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Toronto Stock Exchange & TSX Venture Exchange: A Growth Platform for U.S. Companies

by Todd Bishop on September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 at 1:49 pmComment

IS YOUR COMPANY LOOKING FOR GROWTH CAPITAL? CANADA EMBRACES SMALL CAP PUBLIC COMPANIES. Learn about accessing “public venture capital” and how it may be a fit for your company’s business… Read More

Shares of Gates-backed Vir Bio tumble after $143M IPO to fund infectious disease efforts

by James Thorne on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 at 3:54 pmComment

It was a rough Wall Street debut for Vir Biotechnology, a San Francisco company with ambitious plans to battle infectious diseases. After raising $143 million in an initial public offering… Read More

WeWork says it expects to complete IPO by end of year amid reports of delays

by Nat Levy on September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 at 5:00 amComment

WeWork’s IPO process has hit another bump in the road, as the co-working giant is reportedly set to delay the process. The We Co., WeWork’s parent company, was preparing to… Read More

Seattle cannabis company Wikileaf set to go public in Canada via alternative method to IPO

by Nat Levy on September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 at 2:48 pm1 Comment

Wikileaf, a Seattle-based online cannabis directory, is going public next week. However, it is eschewing the traditional IPO in favor of an alternative route to the stock market. The company… Read More

WeWork’s top investor reportedly wants to shelve co-working giant’s IPO

by Nat Levy on September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 at 6:19 am 3 Comments

WeWork’s bid to go public is reportedly in jeopardy as the company’s top investor, SoftBank Vision Fund, is pushing for it to shelve plans for an IPO. The Financial Times… Read More

In IPO filing, WeWork claims it can thrive in a recession as troubling indicator tanks stock market

by Nat Levy on August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 at 10:45 am1 Comment

WeWork took another step forward in its path to going public today, and the co-working giant claims it will be able to withstand and grow during a major recession as… Read More

Adaptive Biotechnologies stock soars 90% after ringing Nasdaq opening bell following $300M IPO

by James Thorne on June 27, 2019June 27, 2019 at 3:25 pmComment

Follow-up: Big debut: Shares of Adaptive Biotechnologies rise 100% on first day as public company The public market is bullish on Adaptive Biotechnologies. The biotech company started trading on the… Read More

Adaptive Biotechnologies set to go public with valuation above $2B in biggest biotech IPO of 2019

by James Thorne on June 26, 2019June 27, 2019 at 8:10 amComment

Adaptive Biotechnologies has raised the price for its initial public offering, putting itself in a position to raise more cash than any other biotech IPO this year. The Seattle-based company,… Read More

Slack makes its public debut at $38.50/share as valuation soars above $20B

by Nat Levy on June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 at 2:19 pm 3 Comments

Slack is off to a good start as a public company Thursday as shares of the chat-based collaboration app are trading 50 percent above an early bar set by the… Read More

Avalara looks to raise an additional $222M in new offering, one year after original IPO

by Taylor Soper on June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 at 9:35 amComment

Avalara is looking to raise more cash from the public market. The Seattle sales tax automation software company filed paperwork with the SEC on Tuesday that revealed its proposal to… Read More

Q&A: NYSE president talks IPO boom, executive diversity and the bull market in Seattle visit

by Nat Levy on May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 at 4:31 pmComment

Stacey Cunningham sits at the intersection of several historical moments in the business world. She is the first-ever female president of the New York Stock Exchange. And during the beginning… Read More

Uber shares start trading at $42/share, below ride-hailing giant’s IPO price

by Nat Levy on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 at 2:00 pm1 Comment

Update: Uber’s stock closed Friday at $41.57, down 7.6 percent.  Uber made its long-awaited debut on the stock market Friday morning, but its stock opened at $42 per share, below its original… Read More

Uber driver protests ahead of IPO spell uncertain future for gig economy

by Monica Nickelsburg on May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 at 11:49 amComment

Drivers around the world are striking and protesting Wednesday in response to Uber’s initial public offering in a dispute that highlights the growing divide between the booming tech industry and… Read More

WeWork confidentially files IPO paperwork, discloses new Seattle location

by Nat Levy on April 29, 2019April 29, 2019 at 1:07 pmComment

WeWork is the latest big-name tech startup gearing up to go public, continuing a recent IPO bonanza. The We Company, better known as WeWork, filed confidential IPO documents with the… Read More

Slack calls out Microsoft as its ‘primary competitor’ in IPO filing in nod to rival’s collaboration tools

by Nat Levy on April 26, 2019April 27, 2019 at 9:19 amComment

Now we know why Slack made such a ruckus when Microsoft entered its territory two years ago with the introduction of Teams, even going as far as placing a full-page… Read More

