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Wayve launches $85M employee tender offer at $8.5B valuation

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According to TechCrunch, autonomous vehicle company Wayve has launched an eighty-five million dollar employee tender offer at an eight point five billion dollar valuation. An employee tender offer lets current staff buy or sell company shares outside normal funding rounds—a growing strategy among AI startups to attract and retain talent amid fierce competition for top engineering talent.

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/30/wayve-launches-85m-empl...

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