IPO market

also referred to as: ipo markets

22 statements across 20 episodes · 7 bullish · 8 bearish · 18 people on the record · first statement May 1, 2017 by Beezer Clarkson · across every show →

Everything said about IPO market, oldest first

May 1, 2017 positive
Assertion Contradicted
Clarkson: Q1 2017 Tech IPOs Raised Nearly $28B Across Three Listings
“We had 14 total during the year, 9.6 billion raised this in Q one, right? Cause Q two isn't done yet. Q one, we had three IPOs, but it shows you what an IPO can do because of the size of some of the IPOs you had almost twenty eight billion raised.”
Beezer Clarkson May 1, 2017 ▶ 16:40 20VC: Explosion of First Time Funds, Only 1 Mega Fund Raised: What The Heck Happened in Q1 Venture Markets with Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director @ Sapphire Ventures
Jul 19, 2017 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Strong institutional demand will keep the tech IPO market open long-term
“There's certainly demand, and we hear from the bankers and from institutional investors that there's tremendous pent-up demand right now, so I see no reason that the market's not going to stay open for quite a while and that the demand is going to be there.”
Jason Pressman Jul 19, 2017 ▶ 8:08 20VC: Why It Is BS That You Never Regret Paying A High Price To Get Into A Good Company, Why There Are Only 2 Price Points That Work in SaaS and Why eSports Will Be Bigger Than Traditional Sports in 5 Years Time with Jason Pressman @ Shasta Ventures
Jan 4, 2021 negative
Opinion
Gurley: The boom in SPACs is enabled by flaws in traditional IPOs
“I believe a large part of why it's Possible is because of the problems with the IPO market.”
Bill Gurley Jan 4, 2021 ▶ 33:08 20VC: Bill Gurley and Howard Marks: What Happened In 2020? What Can We Expect Looking Forward to 2021?
Jan 31, 2022 bearish
Prediction Held up
Ehrenberg: 2022 and 2023 startup IPOs will be pushed back
“So I think you're going to see a lot more companies that were on the 22 and 23 calendar pushed back a public listing.”
Roger Ehrenberg Jan 31, 2022 ▶ 29:05 20VC: How Startup Valuations, Fund Deployment Cycles, M&A and IPO Markets Will All Change in This New Market, Where Will The Biggest Crunch Be, When Is The Right Time To Be Aggressive vs Conservative with Roger Ehrenberg, Founding Partner @ IA Ventures
Apr 8, 2022 bearish
Prediction Held up
Liaw: 2022 public listings and SPAC activity will decline from 2021
“I think there will still obviously be new listings and direct listings and probably not as many SPACs. That's a different topic. I do think you'll still have some activity, but not like last year.”
Eric Liaw Apr 8, 2022 ▶ 11:30 20VC: What Happens To Growth Rounds in this New Environment? Where is the Funding Crunch? How Does This Impact M&A and Going Public? How do Crossover Funds Respond? What Does it Mean For Early Stage and more with Eric Liaw, General Partner @ IVP
Aug 11, 2023 bullish
Prediction Partly held up
Lemkin: Tech companies will absorb $400M per IPO when markets recover
“When the engine revolves, we will absorb four hundred million again per IPO.”
Jason Lemkin Aug 11, 2023 ▶ 58:35 DEBATE: State of Seed Investing w/ Jason Lemkin, Sam Lessin, Frank Rotman & Harry Stebbings | E1047 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Oct 11, 2023 neutral
Insight
Deven Parekh: Underpriced IPOs build institutional confidence for future public offerings
“Because sure, that creates more sizzle and institutional investors, mutual funds, and others who are buyers are sitting on a portfolio that's up, which gives them more confidence to buy the next issue.”
Deven Parekh Oct 11, 2023 ▶ 44:57 Roundtable #4 with Jason Lemkin, Woody Marshall, Deven Parekh, Harry Stebbings | E1071 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Oct 11, 2023
Insight
Deven Parekh: Late-stage growth market activity does not dictate the IPO window
“So I don't really see a relationship between a slowdown in the late stage market and the IPO market. I think they're kind of right now disconnecting.”
Deven Parekh Oct 11, 2023 ▶ 33:18 Roundtable #4 with Jason Lemkin, Woody Marshall, Deven Parekh, Harry Stebbings | E1071 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Nov 17, 2023 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Quinn: The IPO market is looking miserable
“The IPO market is looking miserable. That window is not exactly wide open to say the least.”
Nicole Quinn Nov 17, 2023 ▶ 37:21 Roundtable #6 with Rebecca Kaden, Nicole Quinn, Eurie Kim, Harry Stebbings | E1083 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jan 10, 2024 neutral
Insight
Ball: IPO markets are always open at market-clearing prices
“The IPO markets are always open, right? You can always go public. It's just a question of, do you want to accept the market clearing price at that point in time?”
Jamin Ball Jan 10, 2024 ▶ 51:42 Ed Sim & Jamin Ball: Did Figma Kill M&A Markets & 3 Requirements to IPO in 2024 | E1101 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 19, 2024 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Harry Stebbings: IPO Markets Will Not Reopen in 2024
