WeWork seeks $6 billion financing, contingent on IPO successThe company has been meeting with analysts this week, outlining its business and plans for expansion as it prepares for a stock-market debu...
WeWork to raise up to $4 billion in debt ahead of IPO, WSJ reportsWeWork said in April it had filed paperwork confidentially with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an IPO.
WeWork to weigh $1.9 billion deal for control of India unitWeWork, founded in 2010 and last valued at $47 billion, pioneered the concept of shared work spaces, expanding to 425 office locations in 3...
WeWork is said to be in talks for $2.75 billion credit lineIts IPO will test public investors’ appetite for another tech-infused, cash-burning business after Uber’s disappointing debut.
Uber is a bellwether for all the wrong reasonsPeople have been saying for a while that this IPO could determine the direction of Silicon Valley for years to come. It could determine muc...
WeWork files for I.P.O., joining the ranks of Uber, Lyft, SlackWeWork filed paperwork confidentially with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to hold an initial public offering.
WeWork’s revenue doubled last year. So did its lossesThe company has sometimes timed financial discussions with announcements of fundraising deals from SoftBank, including when WeWork raised a...
WeWork defends disclosures after report on CEO lease dealsNeumann is WeWork’s biggest individual shareholder and has voting control over the company he co-founded in 2010 in New York.
SoftBank plans to invest $2 billion more in WeWorkThe fresh news is that SoftBank plans to commit $2 billion more toward WeWork — scaled back from what was discussed as a $16 billion invest...
Credit market’s ‘eyeball valuations’ raise investors’ eyebrowsThe demand shows how willing money managers are to take risk even in what is widely seen as the late stages of an economic expansion, when ...
WeWork is raising funds at $35 billion value, SoftBank exec saysWeWork has raised billions of dollars in equity, including $4.4 billion last summer from SoftBank, which split the money between WeWork’s c...
Silicon Valley keeps giving founders too much powerThe Journal reported that two-thirds of US startups with venture capital investors that went public last year had special stock giving insi...
The $18 billion rent bill: The numbers behind this co-working startup’s global empireWeWork boasted 220,000 members as of March 1, up from 7,000 four years ago. Those members have access to 251,000 desks in 234 locations spa...
Tech investors should enjoy its deal spree: SoftBank's Rajeev MisraThe industry is upset that SoftBank is muscling in on deals and has voiced concerns that it’s ladling out more money than startups need or ...
WeWork is turning offices into study hallsStudents will have access to any of WeWork’s 207 locations, known for their hip decor, free Wi-Fi and on-tap kombucha.
Sequoia Capital is said to explore $5 billion mega-venture fundIn addition to funding companies directly, the firm is looking to amass larger stakes in its chosen startups by buying holdings from entrep...
SoftBank said to near first closing of $100 billion tech fundThe initial investments will likely include $45 billion from Saudi Arabia and $25 billion from SoftBank, as well as $1 billion each from Ap...