Uber IPO
What the Market Is Telling Us About Tech IPOs One of the most lucrative investments you can ever make is picking the right company from day one. Being in on the ground floor has made many investors into millionaires over the years. It's a simple equation, after all:…
Ride-sharing IPOs Come Up Lame It's hardly an understatement to claim that the Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER) initial public offering (IPO) was one of the most hotly anticipated IPOs of all time. The company was floating around valuations as high as $120.0 billion, an unbelievable number, made all…
Lyft IPO Vs. Uber IPO It's shaping up to be a banner year for tech initial public offerings (IPOs). Although many tech IPOs were delayed following the government shutdown, 2018 was overall a weak year for major tech companies going public. In 2019, however, things are looking to…
Tech IPOs in 2019 Last year was an anomaly in that there were few major tech initial public offerings (IPOs) worth getting riled up about. Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP) was perhaps the last major tech IPO, and that took place in 2017 (and was very disappointing). Enter Lyft. The…
Upcoming Tech IPOs in 2019 2018 has been a big year of companies going public, but 2019 could be an even bigger year for U.S. tech initial public offerings (IPOs). In fact, 2019 could be a record-breaking year, with valuations for tech IPOs topping $100.0 billion. Which American…
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…
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…
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…
Can Uber Beat the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Giants? Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one area that has been attracting lot of attention from the top technology companies for a while now. Uber Technologies Inc. has become the latest company to be bitten by the AI bug. Uber’s Chief Product Officer Jeff…
A Big Piece of Uber News Uber Technologies Inc. will appear in the European Court of Justice on Tuesday to defend its business practices, in what is fast becoming the Groundhog Day of Uber news stories. The U.S.-based ride sharing app has faced these accusations again and again. Critics…
Is an Uber IPO in the Works? Some have suggested that the chances of an Uber Technologies Inc. IPO (initial public offering) have increased. The opportunity for an Uber IPO—perhaps even an Uber IPO in 2016—has opened up because Uber has sold its Uber China division to competitor…
The Uber App Has Already Shown Its Potential Elon Musk dreams about an environmental apocalypse, triggering the rapture of a select group of humans to Mars. Amazon.com, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos finds ingenious ways to make more money through Amazon and his Blue Origin space venture. But…
Longer Wait for Uber IPO Investors are hungry for an Uber IPO—and for good reason. Uber Technologies, Inc. is an industry disruptor. In a few short years since the company launched, Uber has overtaken taxis as the favored way to hitch a ride. Although Uber has been met…
No Uber IPO in 2016 An initial public offering (IPO) for Uber Technologies Inc., the world’s most popular ride service platform, would be an outstanding event in any year in the financial markets. Often, pundits have spurred rumors of an imminent Uber IPO, setting the greed of investors…
From: Michael Lombardi, MBA