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Companies Gone Public in 2021: Visualizing IPO Valuations

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Despite its many tumultuous turns, last year was a productive year for global markets, and companies going public in 2021 benefited.

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From much-hyped tech initial public offerings (IPOs) to food and healthcare services, many companies with already large followings have gone public this year. Some were supposed to go public in 2020 but got delayed due to the pandemic, and others saw the opportunity to take advantage of a strong current market.

This graphic measures 68 companies that have gone public in 2021 — including IPOs, SPACs, and Direct Listings—as well as their subsequent valuations after listing.

Who’s Gone Public in 2021?

Historically, companies that wanted to go public employed one main method above others: the initial public offering (IPO).

But companies going public today readily choose from one of three different options, depending on market situations, associated costs, and shareholder preference:

  • Initial Public Offering (IPO): A private company creates new shares which are underwritten by a financial organization and sold to the public.
  • Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC): A separate company with no operations is created strictly to raise capital to acquire the company going public. SPACs are the fastest method of going public, and have become popular in recent years.
  • Direct Listing: A private company enters a market with only existing, outstanding shares being traded and no new shares created. The cost is lower than that of an IPO, since no fees need to be paid for underwriting.

The majority of companies going public in 2021 chose the IPO route, but some of the biggest valuations resulted from direct listings.

Listing Date Company Valuation ($B) Listing Type
08-Jan-21 Clover Health Investments Corp (NASDAQ:CLOV) $7.0 SPAC
13-Jan-21 Affirm Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AFRM) $11.9 IPO
13-Jan-21 Billtrust $1.3 SPAC
14-Jan-21 Poshmark Inc (NASDAQ:POSH) $3.0 IPO
15-Jan-21 Playtika Holding Corp (NASDAQ:PLTK) $11.0 IPO
21-Jan-21 Hims & Hers Health Inc (NYSE:HIMS) $1.6 SPAC
28-Jan-21 Qualtrics International Inc (NASDAQ:XM) $15.0 IPO
09-Feb-21 Metromile Inc (NASDAQ:MILE) SPAC
11-Feb-21 Bumble Inc (NASDAQ:BMBL) $8.2 IPO
26-Feb-21 ChargePoint Holdings Inc (NYSE:CHPT) SPAC

Though there are many well-known names in the list, one of the biggest through lines continues to be the importance of tech.

A majority of 2021’s newly public companies have been in tech, including multiple mobile apps, websites, and online services. The two biggest IPOs so far were South Korea’s Coupang, an online marketplace valued at $60 billion after going public, and China’s ride-hailing app Didi Chuxing, the year’s largest post-IPO valuation at $73 billion.

And there were many apps and services going public through other means as well. Gaming company Roblox went public through a direct listing, earning a valuation of $30 billion, and cryptocurrency platform Coinbase has earned the year’s largest valuation so far, with an $86 billion valuation following its direct listing.

Big Companies Going Public in 2022

As with every year, some of the biggest companies going public were lined up for the later half.

Tech will continue to be the talk of the markets. Payment processing firm Stripe was setting up to be the year’s biggest IPO with an estimated valuation of $95 billion, but got delayed. Likewise, online grocery delivery platform InstaCart, which saw a big upswing in traction due to the pandemic, has been looking to go public at a valuation of at least $39 billion.

Of course, it’s common that potential public listings and offerings fall through. Whether they get delayed due to weak market conditions or cancelled at the last minute, anything can happen when it comes to public markets.

This post has been updated as of January 1, 2022.

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Article by Visual Capitalist

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