IPO

initial public offering: a company's first stock offering to the public.

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Since Waze, Soluto and Onavo, both Israeli startups, have had great exits in consumer tech, and Wix “unicorned” through its IPO.
The Airbnb of Home-Cooked Meals
Itay Hod
November 3, 2014
Projected to go live in the third quarter of 2014, this will allow film projects essentially to IPO.
How to Win at Crowdfunding
Bianca Goodloe
April 27, 2014
Zynga rode its one big hit, Farmville, to IPO riches and then crashed as soon as the trend turned.
Silicon Valley Thinks You’re a Fool
Daniel Gross
April 2, 2014
A source reveled to The Sunday Times that “preliminary meetings” were being held with bankers to discuss an IPO.
Kate Middleton's St. Patrick's Day Look; 'Vogue UK' Editor Defends Skinny Cover Models
The Fashion Beast Team
March 17, 2014
Monday night, Bloomberg reported that the internet company had finally chosen Goldman Sachs to manage their IPO.
Peter Pilotto for Target Breaks Records; Tory Burch Eyes Possible Men’s Collection
The Fashion Beast Team
February 11, 2014

British Dictionary definitions for ipo

IPO

abbreviation for

independent publicly owned company
stock exchange initial public offering

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ipo in Culture

IPO

Abbreviation for initial public offering; the first issuance of shares in itself by a public company.

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