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Palantir Gets Boost From Cathie Wood, George Soros
Monday, November 16, 2020 - 1:19pm | 332Read More...Two big names in the investing world have added positions in Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE: PLTR), which went public via a direct listing in September. What Happened: On Friday, Cathie Wood added 1,025,700 shares of Palantir to the Ark Next Generation Internet ETF (NYSE: ARKW). Palantir...
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Palantir Shares Sink As Company Raises Guidance, Lands Major Contracts In Q3
Thursday, November 12, 2020 - 6:00pm | 381Read More...Recent direct listing Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE: PLTR) reported its third-quarter earnings, which included several new contract wins. Earnings: Third-quarter revenue for Palantir was up 52% year-over-year to $298.4 million. The company reported adjusted operating income of $73.1 million...
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The 2020 IPO Outlook: 13 Offerings On The Docket
Monday, August 31, 2020 - 2:47pm | 1672Read More...The IPO market is heating up, with many companies filing paperwork to go public over the last two weeks. These recently announced IPOs and some carryovers from the first half of the year point toward a hot IPO market after Labor Day. Here's a look at 13 upcoming IPOs...
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Palantir Files For Direct Listing On NYSE, Says It 'May Never Achieve Or Maintain Profitability'
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 1:00am | 412Read More...Barely a few days after news about Palantir’s unprofitable financials emerged, the company has now filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a direct listing of its common stock. What Happened: The data analytics company would list its Class A shares on the New York Stock Exchange...
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Palantir Remains Unprofitable Ahead Of Planned Direct Listing: Report
Monday, August 24, 2020 - 1:42am | 334Read More...Data analytics company Palantir Technologies Inc. remains unprofitable, even as it prepares to go public, leaked screenshots of an investor presentation suggest, TechCrunch reported Sunday. What Happened: In 2019, Palantir generated $742 million in revenue, which is approximately 25% higher...
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Sutter Rock Capital Could Be Big Winner From Palantir IPO
Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 5:26pm | 448Read More...Secretive counterterrorism and data analytics company Palantir Technologies has filed to go public in September. A public listing of Palantir shares will finally give the company a valuation, which could be good news for Sutter Rock Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: SSSS), an early investor in Palantir. About...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Facebook, Nokia, Regeneron And More
Saturday, July 11, 2020 - 5:47pm | 687Read More...This weekend's Barron's cover story presents the results from the Barron's 2020 Midyear Roundtable. Other featured articles look how to manage risk in a time of market volatility and which companies the U.S. government is and is not bailing out. Also, the prospects for some retail...
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Peter Thiel's Palantir May Go Public In September: Report
Friday, June 12, 2020 - 8:06am | 391Read More...Data mining company Palantir Technologies Inc. is planning to confidentially file for an initial public offering with regulators in the United States in the coming weeks, Reuters reports. What Happened Co-founded in 2004 by billionaire Peter Thiel, Palantir is still considering whether it should go...
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How To Invest In Pre-IPO Startups
Friday, July 12, 2019 - 9:18am | 720Read More...This year has brought a flurry of high-profile IPOs, but the new stocks have hit the market with mixed returns for early investors. Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND) is up more than 500% from its IPO price and MMTec Inc (NASDAQ: MTC) is up more than 300%. Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) and LYFT...
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The Top 10 Most Valuable Unicorns
Thursday, September 21, 2017 - 11:30am | 630Read More...The United States is home to the most unicorn companies in the world, with over 100 such companies, according to a new report by HowMuch. The term unicorn, used to describe a private company valued at at least $1 billion, was thrust into the spotlight after Uber became the ultimate unicorn as it...
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Tech CEOs Descend On The White House: Who Won't Be There?
Monday, June 19, 2017 - 12:20pm | 1136Read More...President Donald Trump’s newly-formed American Technology Council will meet Monday for the first time. Its members will dive straight into a broad range of issues, meant to develop new best practices for government regarding its use of information technology. The council’s agenda...
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Founders Fund's Singerman: Larry Page Is One Of The Best CEOs Ever
Sunday, April 23, 2017 - 12:53pm | 442Read More...Brian Singerman, a general partner at Founders Fund, was ranked fifth on the Forbes annual Midas List, which is a ranking of the top venture capitalists. Among some of the fund's holdings include Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and privately held Spotify, Lyft, Airbnb, SpaceX and Palantir. Speaking...
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Jawbone: Another Company To Join The 'Junk IPO Parade'?
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 - 11:14am | 324Read More...Global Equities Research's Trip Chowdhry commented on Jawbone's downfall and possible IPO, referencing Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT)'s past "Junk IPO," stating that Jawbone could be just one of the many junk stocks "on parade" that have recently had an IPO. The comments came after Jawbone considered...
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How To Get A Piece Of Lyft, Spotify, Dropbox And Other Startups Before Their IPOs
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 2:02pm | 1006Read More...Before Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) filed their IPOs, GSV Capital Corp (NASDAQ: GSVC) allowed investors to get a piece of these promising startups. Michael Moe, co-founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of GSV Capital, started the company after a long career involving...
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Young Silicon Valley Interns Rake In The Dough And Perks
Monday, July 14, 2014 - 3:43pm | 692Read More...When most people think about interns in business, they think about college students spending the summer working for a company related to their major to gain experience. About half the time, the only thing they gain is experience since the job offers no salary. In Silicon Valley, Bloomberg...
















