation of $100 bn in the dust. According to a statement from the private shares trading company, what is likely the final auction in Facebook shares on its platform, yielded an …
Tumblr explodes
There’s definitely something to celebrate in the New York start-up scene. Tumblr, which raised $85 mn in a venture capital round last year, has put up impressive numbers. In only six months, according to Business Insider, the number of posts …
Rexnord IPO: here’s what you need to know
Rexnord Corporation has set its IPO terms. Here are the details available so far, thanks to Renaissance Capital: 1. Capital raise: Rexnord is looking to raise $450 mn in its IPO by issuing 23.7 mn shares priced $18 to $20 …
Dropbox: someone is selling WHILE YOU READ THIS
The company isn’t even public yet, but there’s a big trade in the works, according to Business Insider. It’s apparently the ‘second part of the $250 mn funding round Dropbox raised in October’. This secondary trade will give some liquidity …