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

Drivers around the world are striking and protesting Wednesday in response to Uber’s initial public offering in a dispute that… Read More

WeWork confidentially files IPO paperwork, discloses new Seattle location

WeWork is the latest big-name tech startup gearing up to go public, continuing a recent IPO bonanza. The We Company,… Read More

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

Now we know why Slack made such a ruckus when Microsoft entered its territory two years ago with the introduction… Read More

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

Video conferencing company Zoom is set to go public this week, but its future could have been a lot different,… Read More

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

In addition to unveiling key business metrics, Uber’s long-anticipated IPO prospectus contains a word of warning to investors in regard… Read More

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

Uber filed its long-awaited IPO prospectus on Thursday, giving the world a look under the hood at its key business… Read More

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

PagerDuty, which offers an enterprise computing monitoring software as a service that has grown quite popular with companies looking to… Read More

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

Ride-hailing company Lyft’s debut as a $24 billion public company on Friday kicked off an IPO frenzy that could echo… Read More

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

Lyft is officially a public company. The ride-hailing giant priced its IPO at $72 per share, valuing the Bay Area… Read More

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

Lyft filed its IPO prospectus on Friday, lifting the hood on its key business metrics for the first time as… Read More

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

Well-funded tech giants could produce an epic 2019 for tech IPOs. But will any Washington-based companies make the leap? Possibly not,… Read More

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

Several high-profile U.S. tech companies completed initial public offerings in 2018, from Spotify to Sonos to Smartsheet. But with an… Read More

Uber reportedly files IPO paperwork, accelerating race with rival Lyft

Uber has filed preliminary documents to take the company public in 2019, with a goal of debuting in March or… Read More

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

In the two years since Blue Nile sold to Bain Capital Private Equity and Bow Street LLC for $500 million… Read More

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

Qualtrics, which sells software that helps companies understand how to keep customers satisfied, is going public. The company, which has… Read More

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

Amazon and Sonos are more friends than enemies, according to a top executive with the smart speaker company. Sonos has… Read More

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

Sonos revealed new details of its delicate detente with competitor and partner Amazon as part the smart speaker maker’s filing… Read More

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

This week on TLDR, we’re looking back at some of the top stories of 2018 so far. Today: the ups… Read More

Funko stock returns to pre-IPO price in rebound from rocky start as a public company

Shares in Funko — the Everett, Wash. maker of Pop! figurines — hit an important milestone Friday, continuing a rebound… Read More

Orange crush: Avalara’s colorful culture helps sales tax company go public after 14 years

Update: Shares of Avalara were up 87 percent on the first day of trading, at $44.94. There was an orange… Read More

Avalara goes public, rings opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, stock rises 87%

Follow-up: Orange crush: Avalara’s colorful culture helps sales tax company go public after 14 years Original story: Shares of Avalara spiked… Read More

Sales tax automation company Avalara raises $180M in IPO, prices shares at $24, above expected range

UPDATE: Avalara shares began trading at $35 on Friday morning, a 46 percent spike over its offering price of $24. More details… Read More

Avalara ups IPO target to $198M on stock price of $21 to $23 as it prepares to go public

Avalara plans to raise up to $198 million when it goes public, according to an updated filing with the U.S. Securities and… Read More

Smartsheet posts first quarterly earnings since IPO, revenue up 63% but losses swell to $14.3M

Smartsheet on Monday posted its first quarterly earnings report since going public in April as the cloud-based work management company… Read More

Avalara aims to raise up to $181M in IPO at $19 to $21 per share, updated filing shows

Avalara updated its IPO filing on Monday with new details about its plans to go public. The Seattle tax automation… Read More

Tableau rival Domo files for $100 million IPO as another enterprise software company goes public

Business data intelligence startup Domo filed for a $100 million IPO on Friday, becoming the latest enterprise software company to… Read More

Vacasa hires chief legal officer as vacation rental company prepares for IPO

Portland-based vacation rental company Vacasa today announced the hiring of Lisa Jurinka as its new chief legal officer in preparation for an… Read More

From stay-at-home dad to DocuSign CEO: How Dan Springer guided digital signature giant to IPO

A little more than a year ago, Dan Springer was a stay-at-home dad. Today he is the CEO of a… Read More

DocuSign and Smartsheet ring opening bells on Wall Street, launching new era as public companies

DocuSign and Smartsheet rang the opening bells for the Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange, respectively, Friday morning,… Read More

Smartsheet raises $150M in IPO, setting stock price at $15/share, above expected range

UPDATE: Smartsheet stock popped on its public debut, opening at $18.40, a 22 percent rise over its offering price of $15.… Read More