Equity Monday: Instacart, Klaviyo and the art of the unicorn haircut
Sep 11, 2023
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Instacart and Klaviyo are both taking price cuts in their IPO ranges, showing how 2021 prices can come down. Coinbase is not leaving India but is closing some accounts. A startup that wants you to share a LEO satellite raised $50 million. Disrupt event is happening next week.
Instacart IPO target range announced at $7.2 billion to $7.8 billion, significantly lower than previous valuation of $39 billion.
Open Cosmos raises $50 million to develop sustainable low earth orbit satellites, democratizing access and focusing on energy and climate monitoring.
Deep dives
Instacart's IPO Range Falls Below Previous Valuation
Instacart has announced its IPO target range, with the company expecting to sell stock between $26 and $28 per share. This places the company's valuation at around $7.2 billion to $7.8 billion, significantly lower than its previous valuation of $39 billion. The range is seen as more conservative than anticipated, and it remains to be seen if the price will increase before the debut of the IPO.
Open Cosmos Raises $50 Million for Satellite Platform
UK startup Open Cosmos has raised $50 million to develop sustainable low earth orbit satellites and a system for managing data gathered through them. The platform aims to democratize access to satellites by allowing multiple organizations to use a single satellite or share a constellation of satellites. The company's focus is on energy and climate monitoring applications, and its cost-effective approach has gained attention in the industry.
Instacart IPO: We have a first price range for Instacart! And the company is going to take a roughly $30 billion haircut on the valuation it raised at back in 2021. Still worth north of $7 billion by our math , Instacart is set to raise a lot of money at a multi-billion price. Hard to get too worried about that. (Even more, the company's fully-diluted valuation range is, if we are doing our sums correctly, $8.6 billion to $9.3 billion.)
Klaviyo IPO: Also taking a price cut is Klaviyo, which also dropped its first IPO price range this morning. It is taking a smaller cut in both absolute and percentage terms, but in aggregate the two companies show just how much room there is for 2021 prices to come down. What we worry about is what less-strong startups will have to endure, as Instacart and Klaviyo are both very healthy.
Coinbase and India:Coinbase is not leaving India, contrary to reports. What it is doing is shuttering some accounts in the country. Crypto and regulation continue their long, and twisty path.
Cheap, shared satellites: What raised $50 million and wants you to share a LEO satellite? This startup!
Disrupt is literally around the corner and by that we mean next week! We'll see you there.
Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. Bryce Durbin is our Illustrator. We'd also like to thank the audience development team and Henry Pickavet, who manages TechCrunch audio products.
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