Virgin Atlantic IPO: Richard Branson is planning an IPO to help its airline company recover from the pandemic, with expected losses of £1bn throughout the period.CEO TS Anil believes that this figure is undervalued and Monzo could be worth a lot more, so keep an eye out for updates. The unicorn start-up was originally valued at £2bn in 2019 but this was slashed to £1.24 in 2020 after a fundraising round. Monzo IPO: British online bank Monzo is joining the fleet of UK tech companies to debut on the stock market between 20.The company is valued at around $42bn or potentially higher, currently generating annual revenues of $10bn. Starlink IPO: Elon Musk's satellite constellation is due to IPO as a spin-off from parent company SpaceX, although it is unknown when the company plans to do this, as Musk is looking for 'more predictable cash flows' first.The company has raised $265m in private fundraising this year, thanks to the rise in online grocery shopping due to Covid-19. It hasn't yet announced whether it will opt for a traditional IPO or direct listing. Instacart IPO: Online grocery delivery service Instacart is currently valued at $39bn and could be even more when it debuts on the stock market later in 2021.It was last valued at $95bn in a fundraising round in March 2021. The company is backed by Elon Musk and serves clients such as Google, Amazon and Zoom, and it has been hailed as one of the world's most valuable start-ups.

Stripe IPO: Digital payments provider Stripe is planning a direct listing as it doesn't need to raise money, it has been reported.The announcement comes after a troubled year of declining revenue due to the Covid-19 crisis, as the company was previously valued at $47 billion two years previously. The deal is expected to go ahead in Q3 of 2021 and will value the company at approximately $9 billion. WeWork IPO: Shared workspace start-up WeWork officially filed for an IPO in 2019 but has since decided to take the company public through the SPAC process.Kraken is currently valued at around $4 billion but this could rise to $20 billion after its next funding round. The company is reportedly tied between having a traditional IPO or using a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC), although it may have too high of a value for the latter and therefore, it would be more likely consider a direct listing. Kraken IPO: American cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is expected to debut its shares on the stock market in 2022, being the second US-based crypto stock to register on an exchange.BrewDog's IPO could value the company at over £1 billion. The company previously announced its plans in 2018 but has been waiting for the right time to debut its shares to the public. Brewdog IPO: Craft-beer brewer BrewDog is a British company that has repeated its plans for an IPO on the London Stock Exchange at some point in 2021.Reports say that TikTok's parent company is looking at an IPO within the next year, where the company will be listed on a Chinese or Hong Kong-based exchange. ByteDance IPO: ByteDance is the owner of popular Chinese social media and video app TikTok, which has already been valued at around $50 billion, despite being a private company.Reddit's IPO comes at a convenient time for the company, after traders of the forum sparked a rally in January 2021 of shorted stocks such as Gamestop and AMC, causing a short squeeze for the former company. The current value of the company is around $6 billion and it plans to expand the business even further with the funding that it receives from the IPO, which may occur in 2021. Reddit IPO: Online social network and message board Reddit has just hired its first CFO as it prepares go public on the stock market.Alternatively, an increasing number of businesses are choosing to use a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) as it may offer a slightly cheaper and quicker process. However, as long as the business can meet the listing requirements for a specific market and prove their potential for future profit, they can also qualify for an IPO. In general, companies can register for an upcoming IPO after reaching a market capitalisation of $1bn, which is the same for a ‘unicorn company’. These are usually a higher value and therefore, they will profit from the relative returns that were expected.

When the company goes public, the private shareholders’ shares will value at the same price as the public share. A company that is planning an IPO will select underwriters to manage their financial risk, and chooses a stock exchange in which to feature their newly public shares. An initial public offering (IPO) happens when shares of a previously private company are offered to the public on a stock exchange.

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