Comments on: Widget-maker Slide raises $50 million at $550 million valuation

By: edhardy622

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By: Starting a Games Company | Simple Lifeforms

Starting a Games Company | Simple Lifeforms — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:34:45 +0000

[...] macroeconomic factors affect tech startups, and the big and the wise are raising enough money to weather a 2-3 year drought. Most small startups are not in [...]

By: Mayfield, a dot-com juggernaut without a recent home run, raises $395 million fund » VentureBeat

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:38:30 +0000

[...] a handful of promising start-ups. Among them are Facebook app maker, Slide, which recently raised $50 million at a reported $550 million valuation, Rubicon Project, an ad optimization company that’s been raising capital fast, and Gigya, the [...]

By: 7 Hottest Unacquired Web Startups «

7 Hottest Unacquired Web Startups « — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:26:52 +0000

[...] VALUATION: $550 million REASONING: Rumored valuation of last funding round (see VentureBeat) Launched: August 2005 Founded by: Max Levchin Type: Widgets Traffic: 200 million+ widget [...]

By: Inside Social Games » Blog Archive » Starting a Games Company in a Recession - Tracking the convergence of games and social networks

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:40:50 +0000

[...] macroeconomic factors affect tech startups, and the big and the wise are raising enough money to weather a 2-3 year drought. Most small startups are not in [...]

By: RockYou between a funding rock and an acquisition » VentureBeat

RockYou between a funding rock and an acquisition » VentureBeat — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:30:40 +0000

[...] Slide, needs to raise cash — or sell. It isn’t profitable, and needs to keep up with Slide, which raised $50 million at a valuation of $500 million in January — a humongous financing that was considered a coup, considering how little cash [...]

By: What’s happening at LinkedIn? Is it getting bought? [Update 2: Or getting funded?] » VentureBeat

Mon, 05 May 2008 22:12:24 +0000

[...] — just as PE firms have recently done for ad network Federated Media, IM aggregator Meebo, widget maker Slide, DIY social network creator Ning and other web companies. The general rationale behind these [...]

By: Meebo raises $20 million; Matt to eat his hat [Updated] » VentureBeat

Meebo raises $20 million; Matt to eat his hat [Updated] » VentureBeat — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:56:57 +0000

[...] been writing about for a number of months, most notably starting with widget-maker Slide’s $50 million round in December (announced in January) that valued it at $550 million. Some other web companies still [...]

By: 7 Hottest Unacquired Web Startups - Rev2.org

7 Hottest Unacquired Web Startups - Rev2.org — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:19:58 +0000

[...] ESTIMATED VALUATION: $550 million REASONING: Rumored valuation of last funding round (see VentureBeat). [...]

By: Slide protests ban in Turkey » VentureBeat

Slide protests ban in Turkey » VentureBeat — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:57:32 +0000

[...] government of Turkey has banned widget maker Slide. The reason: harboring pictures and articles that are considered to be insulting to Ataturk, the [...]

By: Even as Bebo big sale happens, lofty valuations will elude other start-ups » VentureBeat

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:41:03 +0000

[...] which injected tens of millions of dollars at valuations in the several hundreds of millions (our coverage of Slide and coverage of Ning, respectively), far outbidding more cost-conscious venture [...]

By: Web companies raising lots of money, to make themselves recession-proof | Lovegin’s Personal weblog

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:58:28 +0000

[...] example. The company hired well-connected investment bank Allen & Co. in December and rushed to raise $50 million at a $550 million valuation. Its executives flew out to New York right before Christmas to seal the deal with its [...]

By: VentureBeat » Web companies raising lots of money, to make themselves recession-proof

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:45:20 +0000

By: VentureBeat » Widget companies get boost from Facebook apps, are a growing ad opportunity

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:27:07 +0000

[...] help explain why Slide was recently able to raise $50 million at a valuation of $550 million (our coverage). If it can monetize its pageviews, it could be sitting on a gold [...]

By: Don

Don — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:11:03 +0000

The valuation inflation is getting pretty amazing. Some investments will pay off and some will be colossal failures…e.g., Ampd. Oh well, it’s other people’s money…