Four IPOs and one SPAC debuted this past week. Two IPOs and one SPAC submitted initial filings. Chinese premium EV brand ZEEKR (ZK) priced its upsized IPO at the top of the range to raise $441 million at a $5.2 billion market cap. Originally part of Chinese auto giant Geely Auto, ZEEKR’s product portfolio includes two cross-over hatchback models, a luxury...read more
Based in Silicon Valley and focused on semiconductor design, this week's tech IPO Silvaco (SVCO) looks like the type of deal that 10 years ago would have been backed by venture capital. But VC-backed tech IPOs with less than $100 million in sales largely don't exist anymore. So what happened? Over the past decade, the number of small-cap tech deals has... ...read more
Silvaco Group, which provides design automation software and semiconductor IP solutions, raised $114 million by offering 6 million shares at $19, the high end of the range of $17 to $19. Silvaco provides technology computer aided design (TCAD) software, electronic design automation (EDA) software, and semiconductor intellectual property (SIP), which enable semiconductor and...read more
This week, the IPO market is hosting a rare event: a listing from a small-cap tech company. Semiconductor design software and services provider Silvaco (SVCO) is scheduled to raise $108 million at a $555 million market cap. Founded in 1984, this bootstrapped company provides a suite of solutions that address the entire design cycle for customers in various end...read more
US IPO Weekly Recap: Chinese EV brand gains 35% to lead 4 IPO week
Four IPOs and one SPAC debuted this past week. Two IPOs and one SPAC submitted initial filings. Chinese premium EV brand ZEEKR (ZK) priced its upsized IPO at the top of the range to raise $441 million at a $5.2 billion market cap. Originally part of Chinese auto giant Geely Auto, ZEEKR’s product portfolio includes two cross-over hatchback models, a luxury...read more
Why the IPO market no longer sees small VC-backed tech
Based in Silicon Valley and focused on semiconductor design, this week's tech IPO Silvaco (SVCO) looks like the type of deal that 10 years ago would have been backed by venture capital. But VC-backed tech IPOs with less than $100 million in sales largely don't exist anymore. So what happened? Over the past decade, the number of small-cap tech deals has... ...read more
Design software and services provider Silvaco prices IPO at $19, the high end of the range
Silvaco Group, which provides design automation software and semiconductor IP solutions, raised $114 million by offering 6 million shares at $19, the high end of the range of $17 to $19. Silvaco provides technology computer aided design (TCAD) software, electronic design automation (EDA) software, and semiconductor intellectual property (SIP), which enable semiconductor and...read more
Silvaco lines up a rare small-cap tech IPO
This week, the IPO market is hosting a rare event: a listing from a small-cap tech company. Semiconductor design software and services provider Silvaco (SVCO) is scheduled to raise $108 million at a $555 million market cap. Founded in 1984, this bootstrapped company provides a suite of solutions that address the entire design cycle for customers in various end...read more