Future CFO

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Delving into the key trends shaping the treasury landscape in 2024, the focus is on themes such as staffing challenges, macroeconomic risks, technology adoption, and strategic financial management. Staffing challenges and technology adoption Staffing emerges as a central theme for corporate treasurers.

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Treasury Technology Cash Flow Forecasting Leverage 105

Musings on Markets

APRIL 21, 2022

billion and predicted operating margin of 25% in that year reflected my optimistic take for the company, with substantial reinvestment (in acquisitions and technology) needed along the way (as seen in my reinvestment). Note that I am capitalizing R&D expenses to give the company healthier margins right now, to begin my valuation).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

What shall we make of private fundraising rounds that make valuation leaps, tacking on billions of dollars with each new capital raise? News about Chime ’s latest funding round might give pause when comparing the tech-savvy upstart’s valuation against some traditional banking players. billion, as CNBC reported. With the $14.5

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2020

The stats suggest the strength of the B2B FinTech market’s ability to attract big-ticket funding rounds despite an overall dip in investment. PYMNTS outlines the latest investments below. million in Series C funding this week, with the fraud detection technology company noting Draper Esprit led the round. TradeDepot.

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B2B Investments Accounts Payable Startups 90

Musings on Markets

JUNE 23, 2023

In the last four decades, computer chips have become part of almost everything we use, from appliances to automobiles, and the companies that manufacture these chips have seen their fortunes rise, and sometimes be put at risk, as technology shifts. From High Growth to Maturity!

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Valuation Profit and Loss Investments Marketing 96

PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2019

Uber announced late last week that it landed a $1 billion investment from Toyota, DENSO and the SoftBank Vision Fund. On Twitter , Uber Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi announced the investment, saying the companies are jointly working toward “the future of mobility.” The investment gives Uber ATG a valuation of $7.25

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Technology Transportation Valuation Investments 72

PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2019

Lime and Bird , the two electric scooter startups that raised hundreds of millions of dollars in funding in 2018, are aiming to raise more but at a lower valuation. That is under the $3 billion or higher valuations they were fetching in years past. But with the lower valuations, it appears that business is starting to fray.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In fact, I concluded the post by arguing that investors in Facebook were pricing in their belief that the billions of dollars the company had invested in the Metaverse would be wasted, and argued that Facebook faced some of the blame, for not telling a compelling story to back the investment.

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Marketing Valuation Advertising Numbers 130

PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

In today’s top news, Flywire could file for an IPO later this year that could value that company at $3 billion, and Mastercard debuted new quantum-resistant technology for contactless payments. Flywire Said To IPO In Late 2021 With A $3 Billion Valuation. Mastercard Debuts NextGen Contactless Technology. Morgan Chase & Co.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 25, 2023

For much of the last two years, rather than teach my classes in a classroom, I taught my classes from my home office, making a few low-cost, low-tech investments to improve my set up. My classroom teaching at Stern has been mostly corporate finance and valuation, to both MBAs and undergraduates.

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Marketing Corporate Finance Valuation Finance 130

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

has said that it was chosen to be ByteDance’s “trusted technology provider” that will take over TikTok's American operations, and Alibaba is considering an investment in Grab. Technology Provider’. has said that ByteDance chose it to be the “trusted technology provider” that will take over TikTok’s American operations.

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Technology Investments Valuation Treasury 59

PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2019

Brex, the credit card startup, announced Tuesday (June 11) it raised $100 million in venture funding, giving the company a valuation of $2.6 The funding comes a few months after Brex raised $125 million, giving it a valuation of $1.1 At Brex, we build corporate payment technology to accelerate entrepreneurs and scaling companies.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 27, 2023

Another is that when valuing companies, I am, in addition to valuing a company to see if it is fairly priced, interested into the broader insights about business and valuation that emerge from the company. per share in 2022. Growth potential : I underestimated the company’s capacity to grow, by limiting its product reach.

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Valuation Investments Manufacturing Marketing 130

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In an interview with Paul Purcell , partner at Continental Advisors , four panelists — investors and analysts all — weighed in on the current investment climate … and whether that climate is getting overheated. And though valuations may be stretched, fundamentals are indeed sound. follow the money. The Big Picture . And Who’s Got It

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 11, 2024

Most of you are not enrolled at NYU, paying nosebleed prices, and that is prerequisite to be in the classroom, but thanks to technology and a loose reading of the rules that constrain me, you can get a close approximation of the classroom experience, wherever you are in the world, with broadband being your only constraint.

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Corporate Finance Valuation Finance Investments 134

E78 Partners

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The coming together of private equity and technology is redefining how organizations operate, innovate, and compete. For private equity backed firms, adopting cutting-edge technological solutions is not just an advantageits a necessity for maximizing efficiency, driving growth, and maintaining a competitive edge.

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Technology Compliance Leverage Valuation 52

Musings on Markets

AUGUST 28, 2024

He mentioned that he had developed a Damodaran Bot, and explained that it was an AI creation, which had read every blog post that I had ever written, watched every webcast that I had ever posted and reviewed every valuation that I had made public.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Silicon Valley-based Chime has raised $500 million in a Series E funding round that sent its valuation soaring to $5.8 The funding, led by DST Global, is the largest individual equity investment for a challenger bank, surpassing NuBank’s $400 million, which was also led by DST Global, according to CB Insights. 5), citing sources.

