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Median late-stage valuation reaches $75M in US

May 29, 2018

VC valuations have continued to grow in 2018, bolstered by both high levels of dry powder and increased investor demand for the asset class. The 1Q 2018 VC Valuations Report spotlights how the...

Robinhood's valuation skyrockets with latest financing

May 11, 2018

DST Global has led a $363 million Series D for Robinhood at a valuation of $5.6 billion. That’s a huge jump from the $1.3 billion valuation it reached last year and puts the fintech business on par...

VC valuations continue to soar in 2018

May 8, 2018

Thus far in 2018, median pre-money valuations have increased more dramatically at the late stage than any other phase of VC funding, rising nearly 20% compared to last year. Along with valuation...

VC valuations continue epic climb

August 10, 2017

The median late-stage VC valuation has more than doubled in size since 2009, while Series D+ round valuations hit a median of $250 million during 1H 2017. What's driving this uninterrupted surge?...

Uber may see big dip in valuation

August 7, 2017

Reports from last month indicated SoftBank was considering buying shares of Uber from Benchmark, an early investor in the ridehailing giant. Now, The Information has reported some specifics of the...

Early-stage VC valuations near record highs

March 23, 2017

It was thought that venture valuations had peaked in 2015. Instead, they continued their upward trajectory in 2016, even as investment throughout the VC industry has become more rational, focusing...

Late-stage valuations still at all-time highs in US

September 14, 2016

In the US, median Series C pre-money valuations stood at $90 million through the beginning of August—Series D valuations, $200 million. Both are all-time highs for at least the decade. In...

U.S. Venture Activity Plummets in 3Q

October 12, 2015

U.S. VC activity took quite the drop moving from 2Q to 3Q. As outlined in our 4Q 2015 U.S. Venture Industry Report, 1,444 financings were completed, a 22% QoQ drop and 34% YoY. While counts were...

Will VC Valuations Come Down to Earth?

September 10, 2015

In the wake of stock market volatility, venture valuations feel more uncertain than they did even a few months ago. Our 2H 2015 VC Valuations & Trends Report shows that numbers were as high as ever...

Does Current VC Liquidity Justify Valuations?

September 3, 2015

As valuations remain lofty, it's important to bear in mind just how huge VC-backed exit numbers will have to be to justify such soaring sums. It's true that the last few years have seen exceedingly...