“I don't think IPO markets will open for the twenty-twenty-four, bluntly.”
Harry Stebbings Feb 19, 2024 ▶ 26:23 Roger Ehrenberg: Why VC Returns Will Get Worse & Why LP Incentive Structures are so Broken | E1117 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 19, 2024 neutral
Prediction Open · timeframe Dec 2026
Ehrenberg: IPO Market Will See Green Shoots in 2025, Full Return 2026
“I think we'll see some green shoots in 25, but probably 26 is when it's really going to come back.”
Roger Ehrenberg Feb 19, 2024 ▶ 1:15:22 Roger Ehrenberg: Why VC Returns Will Get Worse & Why LP Incentive Structures are so Broken | E1117 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 10, 2024 negative
Insight
Ryan: Companies cannot easily go public merely by taking price cuts
“That is wrong. If your company's growing at 60% and profitable, yes, you can always go public. But at the margin, it is not easy to take companies public. There's not a lot of appetite.”
Kevin Ryan Apr 10, 2024 ▶ 55:07 Kevin Ryan: Are the Best CEOs the Best Fundraisers & Why Ownership Should Not Be a Focus in VC|E1138 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 26, 2024 negative
Opinion
Khan: IPO market is open, but private company valuation expectations are unrealistic
“I don't think IPO market is closed. I think the issue is companies don't want to go public because their expectations are too high.”
Imran Khan Aug 26, 2024 ▶ 0:00 Imran Khan: Why the IPO Market is Not Closed & Lessons From Taking Snap & Alibaba Public | E1194 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Oct 9, 2024 bullish
Prediction Held up
Wang: Tech IPO market will reopen in late 2024 or 2025
“I do expect the IPO markets to open, say back half of this year into next year.”
Jeff Wang Oct 9, 2024 ▶ 23:38 Jeff Wang: Sequoia Capital's $9BN Global Equities Fund on The Future for NVIDIA, Google & Meta|E1212 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Mar 10, 2025 neutral
Prediction Held up
The Tech IPO Market Will Not Reopen Until Early 2026
“I tend to think next year. Like, I think there's enough uncertainty in the market right now, particularly in the macro and the political situation that there's a lot of people that are nervous. So my best guess would be like the beginning of next year.”
Jake Saper Mar 10, 2025 ▶ 1:20:01 Jake Saper, GP @ Emergence Capital: "We Sold Salesforce Early and Lost Out on Billions" · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Mar 26, 2025 bullish
Assertion Supported
Mitchell Green: The IPO market is fine and recent performance is strong
“The problem with the IPO market is actually totally fine. If you look at IPO performance of companies, they've actually done pretty well versus opening day prices.”
Mitchell Green Mar 26, 2025 ▶ 18:20 Mitchell Green, Founder @ Lead Edge Capital: Why Traditional VC is Broken · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 29, 2025 negative
Assertion Supported
O'Driscoll: Coatue is wrong about $500M ARR requirement for tech IPOs
“The comments about you have to be five hundred million, which is, I think, a KOTU comment, the comment that the window was going to shut a month ago. Both of them are wrong.”
Rory O'Driscoll May 29, 2025 ▶ 15:18 OpenAI’s $6BN Jony Ive Deal & YC Is Both Chanel and Walmart, and Has Officially Won! · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jun 5, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Rory O'Driscoll: Tech IPO window has reopened and normal service resumed
“No, honestly, I think the most salient fact is that they're happening, that the window is open, that normal IPOs, I mean, I think normal IPOs are taking place, yet normal service has been resumed.”
Rory O'Driscoll Jun 5, 2025 ▶ 1:16:44 Is DPI The Only Thing That Matters? with Sam Lessin, Jason Lemkin & Rory O’Driscoll · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jun 19, 2025 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
O'Driscoll: Tech companies with $200M to $500M ARR are preparing IPOs
“I think it's much more true for the whole flotilla of companies in that 200 to four or 500 range who have been trying to figure out where to go and can now see some kind of exit. For those folks, everyone is dusting off their plans.”
Rory O'Driscoll Jun 19, 2025 ▶ 47:29 Chime IPO: Are IPOs Hotter Than Ever? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 4, 2025
Insight
IPO Markets Are Never Closed, It Is Purely About Price
“And I am not a believer ever that the IPO markets are closed. It's purely a function of price, right?”
Miles Dieffenbach Aug 4, 2025 ▶ 58:39 Miles Dieffenbach: Inside Carnegie Mellon’s $4BN Endowment & The Math Behind DPI, TVPI, Illiquidity · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 7, 2026 neutral
Prediction Open · timeframe Dec 2026
Frankel: IPO market will probably remain open through end of the year
“An IPO market that will probably be open for the remainder of this year. And then these IPO markets always close.”
David Frankel Aug 7, 2026 ▶ 49:40 The AI Boom Will Create Enormous Roadkill: Who Wins & Loses? | David Frankel
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