Editor’s Morning Note: Another big IPO pop makes tech two for two this week. What market uncertainty? So much for “shifting market conditions,” or “the public markets don’t understand our… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: Nutanix’s IPO pricing gives us a great window into what things are worth. Especially unicorns. Nuntanix priced its IPO this week, setting a $13 per-share upper end… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: After publishing our post looking ahead to a quickening tech IPO cadence, Coupa filed. Let’s investigate. There are now enough US-based tech IPOs that it’s easy to forget… Read Full Article
tl;dr: We’re taking a look at the network of startup M&A around the world. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is an integral aspect of the startup ecosystem. It is one of two… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: The Wall Street Journal says that the “Anemic IPO Market Is Poised for a Rebound.” But what about tech? If you have kept hope for a dramatic rebound in… Read Full Article
tl;dr: Most of the capital invested into unicorns and almost-unicorns is still waiting for its exit. And a surprisingly small number of investors have actually cashed in on their bets. Everyone… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: It’s the middle of the week, so strap on your snark pants. Today, we are taking three quick looks at topics pertinent to our continuing quest to… Read Full Article
tl;dr: IPO pricing is an art-science hybrid. Recent data is fuzzy, and experts stress the long-term over initial performance. But could you leave money on the table? IPOs receive a lot of emphasis… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: Market conditions are supposedly slowing the IPO market. That sounds like bullshit. The 2016 tech IPO crop is in the midst of an impressive debut. In fact, Mattermark… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: US 2016 tech IPOs are up an average of 89 percent from their IPO price, and 33 percent from their first-day close. Now that Talend has had… Read Full Article
tl;dr: There is more to tech stocks than the Nasdaq. London wants a piece. Mattermark recently caught up with James Clark of the London Stock Exchange after his article “Mythbusting the IPO… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Early Afternoon Note: Here’s the general case for an Uber IPO after it offloads its Chinese losses for equity and a cash infusion. It’s Monday, and the take machine has worked overtime since… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: You can 9x your valuation in just a few years! Science can confirm that unicorns sans their bodies bear striking resemblance to Nessie. Sprinklr, a company that… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: Line’s strong debut this morning puts the fourth straight US-market IPO success on the board. How the author imagines the world looks through the lens of HFT.… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: Line hopes to make a splash with its IPO tomorrow. Early indicators show strong demand for the equity as markets set new highs. It’s nearly time for… Read Full Article
tl;dr: VC investment into US companies slowed in Q2, but the first half of the year posted some positive indicators. Instead of burying you under a pile of numbers this quarter,… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: Let’s chat about Dropbox’s recent business milestone. Dropbox, a popular storage and collaboration tool, announced yesterday that it has “almost 200,000 Dropbox Business customers.” The news comes… Read Full Article
From the Investors Sammy Abdullah at DAN Fund publishes his internal data on valuations Series A startups are asking for in “Startups are asking for lower multiples, slightly“ Sam Altman… Read Full Article
Good Monday, comrades, and welcome back. With an IPO on deck it should be an interesting week. Today we’re taking stock of Line’s final IPO figures to help understand private… Read Full Article
I presume that you were up late last night taking in the news, so we’ll be brief this morning. It doesn’t seem like the most perfect time to crack lengthy accounting… Read Full Article
Happy Not Really Monday, everyone. The American markets are back open, we’re getting our hands around the full-return of the second quarter, and hot dang do we have a new IPO filing… Read Full Article
tl;dr: The number of VC firms with four or more portfolio companies that have raised more than $100 million has tripled in less than two years. In September of 2014, Mattermark… Read Full Article
From the Investors Malay Gandhi of Ensemble Labs believes health tech companies that want to be big will have to focus on making healthcare different, not just better in “Building… Read Full Article
Following tales of certain doom the Nasdaq is up over a point today, pushing it comfortably above the 4,600 mark. Barring something tectonic, the short-term Brexit impact on American public tech companies… Read Full Article