Welcome 2021 - New Year’s Eve Edition

Here are some interesting recaps of the October to December Q4 period. 

• Quibi shutters after just a short 6 months of launching. 
• The first social distanced Halloween saw households finding creative ways to trick-or-treating in order to make the holiday as normal as possible. 
• Sports fans in LA celebrated as the Lakers won the NBA championship and the Dodgers won the World Series.
• After many discrepancies, the Electoral College recognizes Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States and Kamala Harris becomes the first U.S female and African/Asian-American vice president.
• COVID-19 vaccine is approved and rolled out from December in the U.S. signaling a new wave of anticipation while the country’s COVID-19 cases spike again to record highs.
• PrivCo recorded over 550 funding rounds in this quarter in the U.S. with notable funding raised by Space X, Vantage Data Centers, National Resilience, REEF Technology, and Nuro.
• We also recorded over 700 M&As notably the megadeals of IHS Markit by S&P Global, Slack by Salesforce, and E-Trade by Morgan Stanley.
• The year-end IPO rush featured notable companies such as Airbnb, C3.ai, DoorDash, and Wish.

PrivCo had some amazing achievements this year despite the challenges we have faced this year. This included: 

• Adding 4M+ company data points including year-over-year EBITDA and valuation figures for the majority of our private company profiles;
• Offered a more robust customer-first solution via the platform, API, or at your own consumption; and 
• Included extensive coverage on emerging industries and verticals such as women, minority, and LGBT-founded businesses.

We are excited about what 2021 has in store from our upcoming features to the insights we can bring to everyone. See you in 2021!