Laguerre: Fleeting raised at $5.5M valuation, targeting $7.5M
Pierre Laguerre · #89 A Big Bet on an Ex-Trucker · Mar 3, 2025 · at 13:07
Pierre Laguerre discusses Fleeting's prior valuation and current round targets while answering investor Elizabeth Yin on The Pitch.
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“The last money that we've raised at a 5.5 million valuation, and we're thinking about doing this 1.5 raise. We want to do it at a 7.5 million valuation”
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