QCI #126 - Biggest IPOs in History by Capital Raised

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When a company IPOs, it chooses how many shares to sell and sets a share price. The gross proceeds equal the total amount of money raised from investors before any investment banking fees or costs.

This graphic was released earlier this year, prior to SpaceX's IPO, which, at the time of this writing, has already occurred, and the forecast for the deal was correct. SpaceX sold approximately 4.24% of its total equity in its initial public offering, raising $75 Billion, IPOing at a staggering $1.75 Trillion Valuation.

An IPO is considered an exit because the founder, Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, and Series C investors' shares gain value based on the number of shares and the market price per share, which can be borrowed against or sold after the lock-up period.

Let's take a look at the Biggest IPO's in history:

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