Groupon Closing $950 Million Round, Valued At $4.75 Billion

Mercredi, 29 Décembre 2010 01:07

Groupon Closing $950 Million Round, Valued At $4.75 Billion

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Lots of excitement today about Groupon’s intention to raise a new monster round of financing, with speculation that the valuation of the still-young startup reaching nearly $8 billion. That speculation is only partially right, says a source with knowledge of the financing.

The company is raising big

money – around $950 million. And the valuation is an impressive $4.75 billion valuation. Just not quite as impressive as the earlier figure being thrown around.

The company, which just recently turned down an acquisition offer from Google, has raised $171 million to date, much of it taken off the table by founders and execs. Our expectation is that much of this new round of financing, if not all of it, will also be used to cash out existing investors.

The deal should be closed in a few weeks, says our source.

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