Private Market Valuation Reset as Airtable and Miro Face Steep Discounts

Key Facts

1Acquisitions of Airtable and Miro at discounts of 88% and 92% to their last funding rounds signal a growing private-market valuation backlog.

Private market startups Airtable and Miro have been acquired at massive discounts compared to their previous peak funding valuations. Benzinga reported that the acquisitions involved discounts of 88% for Airtable and 92% for Miro, exposing a valuation gap of approximately $1.2 billion.

The steep write-downs signal broader systemic stress in venture capital and private equity valuations as liquidity needs force exits at current market realities. These transactions highlight a significant reckoning for stale startup prices that were set during the 2021-era valuation peaks.