Jersey Mikes IPO: demand is already overheated
Jersey Mikes is heading to IPO with overheated demand and a strong consumer story.
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SpaceX shares trade 20% below IPO price
SpaceX shares fell as much as 20% below the IPO price. From the June 16 peak, the company lost more than $1.2 trillion in market value, one of the largest drawdowns in history. By Tuesday's close, the stock recovered ...
Revolut confirms a $115 billion valuation in secondary sale
Revolut launched a secondary process allowing some employees to sell shares at $2,017 per share. A similar transaction less than a year earlier valued the company at $75 billion. The new price makes Revolut one of the...
OpenEvidence considered a $20 billion round and may walk away
The Information reported that OpenEvidence considered raising $200 million at a $20 billion valuation but was likely to skip the round because of dilution for founders and shareholders. Annualised revenue reached abou...
Private market investments: why capital goes where there is no stock exchange noise yet
The good thing about the investor terminal is that it creates a sense of control.
Venture capital investments: how venture works without romance about garages
They like to package ventures as a beautiful story: two founders in a hoodie, a garage, the first version of a product, then a billion-dollar company, an IPO, magazine covers and investors who “believed before anyone ...
Pre-IPO vs IPO: where does an investor buy growth, and where is an already packaged story?
An IPO is seen as the moment when a company “becomes available to investors.”
Risks of Pre-IPO investments: where the beautiful story ends and reality begins
The biggest mistake in Pre-IPO is to assume that risk only starts when the company starts to underperform the market.
How to exit a Pre-IPO deal: liquidity, secondary market and unpleasant nuances
In pre-IPO, everyone loves to talk about entry. What company, what is the valuation, what funds are inside, when is the IPO, what is the potential upside.
The best Pre-IPO companies: why the list of “top ideas” is almost always dangerous
People like the idea of a top: name the five best companies, and the problem seems to be solved.
How to sell Pre-IPO shares: the liquidity question investors forget to ask
When an investor enters a pre-IPO, they are often shown a growth outlook.
What is Pre-IPO: investing before a company goes public
The stock market has a very strong psychological advantage: everything seems visible.
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