Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 6, 2023

Venture-capital investments are plunging, along with valuations of prepublic companies. Lawmakers are trying to restrict these investment choices in workplace retirement plans, but big fund managers are trying to give shareholders a voice. ( The Justice Department just can’t stop filing antitrust suits against Google.

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JULY 10, 2020

While the investment isn’t yet official, reports noted that it would propel Taulia’s valuation to as much as $400 million, said Cedric Bru, the firm’s CEO and president, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. million raised from investors. ProfitShare. South Africa’s ProfitShare Partners announced a $5.87

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The new investments put Guangzhou-headquartered XPeng at a valuation of almost $4 billion, the sources told Reuters. The previous funding round put the company’s valuation at $3.57 Smart mobility solutions are replacing traditional transportation. 12), citing sources. We drive change.”.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Aurora, a self-driving car technology company, has raised upwards of $530 million in a series B financing round led by Sequoia Capital, with a large investment from Amazon and T. Aurora’s valuation is now at $2.5 We are always looking to invest in innovative, customer-obsessed companies, and Aurora is just that,” Amazon said.

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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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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Uber Freight has announced that it is investing $200 million to “put down roots” in Chicago. Chicago is consistently at the forefront of innovation, from building America’s foundational transportation systems and its first skyscraper, to fostering world-class universities and research centers.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

In an interview with the WSJ, founder Markus Villig said the company reached unicorn status in May when it raised $175 million, giving it a $1 billion valuation. The investment by Taxify is going to be in the “hundred of millions” of dollars range, the executive told the WSJ. Investors in the round included Daimler AG.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 26, 2023

I am not much of a car person and view cars primarily as a mode of transportation. 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.

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MAY 5, 2020

Uber is considering upping its investment in a different kind of transportation. TheInformation.com reports that the ridesharing company is in talks to invest $170 million into electric scooter maker Lime with an acquisition option. If the deal proceeds, the investment would value Lime at $510 million, the news service reported.

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

has said it will invest $200 million in the company, leading a $280 million funding round and garnering Alibaba a 25 percent stake in the startup. That would bring Bigbasket’s valuation to $800 million, according to news from Bloomberg — that is, if it can get through the country’s antitrust authority, the Competition Commission of India.

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APRIL 15, 2019

Lyft is a self-described peer-to-peer marketplace focused on “revolutionizing transportation” and reducing traffic congestion in cities. For Uber, transportation is a platform feature that is central to its business, but is not its end game. Uber’s valuation is pegged at $100 billion.

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AUGUST 15, 2019

The size of the investment was not disclosed. The company has a valuation of more than $1 billion, and it’s also working with Amazon on that company’s transportation infrastructure. “But the technology has a ton of implications today.”. TuSimple said in February that it raised $95 million in a round that was led by Sina.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2019

On a cost basis, filings show the company pegged the investments at $66.3 Back when the Vision Fund was taking its stakes, Uber had a valuation of $69 billion, and reports at the time had pegged the Uber stake as being tied to a valuation around $48 billion. billion investment from Vision in May) speed food delivery.

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Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In sum, the overall grocery pie is growing slowly, and the slice of the pie that is profit for those in the grocery game is slim, effectively limiting the valuation stories (and values) for every player in that game. in revenues, for every dollar invested, roughly matching the global industry average.

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MAY 10, 2019

Last year, noted the WSJ , the valuation had been rumored to be $120 billion, if and when the ride-hailing giant came to market. Lyft, of course, is making its bed with transportation, for good or for ill, and Uber has been branching out in an effort to find ancillary revenue streams, such as with food delivery.

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JUNE 16, 2017

Careem, a transportation startup that is in 80 cities across the Middle East, has reportedly raised $150 million, closing a Series E venture capital funding round with $500 million raised. A separate source told TechCrunch the valuation is now $1.2 Transportation is supply-constrained.”.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

billion is twice the company’s previous valuation of $1.1 “This new mode of transport is becoming a part of daily routines, and Lime is leading this space. The investment, the company said, will help fund growth in other areas. We will also continue investing in two critical areas: rider safety and city collaboration.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Chime has notched $500 million in a Series E funding round that sent its valuation soaring to $5.8 The funding is said to be the biggest individual equity investment for a challenger bank, coming out ahead of NuBank’s $400 million. Chime Raises $500M On $5.8B The account base of Chime is 6.5 million, up from 1 million last year.

