If Snap wants better earnings, Wall Street watchers say it needs more users

May 11, 2017
Snapchat’s first quarter earnings fell short of expectations on many fronts, and that has investors wondering if Instagram and its owner, Facebook, are beating Snap at its own game. Instagram and Facebook have copied many popular features of Snapchat and its “stories” platform, and they have the bigger user base in place that Snap wants […]

Snap's IPO creates a new class of young money

Mar 2, 2017
And becoming an overnight millionaire isn't always as easy as it seems.
Snap Inc. IPO at the New York Stock Exchange
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Snap says it's worth about $18 billion in preparation for IPO

Feb 16, 2017
Snap, the parent company of the social network Snapchat, laid out a preliminary valuation for its highly anticipated IPO today in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The maker of the disappearing-photo application puts its market value in the range of $16 billion to $18.5 billion. This is down considerably from the […]

Snap IPO puts the spotlight on voteless shares

Feb 3, 2017
The parent company of Snapchat is planning to offer shares with no voting power in its IPO. That would keep control of the company in the hands of its two founders. Voteless shares are becoming a trend in tech.  But some big pension funds that have often played a role in corporate governance aren’t happy […]

Snap Inc. officially files for IPO

Feb 2, 2017
Estimated valuation of the company is more than $20 billion.
 
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Snapchat's parent company reportedly files for IPO

Nov 16, 2016
The IPO could be valued at up to $25 billion.
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For public good, not for profit.

Snapchat is reportedly prepping a $25 billion IPO

Oct 6, 2016
It would be the biggest U.S. initial public offering since Alibaba in 2014.
 
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Snapchat...but for your face

Sep 26, 2016
Snapchat announced a pair of camera-enabled glasses and a name change.
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Line debuts about 30 percent higher than initial price

Jul 14, 2016
The largest IPO of the year has just launched.
This photo taken on July 12, 2016 shows a customer entering the Line Friends shop in Tokyo's Harajuku district. Japan-based messaging app Line kicks off a dual New York-Tokyo stock listing later on July 14, 2016 after one of the year's biggest initial public offerings. The company, looking to expand on booming popularity among smartphone users in Asia, priced its shares at a top-of-the-range 3,300 yen (32 USD), suggesting strong demand for the sale. 
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