Elastic, the creator of a data search software that companies buy in order to scan massive documents, data sets and visualizations, has confidentially filed to go public in what will be an initial public offering at a multi-billion dollar valuation, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal is interesting in part because it is another success for some notable venture capital firms: Be
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