Casper CEO"s obsession with a $1 billion "unicorn" valuation reportedly derailed 3 potential buyouts

Ben Margot/AP Robinhood is reportedly raising new funds at a v.....»»

Hybrid data storage unicorn Cohesity Inc. more than doubled its valuation to $2.5 billion in a $250 million funding announced Thursday. The downtown San Jose-based company's round is the latest indication that venture firms are willing to continue ope.....»»

Stephen Lam/Reuters Airbnb will pay more than 10% in interest on the additional funding it just secured from Silver Lake and Sixth Street Partners, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The investors were also offered warrants that can conver.....»»

Reuters Airbnb has lowered its internal valuation to $26 billion, the Financial Times reported Thursday. That'.....»»

Online gaming platform Roblox Corp.'s valuation has reportedly jumped to $4 billion in a $150 million Series G round of funding disclosed on Wednesday afternoon. That's up from the $2.4 billion the San Mateo company was figured to be worth after it.....»»

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......»»

Casper Sleep Inc (NYSE:CSPR) is on the short path to disaster. Casper CEO Philip Krim had determinedly pursued a $1 billion valuation for his mattress... The post Casper Sleep’s v.....»»

Casper at one point, as a private business, was valued at $1.1 billion, giving it so-called unicorn status......»»

Company secures valuation of $476 million in flotation, down from more than $1 billion last year.....»»

Mike Blake/Reuters Casper on Wednesday priced its IPO at $12 a.....»»

Employment services firm Globalization Partners Inc. expects to hit a $1 billion valuation and become Boston’s newe.....»»

Rapidly growing security video startup Verkada Inc.'s valuation jumped by more than $1 billion in an $80 million Series C funding it disclosed on Wednesday. The San Mateo company is now valued at about $1.6 billion and has aggressive plans to increase i.....»»

Casper Sleep Inc, the online mattress retailer whose investors include actor Leonardo DiCaprio and rapper 50 Cent, expects its initial public offering valuation to be well below the roughly $1 billion it commanded in the last funding round......»»

Unicorn companies are defined as a privately held startup company with a valuation over $1 billion dollars. The list of companies that have reached “unicorn... The post The top 25 best-known unicorns: New study appeared first on ValueWalk......»»

Jason Kempin/Getty Images Topgolf International has selected its partner banks for an initial public offering that could arrive as early as this year, Bloomberg reported Monday. The offering would value Topgolf at $4 billion, Bloomb.....»»

Christian Vierig/ getty images The luxury giant behind Gucci and Balenciaga.....»»

Christian Vierig/ getty images The luxury giant behind Gucci and Balenciaga.....»»

Vinted, an online marketplace for second-hand clothes, has surfed a sustainable fashion wave to become Lithuania's first technology startup to reach "unicorn" status with a valuation of over $1 billion......»»

Impossible Foods' billion-dollar valuation could get even meatier if the food tech company orders up another round of funding. The Redwood City-based food tech company is reportedly in talks with investors for a round that would raise between $30.....»»

Mario Tama/Getty Images Convoy just raised $400 million for its freight brokerage and software solution. The Seattle-based trucking tech unicorn is now valued at $2.75 billion. Convoy was unable to share the details of that valuation.....»»