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JUMP Bikes weighing Uber $100M+ acquisition, investment offers
JUMP Bikes, the on-demand biking service that integrates with Uber, has been weighing both acquisition and investment offers. A decision has not yet been reached, but right now possible options includ
Spotify traded down 10% on first day, achieved $26.5 billion market cap
Spotify is done with its long-awaited “direct listing” experiment. The music streaming company went public without the IPO. After completing its first trade halfway through the day at $16
Spotify opens at $165.90, valuing company at almost $30 billion
Spotify opened on the New York Stock Exchange at $165.90, giving the company a market value of $29.5 billion. The first trade didn’t happen until 12:45pm Eastern. This is halfway through the tr
What to expect when Spotify goes public Tuesday
Digital music giant Spotify is joining the stock market on Tuesday, making it the biggest consumer tech company to go public since Snap debuted early last year. But unlike Snap, Spotify isn’t do
Utah education technology unicorn Pluralsight files for IPO
In an unusual move, Pluralsight has announced that it filed confidentially for IPO. Companies typically stay quiet until they make the filings public, unless reporters break the news first. But itR
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop raises another $50 million
Actress-turned-entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow is getting more capital to accelerate her startup’s growth. Goop, the lifestyle brand which she founded ten years ago, is announcing a $50 million Ser
DocuSign unveils IPO filing
DocuSign has unveiled its IPO filing, confirming our scoop from last week. The company had previously filed confidentially and the timing of the filing revelation implies that DocuSign is hoping to
Netflix adds former White House security advisor Susan Rice to its board
Netflix has added a board member with some big political connections:Â Susan Rice, who worked in the Obama administration as national security advisor and ambassador to the UN. “For decades, she
Intercom raises $125 million to take on Salesforce
When it comes to sales software, Salesforce isn’t the only game in town. A number of startups have emerged to target the sales industry, with roughly $3 billion per year getting invested into
Microsoft surges 8% after Morgan Stanley says it will reach $1 trillion market cap
The Dow surged 669 points on Monday after trade tensions eased, erasing the drops from last week. Tech stocks like Amazon and Apple saw gains, but the biggest winner of all was Microsoft. The company
Dropbox up another 7% on day two
Dropbox’s surge on the stock market has continued, with the company going up another 7 percent on its second day on the stock market. The company saw its shares close at $30.45, giving the compa
Smartsheet files for IPO
Smartsheet is the latest company to file to go public, now that the IPO window is open. The Bellevue, Washington-based company offers enterprise software for communication and collaboration. It des
Spotify thinks its revenue growth will slow, to reach $6.4 billion this year
Spotify released financial guidance ahead of its public debut planned for early April. It’s an unconventional move, but the music streaming service isn’t doing a traditional IPO. It’
IPOs are back, but for how long?
The first quarter is almost over, and despite Dropbox’s splashy debut on the public market earlier today, it was preceded by just two other U.S. tech companies to IPO in 2018:Â Cardlytics and Zs
Dropbox finishes up 36% on first day of trading
Dropbox was off to the races on its first day as a public company. After pricing above the range at $21 per share, raising $756 million, Dropbox kicked off its first day soaring to $31.60, and closing
Pivotal Software files for IPO
While everyone was looking at Dropbox’s debut, Pivotal Software dropped its IPO filing. The enterprise cloud computing company is majority-owned by Dell, which came about after its merger with
Equity Podcast: Facebook says ‘oops’ and Dropbox with a wave of enterprise IPOs
Welcome to “Equity,” TechCrunch’s venture capital and tech business podcast. For this week, we talked about the wave of enterprise IPOs. And we were joined by Dharmesh Thakker, gener
These are the 64 startups unveiled at Y Combinator W18 Demo Day 2
Microbiome therapeutics, Photoshop for augmented reality, and cancer treatments were some of the ideas presented at Day 2 of startup accelerator Y Combinator’s Winter 2018 Demo Day. YC is increa
Chargebee raises $18M to help businesses manage subscriptions
The subscription model is growing in popularity as a way to monetize a service, netting in trends in SaaS, media, e-commerce and other verticals that are in search of more predictable, recurring reven
DocuSign has filed confidentially for IPO
DocuSign is gearing up to go public in the next six months, sources tell TechCrunch. The company, which pioneered the e-signature, has now filed confidentially, we are hearing. Utilizing a commonly us