Electric Unicorn: Bus Maker Proterra May Hit $1 Billion Valuation With New Funding Round

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Electric Unicorn: Bus Maker Proterra May Hit $1 Billion Valuation With New Funding Round
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Proterra, a Silicon Valley-based electric bus maker that may be eyeing an IPO, has a new fundraising round in the works that likely pushes the company to a unicorn-class valuation of $1 billion

, according to a monitor of high-value startups.

“If it’s fully funded, we’ve got them at just over a billion—$1.04 billion is where our valuation comes out,” Justin Byers, Prime Unicorn Index’s director of business analytics and valuations, told. Shares from the Series 8 round may be worth up to $6.9075, and it includes a “Senior” liquidation preference, he said.expanding beyond transit buses

The company hired underwriters from investment banks including JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank for an IPO that could happen this year,

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