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After a lull in 2016, the IPO market has gotten off to a solid start this year. Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) set the ball rolling for a potentially productive year, with its 200 million share offering. Many other high profile names such as Uber, Spotify, Lyft, Airbnb and Dropbox are expected to follow...

After a so-so 2016, will the IPO markets see redemption in 2017? According to a Ernst & Young report , the deal numbers and proceeds raised fell in 2016, with the deal number by 16 percent and proceeds by 33 percent. In the Americas, where the U.S. dominates, the global IPO market share...

Cloud communications company Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) launched its IPO today and the market is reacting positively. The San Francisco-based company was to debut at $15 per share; the stock opened at $23.99 and was up over 86 percent on its first day of trading making it the best performing IPO of...

Dropbox is one of a handful of "unicorn" companies that are defined as non-public entities boasting a valuation above $1 billion. The company released a slew of new features this week it hopes will continue to impress its business users and justify its large valuation to investors. Dropbox detailed...

Last week the internet was buzzing with speculation that Dropbox was preparing to take on Google Docs with a new offering called Composer. The program appeared to have been accidentally leaked, allowing access to just a few users before being shut down. Initially, Dropbox remained silent...

Before Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) filed their IPOs, GSV Capital Corp (NASDAQ: GSVC) allowed investors to get a piece of these promising startups. Michael Moe, co-founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of GSV Capital, started the company after a long career involving...

Cold calling typically has a bad reputation. Yet, on the rare occasions, this practice can be undeniably fruitful. Look no further than Sparkcentral for evidence of such an instance. The customer engagement startup has attracted a number of high-profile clients, including Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ...

U.S. stocks mostly closed slightly lower a day after major indices hit record all-time highs. Americans are heading to the ballots today in a congressional election. The Republican party is expected to increase the number of seats it controls in the House and Senate. The CBOE Volatility Index...

Is privacy dead? Security experts Michael Gregg and Kevin Blackman examine the many ways in which apps and services can promote your private information. 1. Some Apps Store Personal Data In Clear Text Gregg, the founder and CEO of Superior Solutions, wants everyone to remember what happened...

Five months ago, Thinknum was a bootstrapped, two-man startup. The company built an open Web platform for financial analysis and had already attracted the likes of Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM). Now, the company has announced that it has raised $1 million in a seed round...

That old saying, “strength in numbers” rings true, especially when those numbers include the likes of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). To that end, Re/Code reported, the tech giant, along with Canon (NYSE: CAJ), SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), Newegg, Dropbox and Asana have all joined forces to...

It is rare for a company that has already filed for an IPO to seek new financing. Box Inc. did just that Monday, raising $150 million from private equity firm, TPG Growth and from Coatue Management, L.L.C. According to The Wall Street Journal, data from Dow Jones VentureSource indicated that...

Many people are still trying to understand bitcoin. The underlying technology -- a person-to-person digital exchange -- appears to be moving forward at a breakneck pace. And this year, unprecedented business models are being built on top of bitcoin-like technologies. Many investors have a hard...