Snapchat Is Raising $54.5 Million On A Valuation Of Up To $2 Billion, This Regulatory Filing Says
There isn't enough evidence to prove Snapchat sold all the shares they've authorized. But if they have, the company would be valued at about $2 billion, says VC Expert's Justin Byers. That's less then the rumored $3 billion or $4 billion bandied about in the press.
"We pulled their most recent restated certificate of incorporation filed just a few weeks ago 11/26/2013, and it shows that they have authorized a new Series C Preferred for approx. $54,542,880 (1,600,000 shares @ $34.0893 per share)," Byers told Business Insider. This could mean that the founders are looking to cash out some of their equity, he speculated.
This filing is a new round since a its huge $60 million raise from June 2013, which at that time gave it an $800 million valuation.
Two-year-old Snapchat has raised $73 million to date, according to its CrunchBase profile.
The company, as been making headlines lately for reportedly turning down a $3 billion acquisition offer from Facebook and is rumored to have also turned down $4 billion from Google.
The currentinvestment round, if it happens, puts it about halfway toward these speculative valuations of the company, and it hasn't even developed a revenue model yet. However, it looks to be on its way with that. It just hired a new COO, Emily White, who was leading from Facebook's advertising efforts on Instagram.
We reached out to Snapchat for comment and will update when we hear back.
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