Pre-IPO Sector News Update

April 20, 2021

  • Last week, Coinbase went public via a direct listing that valued the company at $99.60 billion at the opening of the first trading day.

  • Grab planned to be acquired by Altimeter Growth Corp, a SPAC, in a deal that the values the company at $39.6 billion.

  • MasterClass was raising a new funding round at a $2.5 billion valuation.

  • Revolut was raising a new funding round at a valuation greater than $10 billion.

  • Scale raised a $325 million at a $7 billion valuation.

  • Squarespace filed its S1 for its upcoming direct listing.

  • In its latest regulatory filing, Zymergen planned to sell its shares at a range of $28 per share to $31 per share, raising roughly $421.6 million at the top end of the range which translates to a $2.96 billion valuation.

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

COINBASE

“Coinbase Opens at $381 Per Share, Valuing the Crypto Exchange at Nearly $100B”

GRAB

“Singapore’s Grab to List in U.S. in $40 Billion SPAC Deal”

MASTERCLASS

“Scoop: MasterClass Raising New Funding at $2.5 Billion Valuation”

REVOLUT

“British Fintech Revolut on Path to $10 Bln Valuation With New Funding - Sky News”

SCALE

“Artificial Intelligence Firm Scale Raises $325 Million at $7 Billion Valuation”

SQUARESPACE

“Squarespace Files for a Direct Listing on the NYSE”

ZYMERGEN

“Zymergen Sets Price Range For IPO”

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