The company formerly known as Twitter, X is valuing itself at $19 billion, per internal documents obtained by Fortune. When Elon Musk bought the company one year ago this week, he paid about $44 billi
After SVB's failure, who's most vulnerable, who stands to benefit, and what are some of the long-term implications for venture capital?
A fair valuation that feels good to both the founder and investor will lead to a partnership in which both sides win.
Many VCs have said startups should always choose a down round over a structured round, but it isn't that cut and dry.
While Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter negatively impacted Tesla's stock price, SpaceX didn't see the same result.
New data from Carta indicates that valuations for very early-stage startups are holding up better than we might have expected in the current slowdown.
Capital has been abundant in the past few years, which fostered a tendency to underprepare for fundraising. Shortcuts are no longer a good idea.
Few startups in the crypto world boast the market dominance that OpenSea currently enjoys, but numerous venture-backed startups are looking to chip away at their lead. Welcome back to Chain Reaction,
Web3 developer infrastructure startup Alchemy, which last raised a $200 million Series C1 last February, has just made its first acquisition ever — and it’s in the education space. The co
Down round news may not be a slam dunk that generates a tier one feature like a funding round that drove your valuation upward, but it’s still funding.
Stripe has laid off some of the employees who support TaxJar, a tax compliance startup that it acquired last year, TechCrunch has learned from multiple sources and firsthand documentation. The layoffs
No one expects every startup worth $1 billion to be ready to go public, but the collection of billion-dollar startups that are ready to list is larger than you might think.
A solid financial structure must not be underestimated. It provides credibility and puts the target company in a stronger negotiating position.
For investors, now is a good time to start seeing the opportunities while also protecting themselves against potential risks down the line.
Despite a slowdown in financing and an apparent over-investment in certain cybersecurity subsectors, investors don’t expect doom and gloom for the cybersecurity market going forward.
While IPOs may get more headlines, a well-timed, well-planned acquisition can mean even larger opportunities for you, your team and the technologies you’ve built.
Green startups now need to refine their strategies for raising VC money during the scaling stage, especially when they begin assessing their defining values vis-a-vis their finances.
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As one of the most richly valued startups in history, is Stripe's internal valuation cut as bearish as the big numbers might lead some to believe?
In the past few months, both Stripe and Instacart have seen their internal valuations updated in a 409A appraisal process. What is this all about, and why should startups consider a lower valuation?
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