The Path to IPO: 2022 SaaS Enterprise Version

Vivian Guo |February 2, 2021

Going public in 2022 - an analysis of historical enterprise SaaS IPO performance

The following report aims to answer key questions across several major topics related to successfully planning for and executing an IPO.

2021 Trends

  • How do 2021 SaaS IPOs compare to those of previous years?

  • What are the major take-aways for companies looking to go public in today’s market?

Driving Ongoing Performance

  • What do scale, growth, efficiency, and profitability typically look like leading up to IPO?

  • How do these metrics evolve in post IPO years?

  • How do top performers effectively manage the street through forecasting post IPO?

Valuation & Trading Multiples

  • How have these public software companies historically been valued – both at IPO and since?

  • How do these compare to overall market valuation?

IPO Structure & Banker Selection

  • What have the most common economic structures been over the past few years?

  • How do these vary based on which banks are involved?