What Is a Pre-IPO Company? (2026)
A pre-IPO company is still private; “pre-IPO” describes a possible path to a public listing, not a guarantee, a stock ticker, or a fixed price. Learn how to read the signals.
exits — Venture Capital Articles & Research
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Insight Partners SaaS Check Size, ScaleUp Focus & Exit Playbook (2026)
What founders need on Insight Partners’ SaaS investment focus, publicly sourced check-size bands ($5M–$500M+), ScaleUp ARR entry signals, Onsite GTM support, and exits from Wiz to monday.com to take-privates.
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Bending Spoons Files for a U.S. IPO: Italy's Consumer-Software Giant Goes Public
Italy's Bending Spoons filed for a U.S. IPO in June 2026. Shares began trading as NASDAQ: BSP on July 1 at a $29 IPO price. On September 10 it agreed to buy Miro at a $1.355 billion EV — see the dated memo.
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IPO & Exit Watch May–June 2026: The Liquidity Window Reopens
Anthropic's confidential IPO filing, SpaceX's $80B prospectus, Cerebras' listing, and StepFun's Hong Kong filing signal the largest liquidity event in venture history may be near.
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SPAC vs Traditional IPO: What It Is and Why the 2020 Bubble Matters in 2026
A SPAC is a blank-check company that takes a private target public. Here's how SPACs actually work, why the 2020-2021 bubble matters, and when a SPAC still makes sense.
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VC Secondaries and Tender Offers: The Pre-IPO Liquidity Machine, Explained
Secondary transactions let existing shareholders sell shares without a company exit. Here's how tender offers, direct secondaries, and continuation funds actually work.