Uber offers ridesharing, food delivery through Uber Eats, and various business solutions.
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The article reports the deal’s closing rather than a named venture-series stage. The $48 billion figure is the deal valuation, not the funding amount.
Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "SoftBank’s $1.2 billion primary direct investment deal has officially closed, according to Uber itself.": brand backfill: the row's own page states the round
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The source does not label the round or identify a lead investor. The San Francisco dateline is not treated as headquarters.
Published by hand (reuters.com): "Uber has raised $3.5 billion from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund...": brand backfill: the row's own page states the round
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Uber did not reveal investors; the article says names were only “floated,” so none are assigned to this round. It also mentions a potential final size of $1.8 billion, not new money announced.
Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "Uber has just announced that it has raised another $1.2 billion in funding, and we have separately confirmed with the company that this latest round was made at a $40 billion valuation.": brand backfill: the row's own page states the round
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Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "On-demand ride-hailing service Uber has confirmed today that it has raised $1.2 billion in funding from a group of mutual fund managers and venture investors that values the company at $17 billion pre-money.": brand backfill: the row's own page states the round
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Uber’s release reports $32mm; Business Insider reports a Series B that could reach $39 million through a second tranche, so the release’s $32mm is used. Business Insider calls Menlo Ventures, Jeff Bezos, and Goldman Sachs leads; Uber’s release calls them new investors.
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The source does not name the “previous investors”; Alfred Lin is identified as participating individually, not through Sequoia Capital.
Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "Uber, a young startup that let’s people book a black car service on the fly via their mobile app, has closed an $11 million round valuing the company at $49 million pre-money valuation, $60 million post-money, we’ve confirmed from sources.": brand backfill: the row's own page states the round
| Round | Amount | Announced | Lead | Buzz |
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| Primary direct investment [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $1.2B at $48 billion valuation | 2018-01-18 | SoftBank | No recent discussion |
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The article reports the deal’s closing rather than a named venture-series stage. The $48 billion figure is the deal valuation, not the funding amount. Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "SoftBank’s $1.2 billion primary direct investment deal has officially closed, according to Uber itself.": brand backfill: the row's own page states the round | ||||
| Funding round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $3.5B $11B to date at $62.5 billion valuation | 2016-06-01 | not stated | No recent discussion |
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The source does not label the round or identify a lead investor. The San Francisco dateline is not treated as headquarters. Published by hand (reuters.com): "Uber has raised $3.5 billion from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund...": brand backfill: the row's own page states the round [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: reuters.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage | ||||
| Funding round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $1.2B $2.7B to date at $40 billion valuation | 2014-12-04 | not stated | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED ] read against 1 source Uber did not reveal investors; the article says names were only “floated,” so none are assigned to this round. It also mentions a potential final size of $1.8 billion, not new money announced. Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "Uber has just announced that it has raised another $1.2 billion in funding, and we have separately confirmed with the company that this latest round was made at a $40 billion valuation.": brand backfill: the row's own page states the round [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: techcrunch.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage | ||||
| Funding round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $1.2B ~$1.4B to date at $17 billion pre-money valuation | 2014-06-06 | not stated | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 1 source Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "On-demand ride-hailing service Uber has confirmed today that it has raised $1.2 billion in funding from a group of mutual fund managers and venture investors that values the company at $17 billion pre-money.": brand backfill: the row's own page states the round [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: techcrunch.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage | ||||
| Series B [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $32M | 2011-12-06 | not stated | No recent discussion |
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Uber’s release reports $32mm; Business Insider reports a Series B that could reach $39 million through a second tranche, so the release’s $32mm is used. Business Insider calls Menlo Ventures, Jeff Bezos, and Goldman Sachs leads; Uber’s release calls them new investors. [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]2 pages read: uber.com, businessinsider.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 2 sources·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage | ||||
| Funding round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $11M at $49 million pre-money valuation | 2011-02-14 | Benchmark | No recent discussion |
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The source does not name the “previous investors”; Alfred Lin is identified as participating individually, not through Sequoia Capital. Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "Uber, a young startup that let’s people book a black car service on the fly via their mobile app, has closed an $11 million round valuing the company at $49 million pre-money valuation, $60 million post-money, we’ve confirmed from sources.": brand backfill: the row's own page states the round [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: techcrunch.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage | ||||