WeWork Companies Inc. operates as a real estate owners and developers. The Company offers shared office space for a monthly fee that includes Internet, phone service, mail handling, and other amenities. WeWork serves customers worldwide.
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The rise (and fall) of WeWork has become an indelible part of venture capital lore: founded in 2010, the company rapidly expanded to 1,500+ locations, 15,000 employees, and over half a million members. WeWork raised billions in funding, reaching an astronomical $10B valuation — before imploding pre-IPO due to questionable financials.
Nevertheless, founders can learn valuable lessons from the early example of WeWork: in particular, the company released a copy of the 2014 pitch deck which helped them close a $355M Series D round (at a $5B valuation) in funding from leading investors like Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Benchmark Capital & Harvard Management.