May Private Market Update
| Funding Date | Share Class | Amount Raised | Price per Share | Post-Money Valuation | Key Investors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/22/2020 | Series A-5 | $70MM | $xx.xx | $5.99B | Blackbird Ventures, Bond Capital, Felicis Ventures, General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital | |
|
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
276,692
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Blackbird Ventures, Bond Capital, Felicis Ventures, General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital
|
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| 10/15/2019 | Series A-4 | $86.66MM | $xx.xx | $3.2B | Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures, Bond Capital, Felicis Ventures, Full In Partners, General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital | |
|
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
624,165
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures, Bond Capital, Felicis Ventures, Full In Partners, General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital
|
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| 05/21/2019 | Series A-3 | $91.26MM | $xx.xx | $2.5B | Blackbird Ventures, Bond Capital, Felicis Ventures, General Catalyst, Greenspring Associates | |
|
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
812,650
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Blackbird Ventures, Bond Capital, Felicis Ventures, General Catalyst, Greenspring Associates
|
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| 01/08/2018 | Series A-2 | $25.33MM | $xx.xx | $1B | Adcock Private Equity, Blackbird Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Hack Vc, Sequoia Capital | |
|
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
518,397
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Adcock Private Equity, Blackbird Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Hack Vc, Sequoia Capital
|
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| 09/14/2016 | Series A-1 | $16MM | $xx.xx | $349.47MM | Blackbird Ventures, Felicis Ventures | |
|
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
922,181
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Blackbird Ventures, Felicis Ventures
|
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| 10/06/2015 | Series A | $27.62MM | $xx.xx | $184.16MM | Blackbird Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Matrix Partners, Owen Wilson, Vayner Capital, Woody Harrelson | |
|
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
3,106,340
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Blackbird Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Matrix Partners, Owen Wilson, Vayner Capital, Woody Harrelson
|
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As Forge celebrates International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025, it’s important to recognize the remarkable achievements of female entrepreneurs who have built billion-dollar businesses and make daily contributions to the private market.
Canva, an Australia-based developer of design software, has announced the acquisition of Serif, a U.K.-based startup that produces the popular Affinity suite of design tools.
| Last Funding Round | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Forge Price | Forge Price Change 5 | Last Closed Trade | Share Class | Post-Money Valuation | Price per Share | Amount Raised | |
 | Aero | -- | -- | $xx.xx | Series AA | $33.84MM | $xx.xx | $19.17MM |
 | Brave | -- | -- | $xx.xx | Series A-7 | $979.59MM | $xx.xx | $50.15MM |
 | ClassDojo | -- | -- | $xx.xx | Series D | $1.24B | $xx.xx | $113.5MM |
 | DuckDuckgo | -- | -- | $xx.xx | Series C | $793.14MM | $xx.xx | $29.65MM |
 | Fetch Rewards | -- | -- | $xx.xx | Series E | $2.52B | $xx.xx | $190.05MM |
 | Fever | -- | -- | $xx.xx | Series E-6 | $3.42B | $xx.xx | $34MM |
 | Ladders | -- | -- | $xx.xx | -- | -- | -- | -- |
 | Meesho | -- | -- | $xx.xx | Series E-1 | $3.9B | $xx.xx | $227MM |
 | Synthesia | -- | -- | $xx.xx | Series D-1 | $2.1B | $xx.xx | $134MM |
 | The Browser Company | -- | -- | $xx.xx | Series A-5 | $390.51MM | $xx.xx | $35MM |
Updated on: Apr 24, 2025
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