Wealthfront 的“成功”故事，本身就是金融科技行业有多难的证明： * 成立于 2008 年 * 累计融资近 3 亿美元 * 2022 年被瑞银（UBS）提出的 14 亿美元收购案最终被取消 现在，它正准备在 20 亿美元的估值下， 在 IPO 中抛售接近四分之一的公司股份。 这恐怕很难卖出去。 The Wealthfront “success” story is proof of just how hard fintech is: - Been around since 2008 - Raised almost $300M - Had a $1.4B acquisition by UBS terminated in 2022 Now looking to offload almost a quarter of the company in an IPO valued at $2B Gonna be a tough sell
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Wealthfront 的“成功”故事，本身就是金融科技行业有多难的证明：
- 成立于 2008 年
- 累计融资近 3 亿美元
- 2022 年被瑞银（UBS）提出的 14 亿美元收购案最终被取消
现在，它正准备在 20 亿美元的估值下，
在 IPO 中抛售接近四分之一的公司股份。
这恐怕很难卖出去。
The Wealthfront “success” story is proof of just how hard fintech is:
- Been around since 2008
- Raised almost $300M
- Had a $1.4B acquisition by UBS terminated in 2022
Now looking to offload almost a quarter of the company in an IPO valued at $2B
Gonna be a tough sell
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