Analysis

December 22, 2020

Is e-scooter startup Tier really worth $1bn?

At their last rounds, Tier is now valued at $1bn and Voi at $500m. How did investors get to that number? And are they worth that?


Katja Staple

5 min read

This is the second piece in our series about European startup valuations, looking at how VCs got to these valuations and if they are justified. The first here was about Hopin

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Katja Staple

Katja Staple writes about the business of startups for Sifted

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