编辑“︁Twitter”︁（章节）

=== 风险投资与资金 ===
总体来说，Twitter已经从美国[[风险投资]]中获得了5700万美元的资金，至于具体的资金数额至今也没有公开过。Twitter获得的第一笔资金是从未公开过的，据传言这笔资金为10000美元到50000美元之间，<ref name="MarketingVOX">{{Cite_web |url=http://www.marketingvox.com/twitter-raises-over-35m-in-series-c-043192// |title=Twitter Raises Over $35M in Series C |publisher=MarketingVOX |date=2009-02-16 |accessdate=2009-06-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807085404/http://www.marketingvox.com/twitter-raises-over-35m-in-series-c-043192// |archivedate=2011-08-07 }}</ref>它在2008年的B轮融资是2200万美元，<ref name=Womack>{{Cite_news|author=Womack, Brian|title=Twitter Shuns Venture-Capital Money as Startup Values Plunge|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=afu06n0L7LZ4|date=2008-11-12|publisher=Bloomberg L.P|accessdate=2008-11-12|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525071928/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=afu06n0L7LZ4|archivedate=2010-05-25}}</ref>而Twitter的C轮融资则包括来自Institutional Venture Partners和Benchmark Capital的3500万美元，以及来自包括Union Square Ventures公司、Spark Capital（[[星火资本]]）公司和Insight Venture Partners公司在内的未知数额的投资。<ref name="MarketingVOX"/>可以这样说，Twitter是由[[Union Square Ventures]]、Digital Garage、Spark Capital和Bezos Expeditions这些公司共同支撑起来的。<ref>{{Cite_news|author=Miller, Claire Cain|title=Twitter Sidelines One Founder and Promotes Another|url=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/ttwitter-sidelines-one-founder-and-promotes-another/#more-1642|date=2008-10-16|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2008-11-05|archive-date=2019-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427150627/https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/ttwitter-sidelines-one-founder-and-promotes-another/#more-1642|dead-url=no}}</ref>

The Industry Standard网站曾表示Twitter的长期存活力受到资金不足的限制。<ref>{{Cite_web |accessdate=2008-05-07 |url=http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/03/28/twitter-fanatical-users-help-build-brand-not-revenue |title=Twitter: Fanatical users help build the brand, but not revenue |work=The Industry Standard |date=2008-03-31 |author=Snyder, Bill |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316075825/http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/03/28/twitter-fanatical-users-help-build-brand-not-revenue |archivedate=2010-03-16 }}</ref>Twitter的董事会成员Tood Chaffee则预测说公司将会从电子商务中获益，他提到用户可能会希望直接购买那些在推特上进行推荐和推广的产品。<ref>{{Cite_news |first=Claire Cain |last=Miller |title=Twitter Plans To Offer Shopping Advice and Easy Purchasing |date=2009-06-19 |url=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/19/twitter-plans-to-offer-shopping-advice-and-easy-purchasing/ |publisher=''Bits'' ([[blog]] of ''[[The New York Times]]）'' |accessdate=2011-02-23 |archive-date=2011-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110318073547/http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/19/twitter-plans-to-offer-shopping-advice-and-easy-purchasing/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>

在2010年12月Twitter获得了2亿美元的风险投资，使公司价值达到37亿美元<ref name="wsjr">{{Cite_news |accessdate=2011-02-23 |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703716904576134543029279426.html?KEYWORDS=twitter |title=Twitter as Tech Bubble Barometer |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=2011-02-10 |author=Ante, Spencer E.; Efrati, Amir; Das, Anupretta |archive-date=2011-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221162613/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703716904576134543029279426.html?KEYWORDS=twitter |dead-url=no }}</ref>。在2011年3月，Twitter在股权交易网站SharesPost将35000股的股票以每股美元$34.50元的价格进行出售，此时的公司价值为78亿美元<ref>{{Cite_news|author=Carlson, Nicholas|title=Twitter Valued At $7.8 Billion In Private Market Auction|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/03/04/businessinsider-twitter-valued-at-78-billion-in-private-market-auction-2011-3.DTL|date=2011-03-04|work=Business Insider via San Francisco Chronicle|publisher=Hearst|accessdate=2011-03-26|archive-date=2011-11-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126160058/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fg%2Fa%2F2011%2F03%2F04%2Fbusinessinsider-twitter-valued-at-78-billion-in-private-market-auction-2011-3.DTL|dead-url=no}}</ref>。在当年8月，Twitter宣布获得了来自[[数码天空科技]]8亿美元的风险投资<ref>{{Cite_news|publisher=San Jose Mercury News|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/wiretap/ci_18596988?source=rss|title=Twitter lands $800 million venture capital deal, breaking record|first=Peter|last=Delevett|date=2011-08-01|accessdate=2012-05-13|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225700/http://www.mercurynews.com/wiretap/ci_18596988?source=rss|dead-url=no}}</ref>。

Twitter公司已经确认成为2013年[[首次公开募股]]的候选人之一。<ref>{{Cite_web|author=Althucher, James|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/google-groupon-deal|title=6 Reasons Groupon's Rejection of Google Is Great for the Universe|publisher=''The Altucher Confidential''([[blog]] of James Altucher via ''[[Business Insider]]'')|date=2010-12-10|accessdate=2011-02-23|archive-date=2011-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225020537/http://www.businessinsider.com/google-groupon-deal|dead-url=no}}</ref>

2011年12月，[[沙特阿拉伯]]王子[[瓦利德·本·塔拉勒·阿勒沙特]]向Twitter投资了3亿美元，这个时候该公司的价值为84亿美元<ref>{{Cite_news|author=Scott, Mark|title=Saudi Prince Invests $300 Million in Twitter|url=http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/saudi-prince-invests-300-million-in-twitter/|date=2011-12-19|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2011-12-19|archive-date=2011-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219144539/http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/saudi-prince-invests-300-million-in-twitter/|dead-url=no}}</ref>。

截至2022年4月4日，[[馬斯克]]已持有推特公司9.1%股權，成為推特公司的最大股東。<ref>{{cite news |title=馬斯克入股推特 躍最大股東 |url=https://money.udn.com/money/story/12926/6215429 |accessdate=2022-04-05 |archive-date=2022-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414044806/https://money.udn.com/money/story/12926/6215429 }}</ref>