Startups
Sila Nanotechnologies Takes $1 Billion Valuation Haircut With Latest Round
Startup down rounds have become more common, though there are signs of life in the market.
Gene Berdichevsky, co-founder and chief executive officer of Sila Nanotechnologies Inc.
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Battery technology company Sila Nanotechnologies Inc. recently raised a lot of money from investors – the only catch was that its valuation fell by about $1 billion in the funding round, an indication of the still-tough environment for startups.
At the end of June, Sila raised $375 million at a valuation of just under $2 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified discussing private information — that’s a one-third discount to its last funding round in 2021, when it raised $590 million at a $3.3 billion valuation.