Several early employees of Twitter are participating in a deal to sell their stock to BlackRock group at a valuation of over $9 billion, according to a Financial Times report published today.
After studying the secondary markets, one analyst firm says Twitter is now worth as much as $11 billion or more. It also suspects the company may soon test the IPO waters, if the markets improve.
Violin Memory, the Silicon Valley-based company with a super-fast flash memory service, is hurtling toward a highly successful IPO.
A valuation is an incredibly attractive number that intimidates competition and attracts potential investors, but how can entrepreneurs accurately value their business when it's still a fledgling startup?
SpaceX’s successful docking into the International Space Station may have ushered in a new era of spaceflight, but the success of the trip also bumped the company’s valuation into a higher orbit.
SpaceX made history last week when it became …
The first quarter of 2012 was the best quarter in more than four years for software and Internet company IPOs, according to a new report.
But in the aftermath of Facebook’s much-hyped and problematic IPO, can the momentum continue?
Tech-focused …
Streaming music service Spotify is currently seeking a new mega-round of funding that could more than triple the startup’s current valuation, according to a New York Times report.
Spotify was previously estimated to hold a $1 billion valuation after closing …
Facebook users don't trust the company with their private data, rarely click on display advertisements, and split on the social giant's investment status prior to the impending IPO, according to a new poll conducted by CNBC and the AP.
Social network giant Facebook is allegedly targeting May 17 as the potential date for its initial public offering, according to a TechCrunch report that cites unnamed sources familiar with the company.
The IPO date might be off depending on how …
Don’t say mobile games aren’t gritty. Funzio, the mobile gaming company behind popular iOS games Crime City and Modern War, is looking to raise a fat $50 million funding round at $350 million pre-money valuation, but anonymous sources familiar with …
Nearly every aspect of music startup Spotify is growing, including its total active users, paying subscribers, its music library, and the number of international markets it reaches. So it seems reasonable that the company’s valuation should do the same.
The …
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Digital pin-board site Pinterest is scorching hot. People are pinning like crazy. Publishers are benefiting from an uptick in Pinterest-driven traffic. And venture capitalists are tripping over themselves to get a piece of the social property.
But does all this …
Klout, the startup best known for its ability to measure a person’s online influence, might be raising a new, third round of investment that would significantly add to the company’s total funding and valuation.
Klout works by measuring a person’s …
After an avalanche of negative press and a general market downturn, Groupon is gearing up for its IPO at a valuation of less than $12 billion.
Previously, sources close to the deal said the valuation was between $15 to $20 …
Twitter is on track for nearly $140 million in revenue for 2011, up from a reported $45 million just last year.
These figures come from eMarketer, a digital intelligence firm that keeps a close eye on ad revenues for companies …
A new report shows startup valuations increasing at pre-2008 levels — but can these soaring numbers weather the recent market instability?
The most recent Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey from tech-focused law firm Fenwick & West looked at 117 Silicon …
Like other upcoming public offerings, Groupon’s now has a big shadow hanging over it.
With the NASDAQ composite index down nearly seven percent for the day in response to the U.S. government’s credit score downgrade, most tech stocks have been …
Cloud storage service Dropbox is raising a new $200-$300 million round of funding at a $5-$10 billion valuation, reports TechCrunch.
Previously, Dropbox was valued at just $7 million. The new funding round, if true, would put Dropbox on the same …
Music startup Turntable.fm is looking for a fresh infusion of $5-10 million at a $40 million valuation, reports BetaBeat.
Additional capital is definitely necessary for Turntable.fm to compete against other music startups such as Pandora, Slacker Radio and Spotify. The …
GSV Capital Corp. has invested a stake in Facebook that values the social network at $70 billion, reports Reuters.
In an official statement Monday, Woodside, California-based GSV Capital said it purchased 225,000 shares in Facebook for a total of $6.6 …
