Paul Inouye: The IPO Door Is Already Closed. Most Founders Haven’t Noticed.
Crunchbase confirmed it last week: zero venture-backed U.S. SaaS unicorns have filed to IPO so far in 2026. Four months in, and the count is zero. Paul Inouye believes that number should land as a serious signal for any founder sitting on a 2021 growth-stage round. For most of them, it isn’t — because the […]
Payward Brings Pre-IPO Bending Spoons Access Through xStocks
Payward Services, the B2B infrastructure platform from Payward, the company behind global crypto platform Kraken, on June 26th opened pre-IPO access to Bending Spoons S.p.A (BSP), the Italian technology company behind WeTransfer, Evernote, Vimeo, AOL and Eventbrite. Eligible customers of Kraken, Wallet in Telegram and other supporting xStocks Alliance partners in over 110 countries, including […]
First Carolina Financial Services Announces IPO Pricing
First Carolina Financial Services, Inc, the holding company for First Carolina Bank, announced on June 17th the pricing of its initial public offering of 5,500,000 shares of its common stock at an initial public offering price of USD 12.50 per share. The shares are expected to begin trading on June 18, 2026, on the New […]
Carlton Ng and Maureen Wang Appointed as Corporate Attorneys at Dorsey Hong Kong
Attorneys Carlton Ng and Maureen Wang have joined Dorsey & Whitney in Hong Kong, the international law firm recently announced. “Carlton and Maureen bring deep expertise in Hong Kong corporate markets,” said Janet Wong, Head of Dorsey’s Hong Kong office. “We are thrilled they have joined our office and bring their tremendous experience, further strengthening […]
BOW, A Robotics Software Company, Appoints Liz Upton as Chair of Its Board
BOW, the universal robotics software company, has recently announced the appointment of Liz Upton, Co-Founder of Raspberry Pi, as Chair of its board. The robotics market is projected to reach USD 260 billion by 2030, yet realising the full potential of robotics is out of reach for many companies and industries because of the high cost […]
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Promotes Bradley Doline as Its Partner
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announces the elevation of U.S.-qualified corporate lawyer Bradley (Brad) Doline to partner in its London office. Doline’s promotion reinforces Wilson Sonsini’s position as the leading resource for innovative U.K. and European companies seeking a combination of practical legal […]
Oman Investment Authority Forms Largest IPO As Part Of Divestment Strategy
Oman Investment Authority (OIA), Oman’s sovereign wealth fund, has announced the Initial Public Offering (IPO) for 25% of the shares of OQ Exploration & Production, a subsidiary of OQ Group, which is fully owned by OIA. This IPO is set to become the largest in Oman’s history on the Muscat Stock Exchange. According to Industry sources, of the overall […]
Microba Life Sciences raises successful $30Mn IPO
Microba Life Sciences Limited is an Australian-based commercial-stage company with leading technology for measuring the human gut microbiome. The firm commenced trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) at 10.30 am (Sydney, Australia time) recently following the completion of an initial public offering (IPO). According to industrial sources, the overall IPO that was raised was […]
Cartica announces pricing of IPO of $200 million
Cartica Acquisition Corp, a blank check company formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 20,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. Although the Company may […]
Globalink Investment announces IPO of 10 million units on Nasdaq
Globalink Investment Inc., the New York-based asset management group, recently announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 10,000,000 units at a public offering price of $10.00 per unit, for gross proceeds of USD 100,000,000, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by Globalink. Each unit consists of one share […]
