Blog Category: IPO

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the IPO process. Learn about planning, regulatory requirements, and post-IPO strategies. Stay current with expert insights and guidance on going public and raising capital successfully.

A down-round occurs when a company goes public at a valuation below its last private funding round. In 2026, down-round IPOs have increasingly become the default outcome for many late-stage companies, as public markets recalibrate valuations set during the 2021-22 private-market peak. For founders and CFOs, this gap matters because it reshapes dilution, employee equity …

An IPO is an inflection point that introduces public market liquidity, regulatory scrutiny, and a scale of stakeholder engagement that private companies are rarely prepared for. After an IPO, your investor base expands from a small group of insiders and institutional backers to include retail shareholders, analysts, index funds, and traders. Naturally, your reporting obligations …

On May 18th, 2012, Meta, formerly called Facebook, was listed under the FB ticker. The IPO of Meta came at a time when networking companies were witnessing spectacular interest from the market at large. Case in point, LinkedIn was listed in 2011 and witnessed a stellar first-day move of 109% gain. Other social media players …

In 2022, US IPO activity plummeted by 83% and has yet to recover to the levels seen in 2021 or even 2020. However, the surge of IPOs in those years has distorted expectations of what ‘normal’ looks like for the market. Looking back over two decades, the median annual number of IPOs since 2000 is …

The general consensus is that uncertain market conditions have held back a number of companies from going public. While the number of initial public offerings (IPOs) has risen steadily since 2023, activity remains far below the highs of 2020 and 2021. Due to such market conditions, many companies have ended up with elongated IPO timelines. …

On June 29, 2010, Tesla Inc., went public, becoming the first American carmaker to launch an IPO since 1956. Back then, Tesla was a young company with a big goal: to change the auto industry with fully electric cars. Shares started at $17, raising $226 million to help develop the Model S sedan. In October …

2019 came up as one of the biggest years for tech IPOs. Several tech companies had gone public with billion-dollar valuations. Therefore, it was also called the year of unicorns and has become one of the trending topics for discussion. As a matter of fact, UBER is a company that has come into the limelight …

Facebook has been the largest of the long-standing websites that we all know as “social networking” sites. Facebook has about 3.07 billion monthly active users on it with 10.5 billion monthly organic traffic, and has worked to increase its dominance of social media with smart acquisitions of the photo sharing platform Instagram in 2012 and …

From 2022 to 2024, the proceeds from initial public offerings (IPOs) have grown from $7.8 billion to $29.6 billion in the USA. As per Deloitte’s estimates, this momentum is expected to continue, with IPO proceeds reaching $45-$50 billion in 2025. To capitalize on this trend, you must effectively guide your organization through accounting and compliance …

Private equity investments, especially in startups, are notoriously illiquid. If a startup grows big enough, investors may breathe easy hoping for exits through initial public offerings (IPOs). However, trends are showing a significant decline in IPO volume and proceeds. Many startups are delaying their IPOs. This IPO dry spell has left investors searching for alternative …

Reddit is a dynamic platform founded in 2005, where users can explore a multitude of topics through community-driven discussions, making it a unique entity in the landscape of social media. As of October 2023, Reddit ranks as the 18th most visited website globally, with the vast majority of traffic coming from the US. Reddit has …

The evolving financial services and digital retail world has created demands for faster, easier, and more transparent payment solutions. Klarna is one of the leading companies looking to revolutionize that process. Fintech companies are quickly transforming the online payment experience, which is why Klarna has been able to establish itself as a leader within this …

With the rise in the trend of grocery delivery services like Instacart, grocery shopping has become easier and more convenient for consumers. The one-click ordering process and delivery of groceries in a timely manner have made shopping for groceries more accessible and enjoyable. Instacart provides a one-hour grocery delivery or pick-up service, which covers items …

With the rise in fintech companies and the disruption of traditional financial systems, online payments are shaping the future of the financial industry. According to statistics, the global fintech market size was valued at $110.57 billion back in 2020, while it is projected to reach $698.48 billion by 2030, thus growing at a CAGR of …

Way before Airbnb convinced people to sleep in stranger’s homes and became a $100 billion company, it was just an idea to make some extra money and pay the rent. It took the founders of Airbnb, and their first guests, to realize that their idea was much larger than expected. There were a lot of …

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