How one entrepreneur plans to fix the ‘broken’ IPO process

Equidity's outspoken founder and CEO Mona DeFrawi sees some major structural problems with the IPO process. Namely, she said that markets have shifted from being investor-focused to trader-focused, and "no-one has noticed."

SurveyMonkey raises $800M to give shareholders back some love

SurveyMonkey initiates one of the largest capital raises by a private US Internet company to show employees and investors some returns.

Facebook stock hits $30, a 5-month high, after announcing media event (updated)

Facebook's stock hasn't passed $30 a share since July. Today, however, it hit the high after inviting press to "see what we're building" at an event on January 15.

Twitter to be a fat cat this year with $11B valuation

After studying the secondary markets, one analyst firm says Twitter is now worth as much as $11 billion or more. It also suspects the company may soon test the IPO waters, if the markets improve.

SolarCity’s discount approach to going public pays off

SolarCity's stock soars on its first day of trading, after a last minute share price cut.

It came from Japan: the mobile gaming IPO

On Tuesday, Enish will make its debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In U.S. markets, such an IPO would be laughable; mobile games are apps or even features here, not legitimate, sustainable businesses.

Enterprise is sexy! 80% of tech startups likely to IPO are B2B

Forget about consumer IPOs: The vast majority of companies expected to go to the public markets in 2013 will be business-focused.

Evernote, the hugely popular online notebook, just raised $85M; plans IPO (updated)

Evernote, the note taking website that helps you organize your life online, has taken on an $85 million round of funding from AGC Equity Partners and Valiant Capital. Current investors T.Rowe Price Associates, Inc. also participated in the round.

Ouch: Ruckus Wireless ends IPO day down 18% (updated)

On the heels of its $126 million IPO, Wi-Fi technology and solutions maker Ruckus Wireless' stock price dropped about 18 percent in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Ruckus Wireless prices IPO at $15 a share, readies for spotlight tomorrow

Ruckus Wireless, maker of complex Wi-Fi technology for enterprises and service providers, has priced its IPO for the NYSE at $15 a share — the top of its previously estimated price range of $13 to $15.

Cvent IPO likely in 2013: now channeling $7B in event spending, bigger than next 10 competitors combined

Event management company Cvent is on pace to channel more than $7 billion in event and conference spending in 2012 and is now bigger than its next 10 competitors -- combined.

Workday embraces the big trends: Windows 8, ‘Big Data’ and analytics

The Pleasanton, Calif.-based company announced plans for a recruiting mobile app for hiring teams, as well as a big data analytics toolset.

Workday kicks IPO ass with 72% pop in first-day trading

In a commanding and impressive IPO performance, cloud software company Workday's stock soared 72 percent in early trading today.

More dirt on the Facebook IPO: Facebook tried to hide mobile risks

Will this Facebook IPO mess never be behind us?

Cloud security company Qualys up 18 percent on IPO after the markets close

Cloud Security company Qualys is up 18 percent in after hours trading. The company debuted on the NASDAQ today, with a slow start ending in an 11 percent climb.