Uber is hardly a startup, occupying instead the odd space between public and private where it can command nearly any amount of private capital to its accounts, at valuations that might make a post-IPO tech company blush.
[Update: In the wake of Uber’s new valuation, and the broad tech selloff, this gallery has been updated. The original ranking of the companies by their market cap the first time ’round was kept, even as the firms moved around some in the interim.]
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Alex Wilhelm
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Alex Wilhelm was a senior reporter for TechCrunch covering the markets, venture capital and startups. He was also the founding host of TechCrunch’s Webby Award-winning podcast Equity.
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