from ZH With the Didi Chuxing US IPO set to price tonight at the top of its $13-$14 share range (the IPO was covered multiple times early on the first day of the bookbuild last week and the investor books were closed on Monday, one day ahead of schedule), below we present two observations ahead of what[…]
From MW nt company’s name, Xiaoju Kuaizhi Inc. — did reveal in Thursday’s filing that it turned a profit in the first quarter after years of large losses, with financial records showing GAAP net income of 5.49 billion rembini ($837 million) on revenue of RMB 42.16 billion ($6.44 billion), up from a loss of RMB 3.97 billion on[…]
From crunchbase Tiger Global Management, already one of the most voracious startup investors in recent years, is roaring into 2021 more aggressively than ever. The 20-year-old New York-based investing firm — part hedge fund, part private equity investor — has not only quietly become the most prolific investor in billion-dollar startups, it is also significantly[…]
from crunchbase San Francisco-based Handshake, a job service aimed at college students, announced its Series E funding of $80 million led by prior investors Spark Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners valuing the company at more than $1.5 billion. This funding comes within seven months of its Series D in October 2020. That round was also $80 million, valuing the company at[…]
from crunchbase Payments companies Paymentus and Flywire price IPOs The payments space is heating up further, as two companies in the sector priced U.S. IPOs for shares slated to begin trading today. Boston-based Flywire, which provides payment processing software to education, health care and technology companies, priced shares at $24, the high end of the projected[…]
from pitchbook The recent IPO of Chinese social media giant Kuaishou demonstrates that, for some emerging large companies, AI is their core product. Global VC funding supports this software architecture with rapidly increasing deal sizes across segments, including horizontal platforms, vertical applications, autonomous machines and semiconductors. End-user spending is also poised to escalate in 2021,[…]
From crunchbase Construction tech company Procore began trading on Thursday, closing at $88, 31 percent above its IPO price. Known for its construction management software platform, Carpinteria, California-based Procore raised nearly $635 million through its IPO, selling 9.47 million shares for $67 apiece. The company had set a price range of between $60 and $65 for its[…]
From crunchbase news Paymentus files to raise up to $241.5M in IPO Bill payment platform Paymentus has filed to go public, seeking to raise up to $241.5 million, per its IPO prospectus. The Redmond, Washington-headquartered company posted revenue of $302 million in 2020, up 28 percent year over year, along with $13 million in net income. Its largest[…]
From crunchbase news We’re almost halfway through the year, and the current market for IPOs is far from where it was when 2021 began. Reports of inflation spurred a far-reaching stock selloff last week, with tech stocks in particular being hit hard. That, in turn, has led to an expected slowdown for IPOs in the[…]
From Crunchbase News An unprecedented number of companies have joined Crunchbase’s private company unicorn board already this year: Less than halfway into 2021 there are 166 new companies, compared to 163 for the whole of 2020. Subscribe to the Crunchbase Daily Based on our analysis, New York-based private equity firm Tiger Global Management is the most active investor[…]