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February 13, 2014 10:28 pm GMT

Report: Jawbone Raising Funding at a $3.3 Billion Valuation

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Jawbone, the company behind popular devices like the Up activity tracker and Jambox speakers, may be valued at nearly as much as Spotify, Pinterest or Uber

Kara Swisher at Re/code reports that Jawbone is raising a $250 million funding round at a $3.3 billion valuation. TechCrunch reports hearing from sources that the funding round actually closed more than a month ago.

See also: Jawbone UP24 Wristband Is Beautiful But Flawed [REVIEW]

Jawbone did not immediately respond to our request for comment.

Jawbone most recently raised around $100 million in debt financing. The latest funding round is reportedly led by Rizvi Traverse, a private equity firm that was a major investor in Twitter and more recently Flipboard. Read more...

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