Author: Craig Stephens

Craig Stephens is a former IT professional who left his 19-year consulting career at the IRS to be a full-time finance writer. He started Access IPOs in 2016 to provide a resource for ordinary investors pursuing investment access to IPOs and pre-IPO startups. Craig studied Finance at Michigan State University and lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and three children. Learn more about Craig.

Chime IPO Countdown: A Bellwether for Fintech IPOs?

Chime is not a bank. But it may be a symbol or what high-quality, low-cost banking will be in the future. User experience is what keeps young customer, not fancy branches.

CoreWeave IPO: Date, Price, Final Terms, S-1

CoreWeave’s cloud infrastructure enables startups building AI computing models to access powerful GPU’s. Will it IPO or be an acquisition candidate.

Relativity Space Stock: Will the Company Launch an IPO?

Imagine humans as a multi-planet species. Relativity Space is using 3D metal printing engineering to enable the establishment of industrial space launch capabilities on Mars.

Amer Sports Stock: Buy or Sell Amer Sports After the IPO?

Finland-based Amer Sports is owned by a consortium of international investors looking to IPO the company in 2024. Popular Amer Sports brands include Wilson Sporting Goods, Atomic, Salomon, and Arc’teryx.

Is a Waymo Stock Spinoff or IPO Likely This Year?

Waymo is an autonomous driving entity that is a subsidiary of Alphabet, Google’s parent company. But Waymo has external private investors too. Will Alphabet spin off Waymo, or will there be a Waymo IPO to raise more money for growth?

Flexport Stock: Will Flexport IPO Next Year?

The shipping was one of the last modern technology holdouts. Seeing an opportunity for disruption, Flexport’s software platform provides superior insight to supply chains, inventories, and global trade.

Will the Cohesity IPO Finally Happen in 2025?

Cohesity is a top cloud cybersecurity software provider for enterprise IT organizations. The company filed for an IPO in late 2021 but missed its opportunity window. It may reignite its ambitions this year.

Circle IPO Countdown: Trading Starts this Thursday

Circle aims to narrow international financial bridges with its stablecoin USDC. Are cryptocurrencies needed to modernize global finance, or can fiat currencies do the job without all the confusing crypto-lingo?

Weee! Stock: Will Weee! IPO Next Year?

Weee! is making waves among Asian-American communities, especially for those looking for specific ingredients not found at local groceries. Weee! delivers hard-to-find Asian cuisine to customers and is quickly expanding across in the U.S. Will it go public?

Figma Stock: Will Figma IPO After the Failed Adobe Deal?

Figma is an online collaboration platform for designing and developing web applications and user interfaces. It is recently independent again after its terminated acquisition deal with Adobe. Will it pursue and IPO or find another suitor?

Acrisure Stock, Valuation, and IPO Potential

Acrisure is a private company with a high percentage of employee ownership. Its future ambitions are unclear, but it’s positioning itself as a fintech with the potential to be a SaaS, which could attract Wall Street interest.