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.
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.
Uber raises another $1.2bn at staggering $40bn valuation
Uber has raised $1.2 billion in investment, valuing the company at more than $40 billion.
SoftBank invests $250m into GrabTaxi
SoftBank has invested $250 million into GrabTaxi, a Singapore-based taxi booking application.
Stripe valued at more than $3.5bn after latest investment
Stripe announced a new round of venture financing that reportedly values the online payments company at over $3.5 billion, double what it was worth less than a year ago.