Twitter Hits $1B Valuation

Company will raise $50 million this round

By Sarah Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 17, 2009 9:16 AM CDT

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Twitter Hits $1B Valuation — This undated screen shot shows short-message social networking site Twitter. (AP Photo)

Twitter soared to $1 billion in valuation in its most recent round of venture capital funding,
TechCrunch reports—up from $250 million in a round earlier this year. CEO Evan Williams shared the results with Twitter employees during a recent meeting. Sources say the company will raise about $50 million; it raised $35 million in the last round. This time, Insight Venture Partners is reported to be the primary investor in the startup.
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