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The Briefing
- The IPOs of Airbnb, DoorDash, and Snowflake raised over $3 billion each
- This secures their spot among the 10 largest U.S. tech IPOs in history
U.S. Tech IPOs: Three Stocks from 2020 Break into the Top Ten
2020 was an eventful year for IPOs despite the economic hardships caused by COVID-19. Over $300 billion was raised in U.S. equity markets, with companies from the tech sector generating a significant amount of hype.
Among these companies were Airbnb, DoorDash, and Snowflake, all of which raised over $3 billion. To put this into perspective, let’s look at the 10 biggest U.S. tech IPOs of all time.
The Top 10 U.S. Tech IPOs
Airbnb, DoorDash, and Snowflake muscled their way into the top 10, raising a combined $10.3 billion dollars in the second half of 2020.
| Rank | Company | IPO Date | Amount Raised (USD billions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 2012 | $16.0 | |
| 2 | Uber | May 2019 | $8.1 |
| 3 | Agere Systems | March 2001 | $4.1 |
| 4 | Snap | March 2017 | $3.9 |
| 5 | Airbnb | December 2020 | $3.5 |
| 6 | Snowflake | September 2020 | $3.4 |
| 7 | DoorDash | (Read more...) |