If you’ve been watching the financial news lately, you’ll know that Facebook’s IPO was a dud. And its sinking value on the stock market is apparently pulling other tech companies down into the vortex with it – and Twitter is no exception.
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Reports that Twitter was seeking a new round of funding were confirmed Monday, with the announcement on the Twitter blog of a “significant round of funding led by the venture firm DST Global, with the participation of several of our existing investors.”
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AllThingsD is reporting that Twitter is set to close a $800 million round of funding within the next two weeks, which would put the company’s valuation at $8 billion – over double it’s December 2010 valuation of $3.7 billion.
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Twitter’s valuation continues to rise as new reports have the company raising $400 million in a private round of financing.
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Twitter has entered a new round of private funding which puts its valuation at close to $7 billion – nearly double its valuation just six months ago.
Everyone wants to know whether we’re in a tech bubble or not right now, and this infographic puts things into a bit clearer focus. Take a look at what the largest social media and tech companies are worth, and how their valuations compare to their revenues – and note that Twitter is the most “overvalued” in terms of revenue to valuation ratio.
Unconfirmed rumors from Business Insider last week indicate that leading Twitter investor Kleiner Perkins is selling off Twitter stock on the secondary market – just months after making its investment.
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Private investors have pushed Twitter’s valuation up to $7.7 billion, which is more than twice its valuation just three months ago.
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Twitter needs to make some money this year. As eMarketer predicts, Twitter will make $150 million in advertising revenue this year – and the company is doing everything they can to get there. While most of us have seen Promoted Tweets from big name companies like Coca-Cola, Dell and Ford, Twitter is shifting gears a bit and starting to focus on small- and medium-sized businesses for its advertising products.
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New information has been uncovered about JPMorgan Chase’s social media fund, and the importance that it is putting on Twitter. The fund, known as the J.P. Morgan Digital Growth Fund, will value Twitter at $4.5 billion, and is hoping to purchase 10% of the company for $450 million.
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