How the Lock-Up Period Affects IPO Stock Prices

The Mechanics of a Lock-Up Agreement A lock-up agreement is a legally binding contract between the underwriters of an initial public offering (IPO) and a company’s insiders, including founders, executives, employees, and early investors like venture capitalists....

OpenAI IPO: A Bellwether for the AI Industry

The Pre-IPO Landscape: OpenAI’s Unprecedented Trajectory Founded in 2015 as a non-profit research laboratory with the ambitious mission to ensure artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity, OpenAI’s structure has undergone a radical transformation....

A Look at Recent High-Profile IPOs

The landscape of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) has been a rollercoaster of soaring valuations, sobering corrections, and strategic pivots. High-profile companies that captured the public’s imagination have now provided a multi-year track record, offering a...

Analyzing Starlink’s Valuation Pre-IPO

Starlink, the satellite internet constellation project from SpaceX, represents one of the most ambitious and closely watched private ventures in the world. As speculation about a potential Initial Public Offering (IPO) intensifies, investors and analysts are grappling...