Hot Upcoming IPOs to Watch
The most exciting upcoming IPOs include design platform Canva and digital asset manager Grayscale Investments.


After a shaky start to the year due to uncertainty about the Trump administration's tariffs and stock market volatility in the spring, activity in the initial public offering (IPO) market has picked up in the second half of 2025.
The major U.S. equity indexes are now trading at all-time highs amid a recovery led by tech stocks. Softer-than-expected tariff rates as well as still-massive spending by AI hyperscalers has supported the broad risk-on price action.
That's reflected as well in a rejuvenated IPO market. According to Renaissance Capital, 143 deals have been priced so far this year, up 55% vs 2024, to raise a total of $22.7 billion.
"The IPO market is in a good position at the moment, and it looks like the long-awaited pickup is finally going to materialize," said Renaissance Capital Director of Investment Strategies Avery Marquez. "Solid recent performance and renewed demand for growth stocks have translated to more notable names joining the public pipeline, and we've started to see that move to the calendar."
Marquez expects a steady flow of new issuance through the fourth quarter. "That said," he adds, "there's still uncertainty around tariffs and inflation, and as usual, any major blows to market stability or investor confidence could put a damper on a full-blown pickup."
The IPO market remains volatile. Figma (FIG), an online design platform, saw its IPO soar 250% on its first day of trading in the last week of July and that gain shrink to 66% by the first week in September.
FIG stock illustrates why it's important for investors to consider IPOs only for that portion of your allocation model set aside for high-risk assets, perhaps 5% to 10% of your portfolio.

Upcoming IPOs
More companies appear to be testing the waters, too, making now the best time to explore the most anticipated upcoming IPOs.
For those looking to gain exposure to these new stocks, it's imperative to have an understanding of what an IPO is before jumping in.
Having covered the most promising upcoming IPOs for Kiplinger for several years, I've crafted this latest list to spotlight larger, well-established companies that are sure to gain the attention of both Wall Street and Main Street.
Data is as of September 10. Where possible, we have provided reported expectations for timelines and/or valuations for the upcoming IPOs.
Company | Industry | Expected IPO timeline |
Databricks | Computer software | 2026 |
AppsFlyer | Mobile attribution and analytics | 2026 |
Solera | Automotive software | 2025 |
Canva | Design software | 2026 |
Grayscale Investments | Digital asset manager | 2025 |
Wealthfront | Automated weatlh manager | 2025 |
Avalara | Tax software | 2025 |
PayPay | Cashless mobile payments | 2026 |

Databricks
Many companies are still struggling to get their data house in order. It's all over the place. Different teams using different systems, formats that don't match, files with missing information, or duplicated rows that throw everything off.
Fixing this isn't just tedious; it's a serious obstacle for anyone trying to use AI effectively.
That's the pain point Databricks was built around.
The story starts back in 2009, at UC Berkeley's AMPLab. Matei Zaharia, then a Ph.D. student, came up with Apache Spark, a faster, more flexible way to process big data, especially compared to older tools like MapReduce.
Spark could handle large jobs in memory, making things such as streaming and machine learning more efficient.
A few years later, Zaharia joined up with some fellow researchers, including Ali Ghodsi and Ion Stoica. In 2013, they launched Databricks to bring Spark into the hands of enterprises. The company's platform made it easier to analyze large-scale data in the cloud.
One big innovation: Databricks introduced what it calls a "lakehouse" architecture. It's a hybrid model that merges the strengths of data lakes and warehouses, so users can manage raw and structured data in the same place, without jumping between tools.
Today, Databricks is powering data and AI efforts at over 10,000 organizations, including Comcast (CMCSA), Shell (SHEL) and Rivian (RIVN).
The company's growth hasn't gone unnoticed. In early 2025, Databricks pulled in a $10 billion funding round. That pushed its valuation to $62 billion. The company also secured a $5.25 billion line of credit.
So, why is Databricks eyeing an IPO?
There are a couple of good reasons. Going public adds transparency, which tends to matter for big enterprise customers.
But perhaps more important is having a publicly traded stock that makes acquisitions easier. And that's something Databricks is already doing at a steady clip. Recent deals include generative AI customization platform MosaicML and Neon, a serverless database platform.
While Databricks has not yet filed paperwork for a public offering, Ghodsi said in January that it would not be "a huge surprise to me if we were public" by early 2026, according to CNBC.

