The Wave Of Unicorn IPOs Exposes Silicon Valley"s GroupThink
Authored by Ritech Jain viaWorldOutOfWhack.com, The wave of unicorn IPOs reveals Silicon Valley’s dangerous groupthink: a dozen unicorns that have listed, or are likely to, posted combin.....»»
Pinterest going public at $19 a share, the latest in a wave of ‘unicorn’ IPOs
The site is the latest Silicon Valley company to hit the public market, and will serve as a test case for investors bracing for a host of highflying tech IPOs this year......»»
Will Uber’s IPO really boost San Francisco house prices?
With a new wave of Silicon Valley IPOs, experts are divided over the possible impact on Bay Area house prices......»»
Videoconference unicorn Zoom files for initial public offering
Zoom Video Communications Inc. is looking to join the new wave of Silicon Valley startups pulling the trigger in 2019 to go public, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Friday......»»
$200M Feedzai funding produces another Silicon Valley cybersecurity unicorn
The San Mateo company's megafunding comes a day after ID security rival Jumio of Palo Alto raised $150 million......»»
Khosla Ventures gets into the SPAC boom with plans to raise $1.2B in 3 IPOs
Another major Silicon Valley tech investor joins the record run of "blank check" IPOs. Menlo Park-based Khosla Ventures filed plans Friday to raise $1.2 billion for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) that aim to take three yet-to-be-dete.....»»
Silicon Valley unicorn invests in DFW with bigger site as it prepares to ramp up hiring
A tech unicorn is making North Texas part of its growth story......»»
Stanford profs" AI hardware startup scores $250M at unicorn valuation
SambaNova Systems Inc., a startup founded by a pair of Stanford professors and a longtime Oracle Corp. executive, on Tuesday disclosed that it has raised a $250 million Series C funding that likely added another unicorn to the Silicon Valley herd. .....»»
Silicon Valley"s newest unicorn helps its clients" apps fly
The Palo Alto company more than doubled its valuation to about $1.1 billion in a comparably small Series C funding round of $60 million led by Dell Technologies Capital and Iconiq Capital......»»
Silicon Valley investors took a hit on Casper IPO. Will it spook other unicorn offerings?
A number of Bay Area venture firms invested in the mattress selling company at valuations far higher than it has received since going public last week. That raises new questions about what other consumer-facing unicorns are worth......»»
Unicorn Barbecue
FEEDAlthough I suspect they may bounce some after this recent battering, the general trend for these former high fliers of the Silicon Valley seems decidedly downward......»»
Trump asked Ukraine to investigate Silicon Valley cybersecurity unicorn
Cybersecurity unicorn CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. found itself in the impeachment investigation spotlight on Wednesday when it popped up in a transcript of a phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. After Zel.....»»
Column: WeWork carries Silicon Valley"s "unicorn" craze to its absurd limits
Nothing about WeWork looks normal, and Wall Street may finally be waking up Nothing about WeWork looks normal, and Wall Street may finally be waking up.....»»
Self-driving truck startup may be Silicon Valley"s next unicorn
PlusAI Inc., a self-driving truck start founded by Stanford University grads, is reportedly in talks to raise $200 million in funding at a valuation of more than $1 billion. The Cupertino-based company is raising the round to help it set up a joint vent.....»»
Silicon Valley agtech analytics unicorn goes to seed — in a good way
The San Carlos-based company pools data gathered from family farmers to give them insights that will help them compete against agricultural industry giants. This year it started selling seed, too, and hit a valuation of about $1 billion......»»
How fixing the Bay Area housing problem can raise wages across the US
Joe Lonsdale, founding partner of 8VC, joins "Squawk Box" to discuss the new wave of wealth generated by the IPO book, which is putting pressure on an already tight housing market in Silicon Valley......»»
Snowflake swaps CEOs, brings in one who took ServiceNow public
One of Silicon Valley's hottest venture-backed companies changed CEOs on Wednesday, bringing in one who has led IPOs for two others from the region. Bob Muglia, a veteran of Microsoft Corp. and Juniper Networks Inc., is out at San Mateo-based Snowflake .....»»
Pinterest and Zoom surge in Wall Street debuts
The site is the latest Silicon Valley company to hit the public market, and will serve as a test case for investors bracing for a host of high-flying tech IPOs this year......»»
Pinterest and Zoom surge in early trading after IPO
The site is the latest Silicon Valley company to hit the public market, and will serve as a test case for investors bracing for a host of high-flying tech IPOs this year......»»
Uber files for most anticipated Silicon Valley IPO since Facebook
Uber Technologies Inc. officially filed for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, setting up one of the most anticipated Silicon Valley IPOs since Facebook Inc......»»
Uber files for IPO in one of the most eagerly awaited offerings since Facebook
Uber Technologies Inc. officially filed for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday afternoon, setting up one of the most anticipated Silicon Valley IPOs since Facebook Inc......»»