The IPO market has never been as open and as active as it is today. The Covid-19 pandemic, growth of SPAC companies, and a recent influx of retail investors have paved the way for some extremely favourable conditions for businesses looking to go public - and thanks to innovations among fintech apps, retail investors are finally allowed to join the...
17 August 2021 /markets
To become a game-changing consumer product, investment platforms must be accessible to all. It is vital that retail investors are not treated as second-class citizens and that more prominent investors have more advantages to give users access to the core product and engage with the community. The most common return on investment for self-managed ...
27 July 2021 /markets
Robinhood has undoubtedly been the most newsworthy name in the world of investing since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Following on from a prosperous 2020 and a rocketing user base, the company is now launching an IPO with the aim of achieving a $35 billion valuation. However, with growing discontent from within Wall Street and the wider ...
23 July 2021 /retail /markets
EverCommerce, a leading SaaS platform, has launched a $325 million IPO with the intention of paving the way to a valuation of up to $3.5 billion. The company’s multi-billion dollar ambitions are a significant reminder of how the Covid-19 pandemic has not only been a time of great challenges for the SaaS industry as a whole, but it’s also presented...
30 June 2021 /markets
The stock market has been in good form following on from a chaotic 2020 where the market fell during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic before recovering in spectacular fashion over the 12 months that followed. During this time, sectors like IT, healthcare and pharmaceuticals outperformed many other stocks while other industries like transport an...
29 June 2021 /markets
The Covid-19 pandemic has paved the way for a huge year for marketing and customer experience platforms like Sprinklr. Now, with the company looking to build on its productive 12 months with the launch of an IPO, it’s clear that the industry expects eCommerce to become even more digital in the age of the ‘new normal.’ Sprinklr had been mulling ove...
21 June 2021 /markets
It’s been a transformative year for fintech. As the COVID-19 pandemic has forced global payments to become increasingly digital, we’ve seen more companies within the industry generate highly successful years. This has led to something of a fintech IPO surge in recent months. Now, it’s the turn of Marqeta to launch an initial public offering ahea...
06 June 2021 /markets
2021 has been a challenging year for the development of new technologies. Still operating in the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic, any initial optimism for the development and launch of AR-enabled smart glasses by the end of the year has been quashed by experts - but despite this, AR-glasses specialists Vuzix has been gaining significant momentum ...
30 May 2021 /markets
Alphawave IP Group has its sights firmly set on a London Stock Exchange (LSE) listing with share prices ranging from £3.75 to £4.30 - amounting to a valuation of up to £3.2 billion according to bookrunner JP Morgan. As a Canadian firm, Alphawave’s choice to debut in London is a significant indicator that despite COVID-19 and Brexit uncertainty, t...
27 May 2021 /markets
In early 2021, the robotic process automation (RPA) unicorn UiPath generated a massive $750 million fundraising round ahead of the company’s expected IPO. This put the valuation of the UiPath at around $35 billion ahead of going public. Since this valuation, the company has released its first IPO range, which appears to be a relatively discounted p...
20 April 2021 /markets
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