Weekly Update #228: 2017 IPO Review
EquityZen
Dec 5th, 2017
In other news...
- The SEC's Cyber Unit Launches Its First Fraud Case, Targeting PlexCoin's ICO (Gizmodo)
- WeWork is buying Meetup amid an increasingly disconnected world (Wired)
- Xiaomi Seeks Valuation of at Least $50 Billion in IPO (Bloomberg)
- This Is the Low-Profile, High-Stakes World of Venture Lending (Bloomberg)
- Blue Apron loses its CEO (TechCrunch)
- Welcome Asiff Hirji: Coinbase’s New President & Chief Operating Officer (Coinbase Blog)
- BuzzFeed is laying off 100 employees after missing its revenue goals (recode)
- Hipster internet favorite Reddit may have to lose its edge to go public (NBC news)
- Why Spotify And Tencent Music May Swap Stock (Forbes)
- The 'private for longer' effect: Step-up valuations at IPO declining for US VC-backed companies (Pitchbook)