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Auto1's €1B debut to join Europe's 2021 IPO roll call

January 13, 2021

Online car marketplace Auto1 is planning to raise €1 billion by listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Q1.

Affirm, SoFi herald potential boom in new fintech listings 

January 12, 2021

Affirm and SoFi, two of the most well-funded VC-backed fintech companies in the US, are set to go public in what is expected to be a breakout year for public listings in the sector.

The year in charts: VC defies 2020 expectations despite the pandemic

December 21, 2020

From VC financing to mega-funds, mega-rounds and IPOs, here are five charts that sum up an improbable 2020.

Private equity's surge of 2020 IPOs capitalizes on frothy public markets

December 18, 2020

Despite a pandemic, private equity firms have logged $74.5 billion in IPO exit value so far this year, the highest annual value in at least a decade.

IPO bonanza leaves out some tech workers over unexercised stock options

December 17, 2020

2020 has been an IPO gravy train for tech unicorns, but employees of those companies have so far left $4.9 billion on the table in unexercised options.

9 big things: The surreal IPOs of Airbnb and DoorDash

December 13, 2020

A pair of incredibly lucrative IPOs join the future of Facebook, Uber's exit from autonomous driving, Bob Dylan and more in our recap of the week.

Silicon Valley's banner year on Wall Street reshapes IPO landscape

December 10, 2020

A week of mega-IPOs capped off a year that has refashioned the traditional bridge between public and private markets.

Airbnb closes out crisis year valued at $100B

December 10, 2020

Airbnb capped off a monthslong wait for its initial public offering, reaching a fully diluted valuation of more than $100 billion.

DoorDash makes a splash in blockbuster trading debut after IPO

December 9, 2020

In a stunning Wall Street debut, DoorDash soared 86% on its first day of trading on Wednesday, hitting an initial market cap of around $60 billion. 

DoorDash targets IPO value that could edge out Airbnb

December 4, 2020

DoorDashs upcoming IPO could value the company at more than $37 billion, which would rank among the top VC-backed IPOs in the past five years, second only to Uber's last year.

11 big things: Airbnb, Roblox lead a Bay Area IPO blitz

November 22, 2020

A bevy of Bay Area IPOs from consumer-facing unicorns joins edtech unicorns, Amazon Pharmacy and more in our recap of the week.

UK revisits IPO rules to entice tech founders

November 19, 2020

The UK government is taking a fresh look at the rules around IPOs in an effort to make post-Brexit Britain more appealing to tech companies seeking to go public.

Airbnb shows pandemic resilience in IPO filing, but expects continued virus impact

November 16, 2020

Airbnb’s long-awaited IPO filing is peppered with evidence that, despite the broad impact of the pandemic, the company fared well due to a combination of resilience and luck. But as global coronavirus cases surge, the company expects bookings to decline in the fourth quarter and continue to fluctuate.

DoorDash jump-starts year-end IPO rush

November 13, 2020

DoorDash has kicked off an end-of-the-year dash to go public, with a host of companies expected to follow suit in the coming weeks.

Despite Ant's stumble, China's stock market remains primed for mega-IPOs

November 9, 2020

Chinese regulators stomped over Ant Group's dual IPO plans at the eleventh hour last week, potentially delaying it for months and dealing a shock to investors across the globe.