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Secondary market trackers are lighting up a traditionally dark deal environment

From Tech Crunch s many private companies try to avoid raising capital in the current market, it’s become significantly harder to figure out what companies are actually worth. But a market that’s traditionally even less transparent than venture is providing clues. The secondary market, where investors can buy and sell existing stakes in a startup or fund, offers[…]

An Inside Look at Bowery Farming’s Largest Indoor-Farming Facility

From Progressive Grocer: visit to Bethlehem, Pa., farm reveals how company is at the forefront of changing how produce is grown and shipped Bridget Goldschmidt  Managing Editor The Bowery Operating System meticulously keeps track of a multitude of plant cultivars at different phases of growth. At New York-based Bowery Farming, they believe in continuous improvement of[…]

Sustainable Investing based on Real Intelligence

PreIPOSwap.com 2/25/2023 — New York, NY — We hear the term ‘sustainable’ being thrown around a lot with so many hidden meanings, implications, and innuendo it can be confusing.  Let’s cut to the chase.  Sustainability means rugged, flexible, and long term – that means a business model that doesn’t deplete natural resources, and that can[…]

Crunchbase Explainer: How To Sell Your Stock Options On A Secondary Market

From Crunchbase Startup stock options mean something different in 2023. Many unicorns are staying private for around eight to 10 years while enjoying household name status with public companies like Amazon and Microsoft. Search less. Close more. Some of the highest-valued startups on the The Crunchbase Unicorn Board, including Stripe, Shein and ByteDance, have been around as private companies for longer than a decade. As[…]

My 2 Year Experiment With Varo Online Bank

A Brief History of Varo Varo Bank, NA. – Founded in 2020 as America’s first all-digital bank, Varo relaunched itself after a lackluster 1st year start during Covid (2020) with a groundbreaking new 2021 campaign – “A bank for all of us”- as part of its first multi-million dollar, integrated brand launch across TV, radio & internet[…]

A.I. but for good

A.I. but for good There’s a term used by the commodities industry to describe the amount of product lost due to various unforeseen circumstances such as theft and damage. It’s called: breakage. Whatever goes missing before it can be sold falls into this category. In the food services industry however, it isn’t so easy to[…]

Elasticity of Private Markets

PreIPOSwap.com – New York 6/8/2022 — Startups are going public much later, in fact there are more than 1,000 companies with a valuation of $1 Billion or more, according to research firm CB Insights[i].  Public markets have seen arguably one of the worst sell off’s in market history, depending on how you look at it. […]

HilleVax prices IPO at $17 per share, debuts today

By Niloofer Shaikh,   HilleVax (HLVX) has priced its upsized initial public offering of 11.765M shares of common stock at $17.00 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $200M. The offering was upsized from $10.3M shares to 11.765M shares and priced within the estimated range of $16 and $18 per share. The shares are expected to begin trading on[…]

Norovirus vaccine developer HilleVax stock climbs 10% following upsized $200M IPO

By Val kennedy,     Norovirus vaccine developer HilleVax (HLVX) shares rose 10% following its upsized $200M initial public offering. Shares of HLVX opened at $18.76 after pricing at $17 per share. The stock recently changed hands at $18.70, up 10%, at approximately 12:00 p.m. ET. HLVX offered approximately 11.8M shares priced at $17 per share, raising[…]

Hong Kong-based Magic Empire Global Limited files and sets terms for a $23 million US IPO

By Renaissance Capital, Magic Empire Global Limited, a Hong Kong-based provider of financial advisory and underwriting services, filed on Friday with the SEC to raise up to $23 million in an initial public offering. The company plans to raise $23 million by offering 5 million shares at a price range of $4 to $5. At[…]