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Kim Kardashian becomes a private equity dealmaker in collab with ex-Carlyle partner

TechCrunch LA

Kim Kardashian, who passed the “baby bar” exam in preparation to become a lawyer last year, just added another job title to her lineup — private equity investor. Sammons, who left Carlyle this summer after spending 16+ years at the top private equity firm, is known for his bets on brands including Supreme and Beats by Dre.

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With an ARR topping $250 million, LA’s vertical SAAS superstar ServiceTitan is now worth $8.3 billion

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The company’s massive mint comes thanks to a new $500 million financing round led by Sequoia’s Global Equities fund and Tiger Global Management. In all, the new $500 million round likely sets the stage for a public offering later this year or before the end of 2022 if market conditions hold.

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Down bad

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— Alex Cohen (@anothercohen) June 18, 2022. — Molly White (@molly0xFFF) June 16, 2022. debt, equity, derivatives) or sectors (e.g., Bitcoin looks like Chamath took it public via a SPAC. This means rough things for tokens, but also more brutal realities for the entire ecosystem. How much worse will things get?

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How long can Zuckerberg afford to bankroll the AR/VR market?

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— Lucas Matney (@lucasmtny) February 6, 2022. “ Crypto investment starts 2022 with a roar. Image Credits: TechCrunch. other things. Here are a few stories this week I think you should take a closer look at: Snap has one hell of a week.

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5 Crowdfunding Approaches To Tempt Every Entrepreneur

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According to a recent article on Thrinacia , there are now aver 600 crowdfunding platforms in existence, currently estimated to add more than $89 billion to the economy at a compound growth rate of 17% from 2019 to 2022. Startup equity model. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs. In the U.S.,

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Instacart Drops Its Valuation by Almost 40%

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By ensuring their value isn't bloated, the company will net its employees better equity over time. — Fat Tail Capital (@FatTailCapital) March 25, 2022. But the steep drop in valuation isn't exactly a great morale booster, either. Pandemic beneficiary with $1.8B in revs & only grew 21% in FY21. Instacart Explores Advertising.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

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If they are private we still have fig leaves that cover us because some rounds might raise debt vs. equity or might fund with terms like multiple liquidation preferences or full-ratchets or convertible notes with caps. So now our collective companies are worth less. If we took them public we are naked now. The tide has gone out.