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Valuation Banking Startups Accounting 57

PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

Investing on the part of venture capitalists in financial technology startups — otherwise known as FinTechs — declined during the first quarter of 2019, with China feeling the most pain. It has a valuation of $2.7 After all, the country has around 500 million millennials and roughly 150 million small and medium-sized businesses.

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Investments Valuation Startups Numbers 70

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

SoftBank Group is considering a gamble on Brazil and might advise high-growth firms to invest in the country, Reuters reported on Friday (Sept. Although he did not explain, Maciel also said that SoftBank was going to announce a large investment in Brazil. office-sharing startup WeWork. Creditas is aiming to change that.

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Investments Transportation Valuation Startups 65

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The firm plans to invest $310 million in early-stage startups and $370 million in growth-stage startups, the report stated. Axios Media , mobile games publisher Scopely and the Gwyneth Paltrow-started lifestyle startup Goop are all among Greycroft's existing profile. IPOs had fallen after the initial onset of the pandemic.

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Startups Valuation Investments Planning 117

PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. But Software-as-a-Service emerged as a hot spot, too, with the largest investment round of the week going to a B2B eCommerce SaaS provider.

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B2B Securities Investments Startups 75

Global Finance

OCTOBER 7, 2024

And a valuation that now exceeds $150 billion might appear to give the Microsoft and Softbank-backed startup an insurmountable advantage in the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) space. Sakana AI is positioning itself as a key player by focusing on resource-efficient technologies. billion most recently.

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Valuation Startups Technology Finance 109

CFO Network

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

But did you know that business valuation can give you more insight into your business than just the economic value? Keep reading to learn more about why business valuation is such an important process for every business. Business valuation is the best way to get proof of how well your business is doing year to year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Airtable , a spreadsheet startup, ended a funding round with a new valuation of $2.5 The company will use the new funding to make it easier for people with no technological background to build productivity tools, Bloomberg reported. billion, according to Bloomberg. The effect was to more than double Airtable’s $1.1

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Valuation Benchmarking Communication Startups 65

CFO News

AUGUST 1, 2023

The valuation cut comes at a time when a number of headline investors in multiple Indian startups have done the same, amid a global rout across public and private technology markets.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent has invested in Argentinian mobile banking startup Uala, according to a report from Reuters. Point72 Ventures and George Soros have also invested in the mobile payment company. He did not reveal the amount of the investment, but said it would significantly raise the company’s valuation.

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Startups Investments Banking Valuation 62

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Following the unveiling of its electric vehicle concepts in 2018, Rivian Automotive LLC has notched a $700 million equity investment led by Amazon. The news comes as self-driving car technology company Aurora notched upwards of $530 million in a Series B financing round led by Sequoia Capital, with a large investment from T.

Investments 65

Investments Valuation Startups Finance 65

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has invested $200 million in the Swedish FinTech unicorn Klarna , the buy now, pay later service for shoppers, both companies announced on Thursday (Jan. CBA gave Klarna an initial investment of $100 million in August. This new funding is at the same valuation — $5.5 percent stake. .

Investments 60

Investments Valuation Advertising Banking 60

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 10, 2025

In corporate finance and investing, which are areas that I work in, I find myself doing double takes as I listen to politicians, market experts and economists making statements about company and market behavior that are fairy tales, and data is often my weapon for discerning the truth.

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Corporate Finance Valuation Finance Numbers 95

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

FinTech company Greenlight Financial Technology , which makes products to help parents raise financially literate children, said Thursday (Sept. The investment and its associated valuation put the company's total value in excess of $1.2 24) it raised $215 million in Series C venture funding.

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Valuation Leadership Investments Technology 56

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The shift to eCommerce has prompted a shift in logistics , with even the biggest companies looking for new, efficient ways to move products and take advantage of the latest technology.

Startups 99

Startups Valuation Transportation eCommerce 99

Musings on Markets

AUGUST 2, 2021

Just over a week ago, I valued Zomato ahead of its market debut, and as with almost every valuation that I do on this forum, I heard from many of you. The Prelude After I posted my valuation last week, I did find some of the portrayals of my post to be a little unsettling. Let me dispel both delusions.

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Valuation Numbers Investments Marketing 52

E78 Partners

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The coming together of private equity and technology is redefining how organizations operate, innovate, and compete. For private equity backed firms, adopting cutting-edge technological solutions is not just an advantageits a necessity for maximizing efficiency, driving growth, and maintaining a competitive edge.

Technology 52

Technology Compliance Leverage Valuation 52

PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

China’s startup market had a good year in 2018, with close to 100 technology companies garnering a valuation of more than $1 billion. According to the report, Hurun, which also produces the annual rich list for China, found there are 186 Chinese tech startups that have valuations of more than $1 billion.

Startups 79

Startups Valuation Education Investments 79

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

According to unnamed sources cited by the outlet, the company is looking for a valuation over $4 billion. But in 2017, the company took in capital at a valuation of $1.25 Uber Technologies Inc. and Slack Technology Inc. The company is seeking a debut in the latter half of the year, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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Valuation Forecasting Investments Technology 84

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

In my last post, I used Facebook’s recent troubles to talk about the importance of corporate governance, and how we, as investors, have abandoned the power to change management at many younger tech companies in return for being able to invest in young tech companies, with growth potential and well-regarded founders.

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