VALUATION.md

FINAL VALUATION: $7.5 billion

REDMOND, Wash. — June 4, 2018 — Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced it has reached an agreement to acquire GitHub, the world’s leading software development platform where more than 28 million developers learn, share and collaborate to create the future, for $7.5 billion.

Source: Microsoft.com

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Relevant News and Happenings

2019-01-31: IT'S OVER

As GitHub was acquired last year by Microsoft for $7.5 billion (15x Ian's predicted valuation for the bet), it's safe to say this one is over. #thatsawrap

2016-10-07: GITHUB FACES POSSIBLE DOWN-ROUND

There are two parts to the story: first, this secondary round may value the company below the $2 billion valuation from its previous round. One source estimated the range could even be around $1.5 billion, though we couldn’t pin down the exact number.

[https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/07/github-is-raising-a-secondary-round/]

2016-09-14: A WHOLE NEW UNIVERSE

Code Reviews, comment replies, protected branches, built in Jira (Projects)

[https://github.com/universe-2016]

2016-05-11: GITHUB NOW OFFERS UNLIMITED PRIVATE REPOS

GitHub changes pricing: Unlimited private repos cost $7 per month for personal accounts, $9 per user per month for organizations

[http://venturebeat.com/2016/05/11/github-changes-pricing-unlimited-private-repos-cost-7-per-month-for-personal-accounts-9-per-user-per-month-for-organizations/]