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Snapchat’s parent company reportedly files for IPO

Kimberly Adams Nov 16, 2016
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Snapchat’s parent company reportedly files for IPO

Kimberly Adams Nov 16, 2016
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There are multiple reports that Snap, Inc., the company that owns the messaging app Snapchat, is getting ready to go public. The company reportedly expects to be valued at up to $25 billion, and its IPO could serve to test the waters for other big tech companies that have been relying solely on venture funding.

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