Description
An Initial Public Offering (IPO) is the process in which a private company offers shares to the public for the first time. This event marks a significant milestone for companies as they transition from private to public ownership.
The IPO Announcement event provides insights into companies going public by tracking official IPO announcements. This data is valuable for investors, analysts, and financial institutions looking to monitor market movements and emerging public companies.
Important: The IPO Announcement event is available only for recent IPOs that occurred within the last quarter (timestamp_from should be set to the past 3 months). If no IPO was announced within this timeframe, no data will be returned.
Looking for historical IPO data? Use the Funding & Acquisitions Enrichment API to access past IPO announcements.
Use cases:
- Investment Analysis: Track companies entering the public market for investment opportunities.
- Market Trends: Identify industries experiencing high IPO activity.
- Competitive Intelligence: Understand which competitors are transitioning to public companies.
- Portfolio Management: Adjust investment strategies based on IPO trends.
Data Schema
Event Name: "ipo_announcement" (Use this value in the event_types parameter when querying this event.)
| Signal | API Name | Description | Data Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Link to article | link | Link to article announcing the company's IPO. | URL |
| Date of IPO | ipo_date | Date and time the article reporting on the company's IPO was collected by Explorium. | DATETIME |
| News event ID | event_id | Unique ID representing a news event. | TEXT |
| Company name | company_name | Name of company appearing in news reports and articles. | TEXT |
| Company valuation | offer_amount | Valuation of company at time of IPO. | NUMERIC |
| Number of issued shares | number_of_shares | Number of shares issued at the time of IPO. | NUMERIC |
| IPO stock exchange | stock_exchange | Stock exchange where the IPO occurred. | TEXT |
| News event timestamp | event_time | Date and time the article reporting on the company's IPO was collected by Explorium. | DATETIME |
| Price per share | price_per_share | Company's price per share at time of IPO. | NUMERIC |
| Ticker | ticker | Stock symbol of the company that IPOd. | TEXT |
Query Example
curl -X POST \
"https://api.explorium.ai/v1/businesses/events" \
-H "API_KEY: your_api_key_here" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"event_types": [
"ipo_announcement"
],
"business_ids": [
"8adce3ca1cef0c986b22310e369a0793"
],
"timestamp_from": "2025-01-01T10:03:03.050Z"
}'
Best Practices
- Use timestamps to filter for recent IPOs and avoid retrieving outdated data.
- Combine with company firmographics for deeper insights into newly public companies.
- Monitor IPO valuation trends to predict market conditions.
Related Events
- New Funding Round - Announcement of a new funding round
- New Investment - Announcement of a new investment