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Startups smash annual record for VC-backed exit value with 2019's IPO onslaught

January 13, 2020

Venture-backed startups proved their worth, despite a slowdown in activity near year's end.

Private equity's IPO pipeline is filling up after a slow 2019

January 9, 2020

Despite a decade-long bull market, the number of US IPOs dropped significantly last year. And businesses with private equity backing were no exception, falling 50% YoY. This year, however, could look very different.

The year of WeWork could reshape the IPO market in 2020

January 3, 2020

For VCs, 2019 was a year filled with more high-profile public offerings than ever before. But as 2020 begins, it's the unicorn IPO that didn't happen that's still on the tip of everyone's tongue.   

The many faces of disruption: Key takeaways from Web Summit 2019

November 11, 2019

A global event that sits at the nexus of technology, public policy and enterprise, the Web Summit has evolved from its origins to cover everything from 5G to VC-backed exits.

12 big things: IPOs, SoftBank and more with a unicorn CEO

November 10, 2019

PE's buyout bonanza, the FCC's Civil War and Travis Kalanick's comeback join a chat with 10x Genomics CEO Serge Saxonov in our recap of the week.

Flying cars' next stopover could be on Wall Street

November 1, 2019

China's EHang has filed for an IPO—which means flying cars may soon descend on Wall Street.

Ex-unicorn stocks are tanking in a post-WeWork world

October 31, 2019

In the past two months, more than a dozen money-losing former unicorns have experienced significant dips in their stock prices. Is WeWork's collapse to blame?

In rarity for marketing tech, Sprout Social aims at IPO

October 25, 2019

Against the backdrop of challenging market conditions, a stalwart marketing-tech company is making a foray into the IPO market in what would be a rare Wall Street exit for its industry.

11 big things: Airbnb is living in WeWork's universe

October 20, 2019

Brewers, bakers, stealthy startups and a new tech product from the Vatican join developments from WeWork and Airbnb in our recap of the week.

6 big things: Is it time for VC to hit the reset button?

October 13, 2019

So, is change afoot in the venture world? Is SoftBank's potential U-turn the first domino? However it plays out, industry-wide introspection is one of six things you need to know from the past week.

PE-backed Topgolf may take a swing at 2020 IPO

October 9, 2019

The golfing industry's trendiest driving range operator is considering a 2020 IPO, as it seeks to grow its footprint and expand its offerings—including launching a comedy series.

US IPO woes continue as ADC Therapeutics pulls listing

October 3, 2019

Swiss biotech startup ADC Therapeutics has canceled its New York listing as alarm bells sound over the US IPO market.

A tale of two markets separates tech from non-tech IPOs

October 2, 2019

Wall Street has warmly received some of this year's venture-backed IPOs and given the cold shoulder to others. How to make sense of the sharply contrasting journeys of these two classes of unicorns?

10 big things: Things fall apart at WeWork

September 29, 2019

The fall of Adam Neumann at WeWork joins a power shift at Apollo, Peloton's flat tire and Facebook-powered mind control in our recap of the week.

Peloton joins the IPO cycle with $8.1B debut [datagraphic]

September 25, 2019

Peloton priced its IPO at $29 per share, raising more than $1.1 billion in the process and nearly doubling its valuation. We took a look at the company's journey from its founding to the public markets.

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