7 Factors That Influence Startup Valuations

Lidia Staron
1 min readSep 13, 2018

Every startup founder dreams of launching the next Airbnb, SpaceX or Uber. The glamour of these $1 billion+ valued startups motivates countless founders to chase after that coveted “unicorn” status with their own valuations.

However, the obvious question few can anwer is, “How exactly is a startup valued?”

Originally published at www.entrepreneur.com on September 13, 2018.

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Lidia Staron

Lidia Staron is a part of Content and Marketing team at OpenLoans.com. She contributes articles about the role of finance in the strategic-planning process.