Categories: IPOs

Calix Files IPO. Will Cyan Be Mike Hatfield’s Next Big Hit?

Posted by: Peter Burrows on November 21

After years of rumors, Calix Inc. finally filed to go public today. Here’s the filing, which is sure to put CEO Carl Russo back in the spotlight. Besides being one…

Virgin Mobile IPO: A Surprising Moderate Rally

Posted by: Olga Kharif on October 11

After pricing in the low-end of the range, Virgin Mobile IPO has made its debut. And the stock has already posted moderate gains. Why have investors taken a shining to the stock? One possibility: They see promise in Virgin’s experiments with an ad-supported business model.

Has Silicon Valley Jumped the Shark Again?

Posted by: Rob Hof on May 22

“Times are good, money is flowing, and Silicon Valley sucks.” So says Mike Arrington at TechCrunch, and I think he’s latching onto something that has been building for awhile: Despite…

Clearwire IPO: Not As Hot?

Posted by: Olga Kharif on March 06

Clearwire is expected to go public this week. But while it’s still one of the most anticipated IPOs around, the WiMax service provider is no longer viewed as the belle of the ball.

Market Swoon: Kiss Those IPOs Goodbye?

Posted by: Rob Hof on February 27

So the market just dropped a head-spinning 416 points today. Gulp. I wonder how those antsy tech IPO candidates are feeling just now. Pass the Rolaids….

Tech IPOs on the Upswing

Posted by: Rob Hof on October 18

Sure looks like it from Paul Kedrosky’s analysis: But given that some high-profile companies such as Clearwire didn’t go out, it still might be a little early to tell how…

Time for a Surprise Tech IPO Upswing?

Posted by: Rob Hof on September 01

VC Paul Kedrosky wonders if we’ve just hit the trough of tech IPOs, and are likely to see a surprise return of the Valley’s financial elixir. I’m not sure it’s…

Buy.com Postpones IPO Due to (Ahem) Market Conditions

Posted by: Rob Hof on December 21

I wasn’t the only one to wonder why investors would buy into the IPO of a money-losing company that’s growing more slowly than its e-commerce peers. My colleague Tim Mullaney…

If at First You Don’t Succeed, Buy.com Again

Posted by: Rob Hof on November 18

After failing to keep up with the likes of Amazon.com the first time around, following an IPO just before the Nasdaq bubble burst in early 2000, Buy.com looks like it’s…

Is the Tech IPO Dead or Alive?

Posted by: Rob Hof on July 20

That was the title of a panel this morning at the AlwaysOn Innovation Summit at Stanford, and the answers didn’t sound so great. It’s not just the financial-disclosure act Sarbanes-Oxley,…