Kayak raised $200M at an $800M valuation with only 39 employees
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Paul English, co-founder of KAYAK, recalls raising capital at an $800 million valuation to acquire larger competitor Sidestep.
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“So we had to raise like two hundred million dollars. I remember we had 39 employees. They had 130 employees. But we were able to raise an eight hundred million dollar valuation, which was crazy given that we're only 39 employees.”
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