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Business Accounting
Jessica Alba’s Startup Raises $70 Million as It Prepares to Go Public
This latest round of funding values The Honest Company, a maker of eco-friendly family and baby products, at close to $1 billion.
By Laura Entis
Business Funding
Snapchat Valuation Skyrockets to $10 Billion Following New Funding
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers tendered a $20 million investment in the as-yet-unprofitable ephemeral messaging app last May.
By Geoff Weiss
Business Funding
Report: Snapchat Value Could Reach $10 Billion With Alibaba Investment
Look out, Airbnb, Dropbox and Uber: there's reportedly a new $10 billion business on the block.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
How Much Can Your Startup Really Grow? Do Your Homework.
You must analyze the market and the opportunity to see if you should move forward, or pivot.
By Steve Blank
Business Accounting
Box Raises an Additional $150 Million Before IPO
The cloud-storage company raised additional financing after publicly filing for an IPO in March.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
Uber Breaks a Record With Its Latest Funding Round
With $1.2 billion from Fidelity and others, Uber sets the bar for other private companies in VC funding.
Business News
This Could Be Fab’s Last Breath
The troubled ecommerce site will fire about a third of its staff in its latest round of layoffs and its founder's blog has disappeared.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
Aaron Levie, the Quintessential Silicon Valley CEO, Will Only Own 4.1 Percent of Box When It IPOs
Online file-storage service Box has finally filed to go public. Here's what we know.
By Laura Entis
Business Accounting
Airbnb Could Be Joining the $10 Billion Valuation Club
The online home rental startup is reportedly in advanced talks to raise funding that would make it more valuable than some large hotel operators.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
Candy Crush CEO: If You Don’t Get Why We Are Worth $7.6 Billion, Then Play Our Game
King Digital Entertainment, the maker of hit games to play on your smartphone, filed documents with the SEC today outlining the terms of its upcoming IPO.
Business Accounting
More Money, More Problems: The Down Side of a Mega Valuation
The bragging rights may be tempting, but achieving a jaw-dropping valuation for your company can cause problems down the line.
By Sam Hogg
Business Accounting
Time to Get Out? Why Now is a Good Time to Sell Your Business.
High stock prices, low interest rates and years of profitability make this year an attractive for an exit strategy.
Building a Business
Report: Dropbox Eyeing $8 Billion Valuation
The online data-storage company is reportedly looking to raise $250 million in the next few weeks, seeking a valuation of about $8 billion.
By Julie Bort
Building a Business
Survey: 1 in 2 Angel Investors Regrets an Investment Made This Year
Entrepreneurs tend to over-promise when pitching their startup at the earliest stages, investors say.
Business Accounting
Why Tech Valuations Can’t Be Too High or Too Low
The eye-popping price tags of companies such as Fab, Pinterest and Snapchat have raised concerns that valuations have gotten out of whack. The reality is there's no such thing as being overvalued or undervalued.
Business Accounting
Everything You Wanted to Know About VC Liquidation Preference But Were Afraid to Ask
Read the second part of a series that walks you step-by-step through a venture capital deal.
By Bo Yaghmaie
Online Presence
5 Things Twitter Needs to Answer on Its IPO Roadshow
Under traditional metrics, there is no way to justify Twitter's expected valuation. More answers are needed.
Building a Business
Car-Service Company Uber Reportedly Valued at $3.5 Billion
The San Francisco-based limo company has also reportedly received approximately $250 million from Google Ventures, the largest investment that Google's venture capital arm has ever made.
Building a Business
Mobileye Valued at $1.5 Billion, Highlights Self-Driving Car Market
Mobileye says it has raised money from five investors that valued its equity at $1.5 billion, highlighting the market potential for driver-assistance systems.
Business Accounting
The Art and Science of Company Valuations (Infographic)
See a visual explanation of how young companies are valued, in some cases before they're even making money.
Building a Business
15 Billion-Dollar Tech Startups
You might be surprised at some of the companies that have reached the billion-dollar valuation mark.
Business Accounting
On Sharks, Scrubbies and Why Money Isn’t Everything
In this new series, an investor takes a closer look at a deal for a promising scrubbing sponge business on the hit business television show.
By Jeremy Liew
Building a Business
What Makes Facebook Worth So Much
After Facebook's IPO, the social network is being valued at about $100 billion. Here's how you can try to emulate that success.
Business Accounting
Do You Know What Your Business Is Really Worth?
If you found an investor for your business right now, would you know how to value a stake in your business? A recent 'Shark Tank' episode highlighted how important it is to be realistic about valuation.
By Carol Tice
Building a Business
What Facebook’s IPO Means for VCs and Entrepreneurs
The social networking giant's showing on the public market may land with a thud.
Business Accounting
How to Sell Shares Without Going Public
Secondary markets like SharesPost and SecondMarket offer a less costly avenue for raising money from investors than an IPO.