Ahead of Zoom’s IPO, new report says Microsoft repeatedly tried to acquire video conferencing company

by Nat Levy on April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 at 4:37 pmComment

Video conferencing company Zoom is set to go public this week, but its future could have been a lot different, according to a new report. Recode reported that Microsoft has… Read More

In IPO filing, Uber calls out Seattle and warns ‘regulatory risks’ in big cities could impact business

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 11, 2019April 12, 2019 at 10:37 amComment

In addition to unveiling key business metrics, Uber’s long-anticipated IPO prospectus contains a word of warning to investors in regard to cities imposing regulations on the ride-hailing giant. Uber’s sensitivity… Read More

Uber releases IPO documents, reports $11.3B in 2018 revenue, up 42% from 2017

by Nat Levy on April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 at 2:37 pmComment

Uber filed its long-awaited IPO prospectus on Thursday, giving the world a look under the hood at its key business metrics as the most valuable private company prepares to enter… Read More

Cloud monitoring company PagerDuty goes public, shares close up 59 percent

by Tom Krazit on April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 at 1:57 pmComment

PagerDuty, which offers an enterprise computing monitoring software as a service that has grown quite popular with companies looking to avoid downtime, became the latest tech company to join the… Read More

How the Bay Area tech IPO boom could create a ‘ripple effect’ in Seattle’s housing market

by Nat Levy on March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 at 8:40 amComment

Ride-hailing company Lyft’s debut as a $24 billion public company on Friday kicked off an IPO frenzy that could echo across the technology landscape and alter housing markets well beyond… Read More

Lyft IPO: Ride-hailing giant begins trading at $24B valuation, first of many tech companies to go public

by Taylor Soper on March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 at 2:15 pmComment

Lyft is officially a public company. The ride-hailing giant priced its IPO at $72 per share, valuing the Bay Area company at more than $24 billion. On Friday it started… Read More

Lyft reveals financials in new IPO filing: $2.2B revenue, $911M net loss in 2018

by Taylor Soper on March 1, 2019March 1, 2019 at 10:48 am1 Comment

Lyft filed its IPO prospectus on Friday, lifting the hood on its key business metrics for the first time as the San Francisco-based transportation giant prepares to go public. Lyft… Read More

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As Wall Street preps for huge IPO year, will any Seattle companies go public in 2019?

by Taylor Soper on December 28, 2018December 28, 2018 at 10:23 pmComment

Well-funded tech giants could produce an epic 2019 for tech IPOs. But will any Washington-based companies make the leap? Possibly not, as higher-profile brand names such as Uber and Airbnb take… Read More

2019 could be a blockbuster year for tech IPOs as Uber, Lyft, Slack, Airbnb, others prep to go public

by Taylor Soper on December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 at 11:24 amComment

Several high-profile U.S. tech companies completed initial public offerings in 2018, from Spotify to Sonos to Smartsheet. But with an increasing number of billion-dollar tech giants readying to test the… Read More

Uber reportedly files IPO paperwork, accelerating race with rival Lyft

by Monica Nickelsburg on December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 at 10:09 amComment

Uber has filed preliminary documents to take the company public in 2019, with a goal of debuting in March or April, sources told The Wall Street Journal. The ride-hailing company’s… Read More

Two years after $500M acquisition, online jeweler Blue Nile eyes eventual return to public markets

by Nat Levy on November 21, 2018November 21, 2018 at 8:58 amComment

In the two years since Blue Nile sold to Bain Capital Private Equity and Bow Street LLC for $500 million — removing it from the stock market — the Seattle-based… Read More

Qualtrics files for $200M IPO, continuing the trend of enterprise software companies going public

by Nat Levy on October 19, 2018October 20, 2018 at 9:28 amComment

Qualtrics, which sells software that helps companies understand how to keep customers satisfied, is going public. The company, which has co-headquarters in Provo, Utah and Seattle, plans to raise $200… Read More

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Sonos confident in Alexa partnership despite competition from Amazon in smart speakers

by Kaitlyn Wang on August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 at 3:44 pm1 Comment

Amazon and Sonos are more friends than enemies, according to a top executive with the smart speaker company. Sonos has integrated Alexa into two of its products so far, leveraging… Read More

Sonos IPO filing reveals new details of tenuous partnership with potential frenemy Amazon

by Nat Levy on July 6, 2018July 6, 2018 at 10:27 amComment

Sonos revealed new details of its delicate detente with competitor and partner Amazon as part the smart speaker maker’s filing for a $100 million IPO Friday. In a filing with… Read More

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TLDR Editor’s Picks: The state of the tech economy, from Seattle to Wall Street and beyond

by Starla Sampaco on July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 at 12:13 pmComment

This week on TLDR, we’re looking back at some of the top stories of 2018 so far. Today: the ups and downs of the tech economy, including cutbacks by tech… Read More

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