AppsFlyer
For mobile marketers, understanding what's working – and what's not – has never been simple. Traditional web tools often miss the mark in mobile environments, where user behavior spans apps, platforms and privacy restrictions.
That's the gap AppsFlyer set out to fill. Founded in 2011 by Israeli entrepreneurs Oren Kaniel and Reshef Mann, AppsFlyer built a name for itself by solving one of digital marketing's trickiest challenges: attribution.
In plain terms, it helps brands figure out where their app users are coming from and which campaigns are driving real engagement.
AppsFlyer's platform connects the dots across mobile devices, in-app activity, and ad networks. Its attribution tools are integrated with more than 5,000 marketing partners, from giants like Google and Meta to niche platforms.
That level of visibility allows companies to make smarter decisions about where to spend marketing dollars. And in an era when privacy rules are tightening, AppsFlyer has doubled down on solutions that give clients useful data while staying compliant with global regulations.
By 2020, the company had raised $210 million in Series D funding led by General Atlantic, joining the unicorn ranks with a valuation north of $1.6 billion. Other backers have included Goldman Sachs Growth Equity and Eight Roads Ventures.
As for an upcoming IPO, the company is working with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America, according to Bloomberg. A listing could raise around $300 million.

Solera
In early 2005, business executive Tony Aquila founded Solera to develop software for risk management of the automotive industry. It didn't take him long to gain the interest of investors. A year later, he announced a $100 million funding round from GTCR, a private equity firm.
At the heart of the strategy were aggressive acquisitions, notably, Solera's purchase of the Claims Services Group from ADP for $975 million.
By 2007, Solera had launched an IPO, providing more resources for management's dealmaking. In 2015, Solera went private in a $6.5 billion transaction.
Fast-forward to today: Solera has completed more than 50 acquisitions and built an extensive platform for the purchase, underwriting and claims-processing for insurance, as well as the management of repairs, services, maintenance, fleet operations and valuations.
Solera has also established critical partnerships with 20 primary property and casualty insurance carriers, 130,000 repair shops and nine of the top 10 U.S. dealership groups.
The company's vast datasets create a key competitive advantage for Solera, enabling the construction of sophisticated AI models for improving claims management as well as vehicle repairs.
As for the financials, Solera generates hefty cash flow. For fiscal 2024, that figure was $1 billion on sales of $2.4 billion.
An IPO is in the works, with a deal likely to happen in 2025.

Canva
Melanie Perkins got the idea for Canva when she was a student at the University of Western Australia. While tutoring graphic design, she observed students struggling with tools such as Adobe (ADBE) Photoshop.
Perkins knew there had to be a better way. So she teamed up with Cliff Obrecht to create an online service for designing yearbooks.
Within a few years, their brainchild would grow into Canva, as they created a general-purpose design tool. In the first year, it attracted over 750,000 users. The momentum would not let up, either.
Today, Canva has more than 220 million users, and revenue is estimated to exceed $3 billion.
In 2013 – after more than 100 rejections – Perkins and Obrecht raised their first round of capital. In August, the company held an employee stock sale at a valuation of $42 billion, up from $32 billion a year earlier.
So, does this mean an IPO is not in the cards? Not necessarily. In a recent podcast interview, Obrecht said that market conditions are more appealing now. In other words, a public offering could happen sometime next year.

Grayscale Investments
till emerging as a significant market, cryptocurrency has been one of the hottest categories for IPOs this year.
Notable offerings include Circle Internet Group (CRLC), which is up 270% since its June debut as a publicly traded company, and Bullish Global (BLSH), which has posted a gain of 41% since August.
Other crypto companies are lining up to launch their own IPO, among them Grayscale Investments.
Grayscale, a top digital asset manager founded in 2013, made a confidential IPO filing in July. Grayscale has approximately $34 billion in assets under management, and that figure is rising amid strong industry tailwinds.
The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust is its flagship exchange-traded fund (ETF). It also offers vehicles to trade ethereum-focused themes, bitcoin miners and early crypto adopters as well as income-focused ETFs that use option strategies.
The Trump administration has made improving the regulatory environment for the crypto industry a top priority. And more and more people are using and investing in digital assets – helped by a proliferation of crypto-focused ETFs.
Potential risk factors remain substantial – this is still an emerging technology, and crypto remains a highly volatile asset class.
And the crypto ETF sector is highly competitive, with players such as BlackRock (BLK) and Fidelity Investments. This is likely to mean pressure on investment fees.
Still, the current market landscape is quite favorable for crypto. Present conditions persisting, a Grayscale Investments IPO should be another winner.

