WeWork which provides shared office space for creative people and companies, has raised $355 million in funding at a $5 billion valuation,
SurveyMonkey grabs $250m in funding
Online survey platform SurveyMonkey has raised $250 million in equity financing from a number of new investors including T. Rowe Price Associates, Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Baillie Gifford & Co.
The Exit Report: Hortonworks, Lending Club, GoodGame
Hortonworks, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based vendor of Hadoop-enabled Big Data services, sold 6.25 million shares at $16 (above the original $12-$14 price range) to raise $100 million.
China’s Baidu reportedly set to invest $600m in Uber
Uber’s latest source of equity financing is reportedly Baidu, sometimes referred to as one-third of China’s commercial Internet.
Huddle grabs $51m Series D round for enterprise collaboration platform
Enterprise cloud collaboration service Huddle has announced a $51 million Series D round of funding led by Zouk Capital.
South Korean e-commerce company Coupang lands $300m in funding
The South Korean B2C e-commerce company Coupang has secured $300 million in growth equity financing.
Change.org raises $25m from all-star group of investors
Change.org, an online petition company, has raised $25 million in funding from 24 big name investors including Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Arianna Huffington, Ashton Kutcher and the co-founders of Twitter, LinkedIn and Yahoo.
Mesosphere raises $36m for data center operating system
Data Center operating system creator Mesosphere has raised $36 million in Series B funding led by Khosla Ventures.
The Exit Report: Lending Club, Accompli, PasswordBox
It was a busy week in IPO activity, as a number of highly anticipated soon to be public companies came forward with details about their upcoming offerings.
Europe enjoys lively tech M&A in Q3 2014
Tech.eu has released its quarterly study of exits in Europe’s tech sector, which will enthuse investors on the continent. A total of 88 deals were recorded. This is down from the 92…