Is Revolut Worth $40 Billion?

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Revolut has hired bankers to help it sell about $500 million worth of existing equity at a $𝟰𝟬 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, up from the $33 billion valuation it last garnered in a 2021 fundraising round.

The company — which has spent years trying to secure a banking license from UK regulators that would allow it to expand into more services in its home market — has benefited as new customers flocked to its app in recent years (40 million customers).

Revolut said its revenue for 2022 jumped 45% to £922.5 million ($1.17 billion).

The company hasn’t reported results for last year yet but had previously forecast that revenue for 2023 would be roughly £2 billion.

Now my question to you is: Do you think Revolut is worth $40 billion?

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Marcel

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