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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

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<== Our conclusion was that this isn’t a temporary blip that will swiftly trend-back up in a V-shaped recovery of valuations but rather represented a new normal on how the market will price these companies somewhat permanently. Probably not and 10x (May 2022) seems more in line with the historical trend (actually 10x is still high).

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Amazon’s Selz Acquisition is Encouraging News for Small Businesses

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Many have seen the acquisition as an attempt to fight back against Shopify's rampant growth during the coronavirus pandemic. The Amazon/Selz Acquisition. Find out more – Best Ecommerce Website Builders 2021. Amazon's acquisition of Selz doesn't represent a dramatic change to its business model. Test Score. .

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Honey Acquired By PayPal For $4 Billion

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In one of the biggest acquisitions out of Southern California's technology startup industry in recent years, Los Angeles-based Honey Science Corporation , which develops a savings discovery and price tracking tool, has been acquired by PayPal , in a deal worth approximately $4 billion. READ MORE>>.

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Viasat Acquires Inmarsat For $7.3 Billion

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billion based on the closing price on Friday November 5, 2021, and the assumption of $3.4 Viasat said the deal is comprised of $850.0 million in cash, approximately 46.36 million shares of Viasat common stock valued at $3.1 billion of net debt.

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Shareholders approve Bird-SPAC merger, stock promptly falls

TechCrunch LA

That’s precisely what the company will be worth in light of Switchback II’s share price declines, but the number could be lower than the headline figure from early merger disclosures. This year, the company expects — looking at predictions that included results through Q2 2021 — to post positive gross margins.

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Canada’s newest unicorn: Clio raises $110M at a $1.6B valuation for legal tech

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Rowe Price Associates Inc. In 2018, Clio made its first acquisition with its buy of Lexicata, a Los Angeles-based legal tech startup. The company plans to do more acquisitions with the capital, according to Newton. With 5 new unicorns in first week of 2021, are we in for a stampede this year? and OMERS Growth Equity.

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Fintech giant Klarna raises $639M at a $45.6B valuation amid ‘massive momentum’ in the US

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billion in volume for the entire fiscal year of 2021 and Afterpay is projecting $16 billion in volume for its entire fiscal year. . March 2021 also represented a record month for global shopping volume with $6.9 They can also do things like initiate refunds, track deliveries and get price-drop notifications. billion valuation.