Analysis

December 7, 2020

Is Hopin really worth $2.1bn?

Virtual events startup Hopin raised at a $2.1bn valuation last month. Was it worth it? And how did VCs come to this figure?


Katja Staple

5 min read

Johnny Boufarhat, founder of online event platform Hopin

Venture capitalists love rocket ships. Not just the Elon Musk type, but any business that can return their investment a hundred times over. 

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Katja Staple

Katja Staple writes about the business of startups for Sifted

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