Amount$580M
Post-money valuation$830M
SeriesPrivate Equity
AnnouncedNov 4, 2010
Mixed
A mixed round — some signals are off the norm.
Round size vs peers
Far above the typical Private Equity round (5.8× the median) — an outlier.
Syndicate size
Single investor — limited external validation.
Insider conviction
1 existing investor re-upped — insiders doubling down.
Investor track record
A mix of established and emerging investors.
Heuristic read of round size vs peers, syndicate size, insider conviction, and investor track record. Not investment advice.
vs. Private Equity rounds (109)
Round size distribution83th pct
smaller Private Equity roundslarger
Post-money valuation33th pct
$40Mthis round: $830M$7B