Cvent Going Public with $5.3 Billion Valuation, Big Bet on Omnichannel Future
Meeting technology provider Cvent announced today that it is going public with a valuation of $5.3 billion and the ticker symbol CVT for Cvent Holding Corp. The merger with special purpose acquisition corporation Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. is scheduled to close in the fourth quarter of this year will allow the 20-year-old company to raise $801 million to pay down debt and invest in product innovation.
Smart Tech: The One-year Anniversary of When I Almost Left the Industry
Event tech guru Brandt Kreuger reflects on the one-year anniversary of the disruption of the meetings industry, and how he flipped that around into a positive.
