{"id":713926,"date":"2026-02-27T12:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/plaid-valued-at-8b-in-employee-share-sale\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T12:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:05:12","slug":"plaid-valued-at-8b-in-employee-share-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/plaid-valued-at-8b-in-employee-share-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Plaid valued at $8B in employee share sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plaid, a company that connects financial <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications to users\u2019 bank accounts, enabling payments and data verification, has allowed employees to sell some of their shares at an $8 billion valuation, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The valuation represents a 31% increase from the $6.1 billion valuation the 13-year-old company achieved in April of last year, when it raised a $575 million round led by Franklin Templeton for partly the same purpose: purchasing shares from employees, including to help them cover the taxes associated with converting expiring restricted stock units (RSUs, a form of equity compensation) into shares.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite its new, bigger headline number, Plaid is still valued at 40% below its $13.4 billion peak in 2021, when ultra-low interest rates drove a massive surge in fintech valuations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such transactions have become increasingly common among private companies using liquidity as a retention tool. Recent examples include S<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>e, which this week said it would allow employees to sell shares at a $159 billion valuation, as well as Clay, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/blog\/announcing-an-employee-tender\">ElevenLabs<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/linear.app\/now\/giving-our-team-liquidity-through-linear-s-first-tender-offer\">Linear<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond retention and to help staff cover tax bills triggered when RSUs vest, they relieve pressure on management to pursue an IPO before the company is ready.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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