In the past few years, Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi has made its name selling phones that sharply undercut the likes of Samsung and Apple on price.
On Thursday, Xiaomi filed to list on Hong Kong’s stock exchange, in a much-talked about initial pu…
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Ceridian up 42% following payroll software IPO
Stock market investors greeted payroll software company Ceridian with enthusiasm on its debut Thursday. After pricing above its expected range at $22 per share, the stock shot up 42 percent, closing above $31 by day’s end. Ceridian helps clients ranging from BlackRock to Trader Joe’s keep tabs on personnel, including payroll, benefits and onboarding. Its […]
View More Ceridian up 42% following payroll software IPOUtah’s Pluralsight unveils IPO filing
Pluralsight, the Utah-based education technology company, has revealed its IPO filing. Given the timing of the unveiling, the company is likely targeting a May public debut. Its core business is online software development courses, helping people improve their skills in categories like IT, data and security. Businesses small and large pay Pluralsight to help train their […]
View More Utah’s Pluralsight unveils IPO filingSubscription biller Zuora soars 43% following IPO
Subscription biller Zuora was well-received by stock market investors on Thursday, following its public debut. After pricing its IPO at $14 and raising $154 million, the company closed at $20, valuing the company around $2 billion. It was also much higher than expected. The company said in its filings that it planned to price its shares […]
View More Subscription biller Zuora soars 43% following IPOSecurity shop Carbon Black files to go public
Alex Wilhelm Contributor Alex Wilhelm is the editor-in-chief of Crunchbase News and co-host of Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast. More posts by this contributor Spotify steadies, DocuSign’s big year, and scooters are the new blockchain Live from Disrupt SF: Equity talks Slack, Lyft and flying cars Today Carbon Black filed to go public, publishing its S-1 […]
View More Security shop Carbon Black files to go publicSpotify steadies, DocuSign’s big year, and scooters are the new blockchain
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week Katie Roof and I were joined by David Welsh, part of KKR’s growth equity shop. (His formal title: Member and Head of TMT Growth Equity, where “member” actually means “partner,” it turns out.) And what a […]
View More Spotify steadies, DocuSign’s big year, and scooters are the new blockchainUtah education technology unicorn Pluralsight files for IPO
In an unusual move, Pluralsight has announced that it filed confidentially for IPO. Companies typically stay quiet until they make the filings public, unless reporters break the news first. But it’s no surprise to those who have been following Utah’s tech scene that Pluralsight is planning to list on the stock market this year. The […]
View More Utah education technology unicorn Pluralsight files for IPOThe US IPO market just had the best quarter in three years
The U.S. IPO market had its best quarter by proceeds in three years, according to the IPO research company Renaissance Capital. That kind of momentum has seemingly set the stage for some big names in tech to march onto the public market in the second quarter. Forty-three companies raised a collective $15.6 billion through their IPOs, […]
View More The US IPO market just had the best quarter in three yearsThese startup exits delivered the biggest bang for the buck
Big IPOs by the best-known brands tend to dominate attention in startup circles. But when it comes to delivering significant returns on invested capital, it’s often lower-profile companies that come out on top. We look at some of the top-returning large exits, first for tech and Internet companies, and then for life sciences. Read More
2018 could bring the IPOs that tech has been promised for years
After years of drought and parched conditions, the U.S. tech IPO market could see a number of well-known players push forward with their debuts in 2018. That sentiment is grounded in the number of companies currently rumored to have filed or star…
View More 2018 could bring the IPOs that tech has been promised for yearsRIP IPO (1602-2018)
In comparison to an anemic 2016 for venture-backed technology IPOs, 2017 was a much better year. Companies as diverse as Yext, Cloudera, Blue Apron, StitchFix, and SendGrid all went public last year, not to mention one of the most anticipated IPO…
View More RIP IPO (1602-2018)Tencent’s online publishing arm set to raise $1B in Hong Kong IPO
Tencent’s China Literature, an Amazon-like e-book business, is continuing the trend of Asian tech IPOs after it announced its public listing in Hong Kong will raise $1.06 billion on Wednesday. The company set the price for its 151,371,800 share offering at HK$55, the top end of its range, and it could sell an additional 22.7 million through a greenshoe option with underwriters. The… Read More