Uber is raising yet another $1 billion and could soon be worth $70 billion
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This round would come just three months after Uber raised $1 billion for its China branch. It would also be Uber's eighth round in five years.
Earlier this week, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said that the company was "nowhere near" going public.
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Those remarks came after superstar venture investor and Uber board member Bill Gurley warned startups not to stay private for too long.
Uber is already said to be valued at more than $50 billion, making it higher than Facebook's valuation at its last private round in 2011.
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Uber did not respond to a request for comment at post time.
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