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Others were giddy to hear Lyft, Pinterest, Postmates and Slack (via a direct listing, according to the latest reports) were likely to IPO in
shopping cart.1.Postmates gets pre-IPO cash The company, an early entrant to the billion-dollar food delivery wars, raised what will likely
be its last round of private capital
The $100 million cash infusion was led by BlackRock and valued Postmates at $1.85 billion, up from the $1.2 billion valuation it garnered
ride-hailing giant could debut with a $120 billion initial market cap
just how high Uber will fly
For now, all we can do is sit and wait for the company to relinquish its S-1 to the masses.3.Deal of the weekN26, a German fintech startup,
raised $300 million in a round led by Insight Venture Partners at a $2.7 billion valuation
holds for N26.4.On the marketBird is in the process of raising an additional $300 million on a flat pre-money valuation of $2 billion
The e-scooter startup has already raised a ton of capital in a very short time and a fresh financing would come at a time when many
downsizesWeWork, a co-working giant backed with billions, had planned on securing a $16 billion investment from existing backer SoftBank
startup with $58 million in venture capital backing that failed to deliver on its promises.7.Data pointSeed activity for U.S
startups has declined for the fourth straight year, as median deal sizes increased at every stage of venture capital.8.Meanwhile, in startup
Badi, which uses an algorithm to help millennials find roommates, brought in a $30 million Series B led by Goodwater Capital
cartThe startup, which makes a shopping cart with a built-in barcode scanner and credit card swiper, has revealed a total of $3 million,
including a $2.15 million seed round led by First Round Capital .Want more TechCrunch newsletters Sign up here.
