TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesDesktop Metal going public in SPAC-led deal that could value 3D printer company at $2.5Bverified_publisherTechCrunch - Brian HeaterDesktop Metal’s had no shortage of investor interest in its business during its half-decade existence. To date, the metal 3D printing company has raised $430 million, becoming one of the fastest U.S. companies to achieve unicorn status in the process. Today it also became the latest in a recent …
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesThe highest valued company in Bessemer's annual cloud report has defied convention by staying privateverified_publisherTechCrunch - Ron MillerThis year’s Bessemer Venture Partners’ annual Cloud 100 Benchmark report was published recently and my colleague Alex Wilhelm looked at some broad trends in the report, but digging into the data, I decided to concentrate on the Top 10 companies by valuation. I found that the top company has defied …
TechCrunchflipped into News about startups from TechCrunchDiscord is close to closing a round that would value the company at up to $7Bverified_publisherTechCrunch - Jonathan ShieberDiscord, the communications service that’s become the 21st century’s answer to MUD rooms, is close to closing a new round of financing that would value the company at up to $7 billion, according to sources with knowledge of the round. The new funding comes just months after a $100 million investment …
Business InsiderOct 12, 2020Popular video-game platform Roblox announces public offering that could value the company at $8 billionBusiness Insider - Ben WinckThe popular gaming platform Roblox announced Monday it filed confidentially for a public offering. The company previously submitted a draft registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell shares of its common stock, according to a press release. The number of shares to be sold and …
FOX Businessflipped into TechnologyPalantir CEO rips Silicon Valley's values as the Peter Thiel backed company prepares IPOverified_publisherFOX Business - Thomas BarrabiPalantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp ripped other Silicon Valley-based tech firms in a scorching letter as his controversial data analytics firm filed to go public on Tuesday. Karp, who co-founded Palantir alongside billionaire investor Peter Thiel, said that while the company was founded in Silicon …
CNBCflipped into TechnologyUnity prices IPO above range at $52, initially valuing game software company at $13.7 billionverified_publisherCNBC - Ari LevyVideo game software developer Unity priced its IPO above the expected range on Thursday in an offering that initially values the company at $13.7 …
CNBCflipped into Top NewsMarket value of big fintech companies rises to $1 trillion, more than the largest banksverified_publisherCNBC - Samantha DelouyaThere may be a changing of the guard underway in financials. The market caps of payment stocks like Visa and MasterCard have eclipsed the value of …
BBC Newsflipped into Top StoriesApple first US company to be valued at $2tnbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsTech giant Apple has become the first US company to be valued at $2tn (£1.5tn) on the stock market. It reached the milestone just two years after becoming the world's first trillion-dollar company in 2018. Its share price hit $467.77 in mid-morning trading in the US on Wednesday to push it over the …