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Knotel, Which Says It’s a Steadier WeWork, Vaults to Unicorn Status

  • Valuation reaches at least $1.3 billion in latest fundraising
  • ‘In 18 to 24 months they’ll be behind us,’ CEO says of WeWork
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Knotel Will Become a Bigger Player Than WeWork, CEO Says

Knotel Inc., which pitches itself as a steadier investment than much larger competitor WeWork, raised $400 million at a valuation that catapults the startup to unicorn status.

A fundraising round that closed this week drew investors including Kuwait-backed Wafra Inc. and Japan’s Mori Trust, Itochu Corp. and Mercuria Investment Co. They’re betting that upstarts can still challenge WeWork, the office-sharing juggernaut backed by Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank.