IPO

Chime Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHYM) made a splash on Wall Street this week as its highly anticipated initial public offering saw shares soar by as much as 66% on the stock's first day of trading.  Chime made a strong debut on the Nasdaq on Thursday. The stock opened at $43 per share, well...

Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya admired Circle Internet Group’s (NYSE:CRL) successful Wall Street debut on Monday, suggesting it could pave the way for more cryptocurrency companies to enter public markets. What Happened: Palihapitiya took to X to comment on the recent public listing...

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to correct an error in the USDC ticker.Ex-Goldman Executive On Circle's 168% IPO Spike: Don't Rush To Buy Stock As Bankers Engineer A ‘Pop' — Cites Facebook Example Former Goldman Sachs executive and Web3 entrepreneur Dom Kwok advised against investing in...

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to correct an error in the USDC ticker.Tech investor Chamath Palihapitiya suggested Wednesday that Ripple Labs or Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) acquiring Circle Internet Financial would be a “genius” move, given the potential value of the...

Cryptocurrency and stock trading platform eToro Group Ltd. priced its upsized initial public offering at $52 per share on Tuesday ahead of its Wall Street debut. What happened: The Israeli firm offered 11.92 million shares at $52 apiece, above its target range of $46 to $50. The offering includes 5...

Circle Internet Financial, the issuer of the world’s second-largest stablecoin, USD Coin (CRYPTO: USDC), filed a prospectus for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday. What Happened: The company plans to list its Class A common stock on the New York...

CoreWeave's rapid rise in the AI cloud space has made its upcoming IPO one of the most anticipated in tech. CoreWeave plans to trade its shares on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ‘CRWV.’ But beneath the excitement, there are risks investors shouldn't overlook—especially as insiders...

Cryptocurrency custodian company BitGo, Inc. was contemplating an initial public offering listing later this year, according to a media report on Tuesday. What happened: The California-headquartered company was in talks with potential advisors for a listing that could come as early as the second...

Cloud-based private company Databricks isn't in a rush to go public. What Happened: While the San Francisco-based company is experiencing growth and was recently valued at $62 billion, 2024 wasn’t the year to file an initial public offering, Databricks CEO and co-founder Ali Ghodsi said at...

ByteDance, the parent company of the globally popular app TikTok, has set its valuation at a whopping $300 billion. This marks one of the highest valuations the company has seen to date. What Happened: ByteDance’s valuation was established in a recent share buyback offer. This move indicates...

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with the company’s response. In a surprising turn of events, Games Global Ltd, a UK-based company known for its online casino games, has decided to pull its initial public offering (IPO) from the U.S. What Happened: Games Global announced on...

The U.S. initial public offerings (IPO) market is experiencing a significant surge with an increasing number of companies choosing to go public, as stated by New York Stock Exchange President, Lynn Martin. What Happened: During an interview, Martin expressed her opinions in the IPO market’s...

CNBC’s Jim Cramer has expressed his support for the initial public offering of Viking Holdings Ltd (NYSE:VIK), despite its high valuation. What Happened: Cramer, on his show “Mad Money” on Thursday, discussed the IPO of Viking, a luxury cruise line, which is the largest IPO of the...

Investors eager to support former President Donald Trump’s social media venture, Truth Social, may face disappointment, according to Helaine Olen, author and columnist. What Happened: Truth Social went public today, following its approved merger with the little-known publicly traded Digital...

At the recent Benzinga Virtual Healthcare Summit, Laura Chico, Ph.D., senior vice president of equity research at Wedbush Equity Research, shared her optimistic views on the 2024 biotech IPO market and the current M&A trends in the industry. Chico’s discussion happened against the...