Venture capitalist Andy Rachleff and Stanford University engineer Dan Carrol cofounded Wealthfront in 2018. They wanted to create an online platform to provide everyday investors access to sophisticated investment strategies, with an emphasis on low costs and tax efficiency.
First customers were primarily Silicon Valley tech employees and entrepreneurs. But Wealthfront would eventually expand its base to encompass Millennial and Gen Z professionals. It now has 1.2 million clients and $88.05 billion in assets under management.
In 2022, the company announced it was selling itself to UBS for $1.4 billion. The deal was abandoned, though both sides said they'd continue to explore ways to work together.
UBS also provided $70 million in financing, and Wealthfront has raised a total of $205 million over several rounds of funding.
The current interest rate environment makes now a good time for Wealthfront to complete an IPO, according to ESO Fund co-founder Scott Chou, because it earns more from client cash deposits. "If rates drop," Chou explains, "that margin shrinks."
Wealthfront submitted a confidential filing for an IPO in July.

Avalara
Avalara launched an IPO in the summer of 2018, raising $180 million. Shares shot up 87% on the first day of trading. Four years later, management announced an $8.4 billion going-private transaction led by private equity giant Vista Equity Partners.
Founded in 2004, Avalara develops software to help customers manage advanced tax and compliance requirements. It serves more than 41,000 customers and 1,400-plus partner integrations. In all, the platform has processed and filed more than six million tax returns.
According to Fitch, fundamentals are solid: "Avalara is positioned for strong growth, supported by favorable industry tailwinds."
As Fitch notes, Avalara serves the U.S. tax compliance software market and its estimated total addressable value of approximately $15 billion.
Its focus area is the small and medium-sized business (SMB) segment, which represents more than half of the total market and is less penetrated compared to bigger enterprises.
So, what’s next? Of course, Avalara is preparing to go public again. In July, management revealed it had submitted a confidential Form S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

PayPay
In 2018, SoftBank Group and Yahoo Japan formed the PayPay joint venture to create a QR-and bar-code-based payment app. Teaming up with Paytm – India's top fintech outfit – was the key to developing this technology.
That strategy would certainly pay off. Through Yahoo Japan's huge distribution, the PayPay app would quickly dominate the Japanese market. During its first year in operation, PayPay attracted more than 20 million registered users.
User count is now up to 70 million, which is more than half the population in Japan and about two-thirds of smartphone users.
The company has also been effective in monetizing that user base. Revenue jumped from $1.28 billion in fiscal 2023 to $1.93 billion in fiscal 2024, representing a 51% year-over-year increase.
According to Bloomberg, PayPay has made a confidential filing for an IPO in the U.S. market, with an estimated valuation of $10 billion.

Are IPOs a good investment?
IPOs can be a great way to invest in early-stage growth companies, and gains can potentially be massive.
Then again, the risks can be substantial. "Market history is littered with examples of 'hot' IPOs that have gone on to become market duds," said Ed Ciancarelli, senior portfolio manager at Focus Partners.
"Lyft, Inc (LYFT) went public at $72 on March of 2019 after pricing above the expected range of $62 to $68 per share," Ciancarelli notes. "LYFT closed the first day of trading at $78 and has not seen that level since. Such broken IPOs become the victim of an overly exuberant market and unattainable expectations."
An IPO should be considered a higher risk category for your portfolio. For example, it might be best to allocate no more than 5% to 10% in these types of investments.
Before investing in an IPO, you might want to wait until the excitement subsides.
"Be patient and wait for the stock price to have its inevitable dip prior to investing," suggests Jeff McClean, CEO at Solidarity Wealth. "Unless you are one of the lucky few who have access to pre-IPO stock at reasonable valuations, patience is the best course."
Moreover, it's a good idea to read the S-1, a regulatory filing that includes important information about the company that is planning to go public. Make sure to focus on the prospectus summary, risk factors and the letter from the founders.
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Tom Taulli has been developing software since the 1980s when he was in high school. He sold his applications to a variety of publications. In college, he started his first company, which focused on the development of e-learning systems. He would go on to create other companies as well, including Hypermart.net that was sold to InfoSpace in 1996. Along the way, Tom has written columns for online publications such as Bloomberg, Forbes, Barron's and Kiplinger. He has also written a variety of books, including Artificial Intelligence Basics: A Non-Technical Introduction. He can be reached on Twitter at @ttaulli.
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