March 08, 2025

E187: CoreWeave prepares for $35B IPO after 737% revenue growth; Stripe hits $91.5B valuation in tender offer; OpenAI raises $40B at $300B valuation, partners with SoftBank; plus news from X, Thinking Machines, MrBeast, Shein, SpaceX, ByteDance, Ramp, Sa

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01:19 - CoreWeave Prepares for $35B IPO After 737% Revenue Growth
04:00 - Stripe Hits $91.5B Valuation in Tender Offer
05:12 - OpenAI Raises $40B at $300B Valuation, Partners with SoftBank
07:59 - X Seeks $44B Valuation for New Fundraising Round
09:01 - Thinking Machines Eyes $9B Valuation With $1B Raise
09:34 - MrBeast Targets $5B Valuation for Media Business
10:19 - Shein Plans London IPO at $50B Valuation Despite Profit Drop
11:05 - SpaceX’s Starlink Becomes Nigeria's No. 2 ISP
14:23 - Unitree Robotics Gains Traction in Global Markets
16:12 - ByteDance Valued at $400B After Internal Buyback
18:37 - Ramp Hits $13B Valuation After Secondary Sale
19:40 - Safe Superintelligence Hits $30B Valuation With $2B Raise
20:50 - Plaid Plans $6B Secondary Share Sale
21:31 - Scale AI Secures Major US Military Contract
22:47 - Epirus Raises $250M to Scale Counter-Drone Tech
23:54 - Klarna Plans $15B IPO on NYSE in April
24:56 - Discord Plans 2025 IPO, Valued at $5.6B

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