Pre-IPO Sector News Update

December 7, 2020

  • Last week, Airbnb increased the price range for its IPO to $56 to $60 per share which translates to $42 billion valuation.

  • DoorDash increased the price range for its IPO to $90 and $95 per share which translates to $30 billion valuation.

  • Gainsight was acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $1.1 billion.

  • Kustomer was acquired by Facebook for $1 billion.

  • Scale.Ai raised $155 million at a $3.5 billion valuation.

  • Two weeks ago, Hippo insurance raised $350 million from Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company.

The news articles and links presented below are available for your reference.

AIRBNB

“Airbnb Hikes its IPO Pricing Range and Targets a $42 Billion Valuation”

  • https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/airbnb-plans-higher-ipo-price-range-42-billion-valuation-2020-12-1029868444

DOORDASH

“DoorDash Boosts its IPO Target, Now Seeks to Raise $3.1 Billion”

  • https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/doordash-ipo-raise-3-billion-high-profile-stock-market-debut-2020-12-1029865253

GAINSIGHT

“Vista Acquires Gainsight for $1.1B, Adding to its Growing Enterprise Arsenal”

HIPPO

“Unicorn Hippo Insurance Raises A Fresh $350M”

KUSTOMER

“Facebook Acquires Kustomer, a CRM Start-up”

SCALE AI

“Scale, which Helps Companies Improve their A.I. Capabilities, is now Worth More than $3.5 Billion and Breaking Even”

 

 

 

 

Kirat Lall