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Twitter Is Raising A Fresh Round At A $7 Billion Valuation

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Dan Frommer, Business Insider

Twitter is raising hundreds of millions of dollars at a $7 billion valuation, the Wall Street Journal reports.

No word on who Twitter is in talks with.

This is somewhat unexpected since Twitter just raised $200 million at a $4 billion valuation in December.

But, it's a favorable environment for raising big piles of cash right now.

Unlike some of the other tech startups that are hitting the IPO market, the Journal says Twitter wants to take its time and develop its business model.

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Jay was the executive editor of Business Insider. He oversaw day-to-day coverage on the site. He started as an intern at Business Insider in 2007. Before becoming executive editor he was running SAI, the technology section of the site.He has a degree from the University of Delaware in economics and a master's in journalism from NYU.