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IPO
Silicon Valley’s banner year on Wall Street reshapes IPO landscape
December 9, 2020A week of mega-IPOs capped off a year that has refashioned the traditional bridge between public and private markets.Article
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Airbnb
Airbnb closes out crisis year valued at $100B
December 9, 2020Airbnb capped off a monthslong wait for its initial public offering, reaching a fully diluted valuation of more than $100 billion.Article
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Airbnb
Airbnb shows pandemic resilience in IPO filing, but expects continued virus impact
November 15, 2020Airbnb’s long-awaited IPO filing is peppered with evidence that, despite the broad impact of the pandemic, the company fared well due to a combination of resilience and luck. But as global coronavirus cases surge, the company expects bookings to decline in the fourth quarter and continue to fluctuate.Article
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Big Things
9 big things: Airbnb has no reservations
August 22, 2020The gig economy’s California battle and SpaceX’s new rocket launch join a tax evasion investigation and more in our recap of the weekArticle
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Airbnb
Airbnb lays off 25% of staff, narrows vision to focus on core business
May 4, 2020The vacation rental company’s CEO Brian Chesky told employees in a memo that its revenue forecast for 2020 is less than half of last year’s.Article
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Venture Capital
Airbnb-inspired startup Neighbor raises $10M to crack self-storage puzzle
January 29, 2020As Airbnb gets ready to go public, a startup called Neighbor is looking to breathe new life into the rapidly maturing sharing economy.Article
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Big Things
12 big things: Airbnb & BlackRock pick up their pens
January 18, 2020The future of shareholder value joins Visa’s $5.3 billion fintech takeover, Steph Korey’s return and KKR’s activist bent in our recap of the week.Article
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Airbnb
Airbnb leads Lyric funding amid ongoing deal spree
April 16, 2019As Airbnb prepares for an IPO in the not-too-distant future, its recent string of acquisitions and investments suggest a shift towards a more regulation-friendly stance.Article
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Airbnb
3 things to know about Airbnb’s stake in an Indian unicorn
March 31, 2019As it works to expand its global reach, Airbnb has invested in Oyo, the largest hotel company in India and one of the biggest in South Asia overall.Article
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PlayBook 1Q 2019
The unicorns are coming (to Wall Street)
March 13, 2019A generation of VC-backed companies with massive valuations is preparing for what could be an industry-changing wave of IPOs. How did we get from the financial crisis to here?Article
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Airbnb
Airbnb acquires HotelTonight to serve last-minute travelers
March 6, 2019Airbnb has acquired last-minute hotel booking service HotelTonight as an entryway into the hotel industry and a hedge against looming legal regulations.Article
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IPO
Slack joins slew of VC-backed companies that could make 2019 a historic year for IPOs
September 27, 2018Slack is part of an elite club of companies looking to IPO next year. We’ve created a graphic to visualize where their offerings would sit among the most valuable IPOs of the decade.Article
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Venture Capital
High-end rental startup comes out of stealth to take on Airbnb
August 22, 2018Sonder, a hospitality company you’ve probably never heard of, has raised $85 million that it’s using to expand around the world. The startup wants to provide an alternative to hotels—and to Airbnbs.Article
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Venture Capital
Airbnb treads carefully as regulator demands transparency
July 16, 2018Airbnb appears to have learnt from past mistakes and is taking a more conciliatory approach after been told by EU regulators to become more transparent.Article
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Venture Capital
2019 could bring two of the biggest VC-backed IPOs of the decade
May 30, 2018Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky (pictured) have both said their companies may go public in 2019. If they do, the IPOs would be historically large—and overdue.Article
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Venture Capital
Tech’s biggest unicorns are poaching talent from Amazon—no job description required
March 12, 2018In the last week, three seasoned Amazon executives, including Amazon Prime chief Greg Greeley, were poached by Silicon Valley’s most notable unicorns: Uber, Airbnb and WeWork. Why?Article
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Venture Capital
Here’s why the former Airbnb head of engineering joined a 30-person startup
January 29, 2018Ian Logan has joined Drop, which just announced a $21 million Series A—one of the largest Series A rounds for a Canadian company so far this decade.Article
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Venture Capital
What Uber can learn from Airbnb in Germany
October 19, 2017Airbnb is edging towards a legal victory in Germany, which may contain some lessons for ridehailing giant Uber.Article
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