With an estimated $ 11 billion, Pinterest is among the ten most expensive startups.

According to RBC, the social network for sharing images Pinterest, in which $ 367 has already been invested, has every chance of getting another $ 211 million from investors.



According to Bloomberg, the start-up estimate has increased by more than 100% and now has reached $ 11 billion. In May 2014, the service was estimated at $ 5 billion. Major players such as Rakuten (Japan), Valiant Capital Partners, and companies Bessemer Venture Partners and Andreessen Horowitz.



With such a high estimate, the company entered the top ten global startups, whose capitalization exceeds $ 10 billion.

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Pinterest plans to enter the international market: this explains the active search for investment.



The company was founded 5 years ago, and then the plans of the creators of the project did not touch the idea of ​​sharing images. At first, the project was called Tote and was a platform for finding sellers of goods that users would like to buy. Also on the service worked sending notifications that the desired product appeared in stock.



But the company changed its profile and achieved impressive results:



• January 2010 - $ 500 thousand (sowing);



• May 2011 - $ 10 million (Round A);



• October 2011 - $ 27 million (Round B);



• May 2012 - $ 100 million (Round C);



• February 2013 - $ 200 million (Round D);



• October 2013 - $ 225 million (Round E);



• May 2014 - $ 200 million (Round F).