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The 2025 IPO Comeback Tour

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The 2025 IPO Comeback Tour In this podcast, Motley Fool analysts Emily Flippen and Sanmeet Deo and contirubtor Jason Hall break down why the IPO market took off in 2025, which new listings may look like future Rule Breakers, and what investors should be keeping an eye on for new IPOs in 2026…
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  • Bull markets beget more IPOs, and the economy has powered through despite uncertainty

    80% confidence
  • IPOs in the first half of 2025 were up more than 75% compared to 2024

    80% confidence
  • If the AI bubble bursts in 2026, the IPO market will tighten and see fewer IPOs

    80% confidence
  • Many IPOs are exit strategies for existing investors rather than sources of new capital for businesses

    80% confidence
  • AI model builders raised nearly double what the entire IPO market did while staying private

    80% confidence
  • SpaceX going public will cause institutional investors to buy it to avoid career risk

    80% confidence
  • In general, he doesn't buy IPOs for about a year or two, and if he does, it's almost always a very small investment

    80% confidence
  • Figma is a top dog, first mover in AI-based collaborative design with a clear path to monetization

    80% confidence
  • SpaceX IPO at $1.5 trillion valuation for a cash-burning business makes him more worried than excited

    80% confidence
  • IPO data shows that in general, IPOs tend to fall or stay similar in presidential election years, but increase in the year after elections

    80% confidence
  • AI-related IPOs represented 43% of total IPO proceeds raised in 2025, approximately $16.5 billion out of $38 billion

    80% confidence
  • SpaceX IPO will suck out the air in the room for smaller companies trying to go public at the same time

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