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This San Francisco company is joining the parade of 2019 tech IPOs, with $3.5 billion valuation

San Francisco-based Cloudflare is apparently joining the city's parade of tech companies lining up to go public in 2019. The content delivery company is planning to list an initial public offering sometime in the first half of next year, which co.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 23rd, 2018

Covestro CEO Jerry MacCleary to retire

Covestro LLC announced Wednesday that Jerry MacCleary, CEO and chairman of the board, will retire at the end of 2019. MacCleary has spent 40 years working for the high-tech materials manufacturer, joining the company in 1979 as an accountant. Over.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 8th, 2019

San Francisco seeks a big cut from the city’s historic boom in tech IPOs

Uber is preparing to reveal its IPO valuation range on Friday, a number that along with Lyft’s and Pinterest’s recent IPOs could translate into $121 million for San Francisco's coffers under a proposed IPO payroll tax......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 25th, 2019

Pinterest, Zoom shares surge in market debuts after IPOs

Shares of Pinterest Inc surged almost 30 percent in their stock market debut on Thursday, valuing the online scrapbook company at around $16 billion and signaling investor appetite for new tech listings......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 18th, 2019

Pinterest valued at $12.7 billion in IPO, sign of tech demand after Lyft struggles

Pinterest Inc's initial public offering set the online scrapbook company's valuation at $12.7 billion on Wednesday, above its expectations and a sign of strength for the tech IPO market after Lyft Inc's struggles......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 17th, 2019

DoorDash hired her to spend half a billion dollars

The San Francisco-based delivery company closed on a $535 million funding round — its largest yet — March, giving it a valuation of $1.4 billion......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 23rd, 2018

Twitter Plans to Sell $1 Billion in Convertible Debt

The social-media company is joining a rush of tech firms taking advantage of soaring share prices to issue shares that convert to equity......»»

Category: smallbizSource: wsjJun 7th, 2018

Armed with new execs from Google, Twitter, LinkedIn, this S.F. tech company is driving a $26 billion market

San Francisco-based Mixpanel has added three executives to its leadership team as the company aims to grow and support its customer base — already 20,000 users strong — and elevate its use of machine learning. Founded in 2009 by Suhail Doshi and Tim .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsSep 6th, 2018

Compass CEO on $4 billion valuation and US real estate

Compass CEO Robert Reffkin joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the tech real estate company and the industry......»»

Category: realestateSource: cnbcSep 27th, 2018

Denver-based SendGrid acquired by San Francisco firm for $2 billion

It marks the second multi-billion dollar tech acquisition of a company with a large presence in Denver in less than a month......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 15th, 2018

An Uber IPO in 2019 Could Make It More Valuable Than Ford, Chrysler, and GM—Combined

Morgan Stanley reportedly set a $120 billion valuation, while Goldman Sachs was slightly lower. Uber could be one of the biggest IPOs of 2019. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have report.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneOct 16th, 2018

Asana vaults to unicorn status with large funding round, its second this year

Asana scored a $50 million series E equity funding round that pushed the San Francisco-based work management platform company to a $1.5 billion valuation, the company announced Thursday. Asana, which uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 29th, 2018

Stampede of the ‘decacorns’: Here are the big-name startups preparing for 2019 IPOs

Highly valued tech companies have taken a beating at the end of 2018, but a group of high-profile private companies are about to give Wall Street a new valuation test in 2019......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 27th, 2018

Delivery service Postmates files for IPO with $1.85 billion valuation

On-demand delivery service pioneer Postmates has filed to go public, kicking off a stream of such offerings in what's expected to be a blockbuster IPO year. The San Francisco-based company has confidentially submitted its IPO filing to the U.S. S.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 7th, 2019

In Her Own Words: Jessica Spence thrives on transformation

There are leaders who keep the trains running on time, and there are leaders who rebuild tracks — and the trains that run on them. Jessica Spence is the former President of North America for Beam Suntory. After joining the company in 2019, he.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 26th, 2024

Gotion High-tech"s operating profit up 391% in 2023, nearly RMB 2.8 billion invested in R&D for the year

HEFEI, China, April 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On the evening of 19 April, Gotion High-tech (002074) released its 2023 annual report. The company achieved operating revenue of RMB 31.605 billion, an increase of 37.11% YoY; operati.....»»

Category: earningsSource: benzingaApr 20th, 2024

Elon Musk"s AI Startup xAI Reportedly Seeks $4B To Challenge ChatGPT-Parent OpenAI — Valuation Could Hit $18B

Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI Corp., is in discussions to raise up to $4 billion in funding, potentially valuing the company at $18 billion, leveraging Musk's track record and high-quality data from his social network, X, to train AI models. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaApr 11th, 2024

Centessa Pharmaceutical sets IPO terms, seeking valuation of up to $1.7 billion

Centessa Pharmaceuticals PLC has set terms for its initial public offering, as the U.K.-based biotechnology holding company s.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 24th, 2021

Oatly prices its IPO at $17, giving the plant-based milk company a $10 billion valuation

Oatly's $10 billion valuation represents a quick 400% increase from its last fundraising round from celebrity investors like Oprah Winfrey and Jay-Z. Facebook Oatly is set to go public on Thur.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytMay 20th, 2021

James Harden on investing in and partnering with tech wellness company Therabody as an athlete ambassador, and how its therapies factor into his NBA playoff preparation

Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden exchanged emails with Insider about joining Therabody as an athlete ambassador after investing in the company. James Harden. Ke.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 19th, 2021

Amount raises $100M at $1B valuation, becoming Chicago’s newest unicorn

A fintech startup that spun out of Chicago-based Avant has raised a mega-round of funding, valuing it at $1 billion and making it Chicago's latest "unicorn" company. Amount announced Tuesday that it raised $100 million in a Series D round led b.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 18th, 2021