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Genomatica Drops IPO Plans, Raises $41.5M

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The firm, which had filed for a $100M IPO in August of 2011, said in a withdrawal of its registration, that it has determined not to proceed with its IPO, "in light of current market conditions." The firm announced that instead, the company has raised $41.5M READ MORE>>.

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2011 May be the Year of the IPO for Social Media

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Draper III, in his new book titled “ The Startup Game.” According to Draper, in addition to the above Rule Number One, there are many other questions that need to be answered before a CEO should recommend to the board that it is time for an IPO: Do you really need the money? The market is moving back up, but slowly.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

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Loading… Markets. Loading… Market Data. PERSON Timothy Draper PERSON|Timothy Draper. NAME Timothy Draper. In March of last year, Matt Jacobson, head of market development at Facebook, paid $10.9 Another client of Mr. Rappaports, Mich Mathews, formerly the head of marketing for Microsoft.