IPO market

Back in the Unicorn Club with Cowboy Ventures’ Aileen Lee

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our

To my infinite chagrin, we’re probably not getting tech IPOs until later this year

I don't want to promise anything, but it could be just a quarter or two until we are back to hammering on S-1 filings like it's 2021 again.

This isn’t the company I expected to try and open the IPO window

When dying of thirst, one doesn't check the label on the water bottle found lying on the ground. You just drink it. So let's twist the cap and have a look at Starbox Group Holdings.

Intel’s plan to free Mobileye brings welcome IPO heat check

The Mobileye IPO really does matter for the startup market’s largest players, and a host of smaller, less well-known tech startups that would also like to exit, thank you very much.

In blow to unicorns, the global IPO market continues to soften

The IPO market is flatlining at an awkward moment. While private markets remain heavily risk-on, a key avenue for startup exits – and investor liquidity – is seemingly shut. What’s next for IPOs

Unicorn exits augur poorly as Justworks delays IPO, citing ‘market conditions’

Justworks' IPO delay indicates that the enthusiasm gap between private markets and their public analog is wide.

Backblaze’s IPO shows it’s possible to go public sans mountains of VC cash

Did anyone else mostly forget that you can build IPO-ready software companies without utter truckloads of external cash? Here's a reminder.

What you should know about prepping your startup for the public markets

Many founders aspire to an IPO, even if the average time horizon has now stretched as capital flows into the market. But how to get a company ready for an IPO isn't usual fare in startup conversations

For US and Chinese startups, the IPO market is increasingly a two-tier affair

While many Chinese companies are seemingly struggling to find the demand that they expect for their shares on American exchanges, domestic companies are seeing some opposite results.

Squarespace files privately to go public

Squarespace announced this afternoon that it is going public. The online website creation and hosting service is a venture-backed entity, having raised Series A and B rounds in 2010 and 2014, respect

Jamf’s IPO underscores hot demand for tech shares

After the bell yesterday, Apple-device management company Jamf announced its final IPO pricing. We’ve been tracking the Jamf IPO for some time, as it is yet another example of a technology compa

The IPO market stays hot, as nCino prices above range and Jamf targets a ~$2B valuation

Despite some market chop, the U.S. IPO market is still active, with fresh debut nCino pricing above its elevated price range, and Jamf moving to start its pricing process after filing to go public at

High-flying IPOs for Lemonade and Accolade may encourage other unicorns to go public

If you'd predicted in late March and early April that Q3 would kick off with a wide-open IPO market that had receptive investors, I doubt anyone would have believed you.

Oscar’s health insurance platform nabs another $225 million

The direct-to-consumer health insurer Oscar has raised another $225 million in its latest, late-stage round of funding as its vision of tech-enabled healthcare services to drive down consumer costs be

Lending Club’s IPO Pops 56% In Its First Day, Sets Stage For Hortonworks And New Relic Offerings

Lending Club had a strong debut in the public markets today, popping 56 percent from its $15 IPO price to more than $23 per share. As TechCrunch reported previously, the company’s offering was &

HubSpot Spikes 20% Over Its IPO Price In Strong Debut

HubSpot is having a hell of day. After raising its IPO price range, the company pulled the trigger above that level, selling its shares for $25 each. That's a far cry from the original low-end of its