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MARCH 18, 2019

The company offers transportation through established taxi systems rather than the minicab model used by Uber and Lyft, and it expects to become profitable later this year. Gett successfully raised $130 million from companies that included Volkswagen, bringing its total amount raised to $700 million with a valuation of $1.4

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MAY 23, 2018

If completed, the funding would give the company a valuation as high as $1.5 Saudi billionaire Al-Waleed bin Talal’s investment vehicle, Kingdom Holding, and Saudi Telecom Company’s venture capital arm, STV, are also investors in Careem. A separate source told TechCrunch the valuation is now $1.2

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The Series A investment, provided by an unnamed European investor, follows $2 million in seed funding. million in Series A funding this week, though it did not disclose the private investment company that provided the funds. billion valuation. InstaFreight. InstaFreight, based in Germany, announced more than $9.5 Thrive Global.

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Future CFO

MARCH 28, 2023

An uncertain business outlook and lower ratings for public companies helped push valuations down to 12x from 13.1x (median EV/EBITDA) a year earlier. Similarly, tough market conditions pushed some investors to the sidelines in 2022. The number of active investors in Asia Pacific fell 2% year-on-year, the first drop since 2015.

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

It was the investment that went to the dogs. And SoftBank , through the fund, is getting paid, the Journal reports, at a price that is “well below” the $650 million valuation that had been in place when Vision Fund invested $300 million early last year. There are so many canine metaphors to use here. You get the picture.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

TuSimple, a driverless truck startup in California, has achieved unicorn status — a valuation of $1 billion— after a series D funding round that brought in $95 million, according to a report by CNBC. . and a Hong Kong-based investment company called Composite Capital. The round was spearheaded by Sina Corp.

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JULY 21, 2020

“It’s become even more important that businesses take extra precautions to enhance the safety of their employees while commuting with corporate taxis — often seen as safer and more efficient alternatives than public transport,” the company said. In May 2019, Gett said it had raised $200 million , putting its valuation at $1.5

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VCFO

MARCH 17, 2023

Ensuring Proper Inventory Valuation When inventory is not valued properly, turnover ratios return false information, affect cash, and cloud understanding of how investment in inventory is affecting the business. Conversely, overstating inventory valuation will lead an organization to think it has too much inventory on hand.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

Ride-hailing company Grab , which recently announced a $2 billion expansion plan in Indonesia, said it was going to invest “several hundred million dollars” in Vietnam, according to a report by Reuters. The move illustrates Grab’s desire to put its investment dollars to work to continue expanding the company worldwide. .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

13), the company has raised $400 million in funding round led by Generation Investment Management LLP and previous investor T. Earlier this year, Uber Freight has announced that it is investing $200 million to “put down roots” in Chicago. Sennder recently raised $70 million at a $300 million valuation and a wider presence in Europe.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The new investments put Guangzhou-headquartered XPeng at a valuation of almost $4 billion, the sources told Reuters. The previous funding round put the company’s valuation at $3.57 Smart mobility solutions are replacing traditional transportation. 12), citing sources. We drive change.”.

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

These issues include a broader correction in valuations compared to the highs of 2021, uncertainty surrounding the profitability pathways of some companies and a challenging capital market environment which makes potential exits more difficult to achieve. billion, growing 47% YoY. growth opportunity of that of HVUs.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2016

This is a condition that strikes matchmakers after they’ve invested billions into their platforms, gotten them to scale by making it attractive for all parties to do business on that platform and receive the benefits from that new business opportunity, and transformed the sectors in which they entered. The disease: Matchmaker model amnesia.

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Barry Ritholtz

JUNE 29, 2023

Bloomberg ) • AI’s Winners, Losers and Wannabes : An NVIDIA Valuation, with the AI Boost! Chief Investment Officer ) • Carry That Weight : There’s a problem with transporting new vehicles across the country: They’re too heavy. Slate ) • St.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak is thought to have begun, is heavily quarantined with sealed off roads and closed public transport. Food companies that are still delivering in Beijing and Shanghai are now sending notes with the order confirming the healthy temperature of the delivery person.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

This means we’ll be able to help more people with their daily transportation problems.”. In May, it raised $175 million from Daimler, Didi Chuxing and other investors, giving it a valuation of $1 billion. Taxify will collect all the scooters in the evening so they can be recharged.

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APRIL 15, 2019

Uber has a valuation of $100 billion at this point, while Lyft’s is not even 20 percent of that – and today’s stock market news certainly will not help that. Take the central difference: For Uber, transportation is a platform feature that is central to its business, but not its end game. Different Models.

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CFO Share

JANUARY 31, 2024

You are raising outside equity capital, or You just closed an investment round and need to manage cash smartly. Manufacturing, transportation, distribution, real estate and construction are very financially complex and require a specialty fractional CFO. You are entering a new market or pursing vertical integration.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Valuation after this funding round is estimated at “well over $500 million,” the source said. The ride-hailing company secured a license from Transport for London (TfL) earlier in the year, and said it was equipped to serve seven million people throughout 27 British boroughs. 27), citing two sources. cents) per km and Rs 1.5

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