Yext shares pop more than 20% in public debut

Yext Graphic B It looks like we can add another one to the string of IPOs that at least look like they’ve been successful — with Yext, too, popping more than 20% once its shares made their debut this morning. Shares of Yext went as high as $14 or so after the company gave its final pricing at $11 last night — meaning it raised at least $115.5 million in its IPO. Following Okta, and before… Read More Continue reading Yext shares pop more than 20% in public debut

The enterprise strikes back

Light saber over NY Stock Exchange. For startups working to sell to large corporations, their investors and their tens of thousands of employees, it’s welcome news.
A confluence of factors may make 2017 fertile ground for tech offerings. The stock market is at record highs, last year’s IPO crop such as it was is outperforming the preceding group, 2017’s own brace of offerings are doing well in the market and… Read More Continue reading The enterprise strikes back

Equity podcast: The return of IPOs and Tesla’s billion-dollar bet

 One down, many more to go! The first episode of TechCrunch’s latest podcast, Equity, our venture capital-focused podcast is out.
This week, TechCrunch’s Matthew Lynley, CrunchBase editor-in-chief Alex Wilhelm and I sat down with investor and SaaStr founder Jason Lemkin to talk about Tesla’s $1 billion raise, the return of IPOs and recent acquisitions in the technology… Read More Continue reading Equity podcast: The return of IPOs and Tesla’s billion-dollar bet