IPO

Where Does Uber IPO Stand Post CEO Exit? Uber Technologies, Inc. CEO Travis Kalanick resigned his position on Tuesday night, hopefully bringing an end to a dark chapter in the company’s history. He was forced out by venture capital investors, who were no doubt worried that Kalanick was…

3 Great Tech IPOs Beyond Snap Inc Year 2016 was annus horribilis for tech IPOs. We were left with a dearth of good technology stocks to invest in. But this year is already turning out to be a bonanza for fresh tech IPOs. Three of these new tech IPOs…

Cloudera IPO Shows Renewed Optimism Do you know why tech startups spent the last three years avoiding the public market? It’s because the market was on tenterhooks. Investors were so tense that any hiccup came with a massive drop in the stock price. But that pessimism is coming…

Why Spotify IPO Could Be the Next Netflix A lot of investors kicked themselves when Carl Icahn sold his shares in Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX). He made $2.0 billion from a single trade. Why hadn’t they bet on NFLX stock too? It was a colossal mistake, but now they…

All Eyes on Dropbox IPO in 2017! It is the year 2009. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs has invited two young MIT alumni to Apple’s Cupertino headquarters. Jobs tables an offer to buy their then little-known startup. But the young men refuse it. They are ambitious to grow it…

Which Companies Will Have IPOs in 2018? With the year flying by quickly, the chances of more landmark initial public offerings (IPOs) happening in 2017 are getting slimmer. While Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP) had a wild ride when it hit the public market earlier this year, there hasn't been much in the…

Should You Invest in BuzzFeed IPO in 2018?  Bust out the cat videos and listicles; it looks like we're headed toward "BuzzFeed IPO 2018." The media company that got its start as an innovator in capturing millennial attention in the online space is now reportedly eyeing a 2018…

Will Uber IPO in 2017? When it comes to public relations, you really can't do much worse than Uber Technologies Inc. The Uber valuation, ahead of its eventual initial public offering (IPO), now sits at a monstrous $66.0 billion, while the Uber IPO date is still very much in the…

Is BuzzFeed Going Public? BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti must laugh when he hears talk of “fake news” and “failing media institutions.” Last year, the 43-year-old mogul raised another $200.0 million from NBCUniversal Media, LLC, leading to a BuzzFeed valuation of $1.5 billion. There are even rumors of a BuzzFeed…

Pinterest IPO Could Be in the Cards If 2017 is going to be a major year for big-tech initial public offerings (IPOs), then it's going to need more moves from companies like Pinterest, Inc. With the Snap Inc. IPO leading the way, many investors are hoping that Snap (which runs…

Spotify IPO in 2017? As much as investors may want to see more huge tech initial public offerings (IPOs) hit the markets in 2017, those bullish on the Spotify IPO will more than likely have to wait until 2018. TechCrunch reported that multiple insider sources are saying that, despite…

A Tailwind for Google Stock Like all initial public offerings (IPOs), Snap Inc.’s debut on the stock exchange is a mixed bag. It has the potential to break in either direction, which doesn’t mean there aren’t definite upsides. For instance, the Snapchat IPO was basically free advertising for…

Airbnb IPO With Snap Inc. going public sometime in March, investors will soon be looking for the next shoe to drop in tech initial public offerings (IPOs). That’s where the Airbnb IPO comes in. Airbnb stock will likely be one of the most coveted new entries into the…

Palantir IPO in 2017?  It's looking more and more like 2017 is going to be the year of the tech initial public offering (IPO). With Snap Inc. likely to go public in March, and rumors surrounding the tech giant Uber Technologies, Inc. being ready to open its $40.0-billion valuation to the public—and other tech…

Investing in Snap Stock Is a Journey into the Unknown Snap Inc, soon to have the stock ticker NYSE:SNAP, filed for its initial public offering (IPO) last week, and the business and tech media is abuzz with its comparisons with the social media giant Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB). However, it would…

Investors Preview Snap Financials For the last few years, initial public offerings (IPOs) have been a barren wasteland of disappointment. Investors hope the upcoming IPO of Snap Inc.—more commonly known as the Snapchat IPO—will break the cold streak, but that really depends on whether Snapchat is a success.…

Snapchat IPO: The Biggest IPO of 2017?  Last year was terrible for tech initial public offerings (IPOs). Only 26 tech stocks went public on U.S. exchanges in 2016, and they only managed to raise $4.3 billion, the lowest numbers in both categories since the Great Recession. This has…

Customers’ Backlash Could Impact Uber In the latest round of Uber IPO news, Uber Chief Executive Travis Kalanick pledged $3.0 million to help drivers impacted by the Donald Trump immigration order after facing public backlash over Uber’s decision to continue running its services despite a taxi strike at Kennedy…

Best Tech IPOs 2017 A popular meme going around these days is celebrating 2016 as the worst year, one that will forever be looked upon in infamy and dread. But much of that ire is centered on political and humanitarian crises, while the financial markets—especially at the end of…

The Snapchat IPO, Explained Snap Inc.’s initial public offering—more commonly known as the Snapchat IPO—is expected to be a landmark moment of 2017. There were very few IPOs last year, and few are scheduled for this year, leaving many investors hungry for a piece of Snapchat stock. It…