Twilio acts as universal translator between the arcane language of telecom networks and the new speak of the developer world. Apparently VCs are buying into the power of its APIs, and they’re investing accordingly. Read more »
Twitter’s long-time director of platform is flying the coop, leaving the company after several years of working with developers and the ecosystem around Twitter. Read more »
Tableau had a successful IPO, closing the trading day up 64 percent and raking in $254 million. CEO Christian Chabot says the company is now set to make itself known around the world. Read more »
The first quarter of cleantech was a mix of good and bad news. Avis’ purchase of Zipcar and Silver Spring Networks’ long-awaited IPO finally occurring were further signs of thawing capital markets and movement in the acquisition space. However, in both situations valuations were lower than hoped, a sign of how investors view cleantech. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Marketo’s filing for an initial public offering is just the latest in a flurry of activity in the super-hot marketing automation space; stay tuned for more. Read more »
A host of factors — including electronic trading and the dominance of hedge funds — have skewed the system to incentivize short-term focus. Company CEOs need to take back control of the aftermarket. Read more »
There were fewer IPOs, mergers and acquisitions in 2012—but on average they were worth more, according to new research. Read more »
In looking at the companies valued at more than $100 million, some trends emerge around companies which could be on the road to an IPO. A new report from CB insights details some of the threads and connections in those companies. Read more »
Will solar rooftop installer, and financier, SolarCity hold its IPO before the end of the year? If so, the company could break the dry spell for venture-backed solar and next-gen energy startups, and also deliver Tesla CEO Elon Musk another win. Read more »
Ruckus Wireless cleared $126 million in an IPO that valued the company at $1.2 billion, though the stock tanked when it began publicly trading Friday morning. The company, however, is now well positioned to make a big mark in the carrier Wi-Fi market. Read more »
A survey conducted by venture capital firm Interwest Partners found that 100 digital health entrepreneurs think Practice Fusion, Castlight or ZocDoc could be the next health tech IPO. The entrepreneurs also shared their biggest challenges and the companies they wished they had founded. Read more »
As companies eye longer paths to the public markets, SecondMarket said more startups are incentivizing employees through liquidity programs that let them cash out pre-IPO. In a quarterly report released Friday, it also listed some of the startups attracting the most attention on its platform. Read more »
There may be life yet in enterprise software. Workday’s much anticipated debut on the New York Stock Exchange did not disappoint. Shares of the SaaS company blew by the $28-per-share expectation, opening at $48.05 per share. Read more »
Huawei is reportedly giving some serious thought to listing itself on a US or international exchange, exposing its books and ownership structure to the world. An IPO won’t silence all of Huawei’s critics, but it would help the company close equipment contracts and acquisitions. Read more »
Smith Electric Vehicles was hoping to raise capital through an initial public offering, but called off that plan and will turn to private capital instead. It’s the latest cleantech company that hasn’t been able to go public in 2012. Read more »
Facebook and Instagram finally closed the deal on their acquisition today, as Instagram noted the popular photo sharing app hit 5 billion photos uploaded so far, a huge number and testament to growth as it prepares to merge with the social media giant. Read more »
Is it fair to blame Facebook’s CFO for the failure of the company’s IPO, and the subsequent decline in the share price? Not really. The wildly inflated hopes and dreams of an overheated technology sector were also to blame, and he had no control over that. Read more »
European technology companies looking to go public usually desert their home turf and head to the U.S. — creating an echo chamber that has made some local investors angry. Now reports suggest that the British government may be trying to reverse that trend. Can it work? Read more »
A lot of hopes were riding on Facebook having a superstar IPO, including the hopes of venture investors that it would help trigger a wave of interest in other social-web companies, which could then also go public. But now those rosy assumptions are in question. Read more »
Facebook reported earnings that met estimates on Thursday, but that wasn’t enough for some investors — who clearly wanted to see the company outperform even the rosiest expectations. Meeting those lofty goals will be a challenge for Facebook in the future, especially as its growth rate slows. Read more »
Three weeks after raising $27.5 million in new funds, mobile ad network Jumptap, which has said it could go public within a year, has added a chief operating officer and a new board member. Read more »
Who says the IPO window is shut: successful public offerings by online travel company Kayak and networking software company Palo Alto Networks shows that investors will open their checkbooks as long as the companies have real business prospects. Both stocks ended their first day flying high. Read more »
The company, which licenses a technology to large wireless carriers that lets their customers watch live TV on their smart phones, pulls its $75 million IPO bid, citing “unfavorable market conditions.” Read more »
For nearly a decade and a half, Internet companies have been accorded nosebleed valuations by the stock markets. Despite shaky business fundamentals, Internet companies have often gotten premium in the markets. One banker finds valuations of LinkedIn and Facebook insane, especially when compared to Apple & Microsoft. Read more »
Kayak, which first filed to go public back in November of 2010, is back on track with its IPO. The company updated its S-1 Monday saying it is looking to raise up to $100.6 million after pricing its IPO between $22 and $25 per share. Read more »
Eight-figure VC investments don’t show up every day, but website tools firm Jimdo turned it down on principle – even though it knew the decision would make it harder to get to number one. Read more »
In the fallout of Facebook’s anticlimactic IPO, some of the top venture capitalists discussed the kinds of companies that go public next. Read more »
A comScore study of consumer behavior following exposure to marketing messages on Facebook shows that both fans and friends of fans are more likely to buy things after they see such messages, data that Facebook badly needs to prove the value of its social platform. Read more »
Many people would argue that Apple is the strongest company today. But if you applied the Apple valuation on Facebook’s revenue, Facebook would trade at $10 billion, not $57 billion (as of market close), down from more than $100 billion on its inaugural IPO date. Read more »
The New York based company, founded by pro-wrestling scion Shane McMahon and enjoying a 20-year deal with the Chinese government to run nationally sanctioned VOD services, will start its first day of trading on the Nasdaq Wednesday. Read more at paidContent »
Look out, below! Facebook stock marked the return from the long weekend by tumbling nearly ten percent to an afternoon low of $28.87. Read more »
Eric Wahlforss, the co-founder of sound-sharing platform SoundCloud tells GigaOM where the company is going — including a new mobile-friendly version and the potential for TV integration — and explains what it’s like being an impromptu ambassador for the Berlin startup scene. Read more »
At the close of its second day of trading in the public markets, the Wall Street consensus is that Facebook’s IPO was a flop. But it’s actually par for the course to see Wall Street and the tech media hype something and then tear it apart. Read more »
After growth slowed just in time for its IPO, Facebook must look overseas for a jump-start. Here are the only five remaining countries where Zuckerberg is not top dog – and the rivals that stand in his way. Read more at paidContent »
We’ve tracked down Facebook’s past revenues and valuations — in this handy-dandy infographic. Read more »
By now you might have heard of this little thing called Facebook’s IPO. Check out links to our coverage so far. Read more »
No more need for price speculation, folks. Facebook just put out amendment S-1 filing number 8, which sets its IPO price at $38.00 a share. Get your checkbooks ready. Read more »
With huge anticipation around Facebook’s IPO, we decided look at how other digital media companies that have gone public over the past year have fared. Most have had a bumpy ride — and only one has had steady gains since its stock-market debut. Read more »
In the run-up to Friday’s big IPO, here are 10 startups that owe (at least part of) their success to Facebook. Read more »
If Facebook’s future is mobile, it may not be enough for it to merely secure a piece of the mobile ad market. It will need to have an outsized impact on the industry. Read more »
