Between 2000 and 2021, the average length of time between receiving an initial venture capital investment and the IPO of the respective company in the United States was 5.7 years. In 2021, VC-backed companies went public approximately 6 years after securing their first VC investment.
Median time from initial venture capital funding to IPO exit in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in years)
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Statistics on Initial public offerings (IPOs) in the United States
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Largest IPOs worldwide as of 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading countries, regions, or territories by number of traditional IPOs 2021
- Premium Statistic Leading destinations for cross-border IPOs 2021
- Premium Statistic Leading 12 stock exchanges worldwide 2021, by number of IPOs
- Premium Statistic Leading 12 stock exchanges worldwide 2020-2021, by IPO proceeds
IPOs in the U.S.
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- Premium Statistic Number of IPOs in the U.S. 1999-2022
- Premium Statistic Largest IPOs in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Equity raised by companies before IPO in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Median firm valuation before IPO in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Size of VC-backed IPOs in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of venture-backed IPOs in the U.S. 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Underwriters of largest IPOs in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of market cap U.S.-listed Chinese companies 2021, by stock exchange
Size of IPOs
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- Premium Statistic Size of IPOs in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Median IPO size in the U.S. 2005-2021
- Premium Statistic Distribution of IPOs in the U.S. 2014-2021, by size
- Premium Statistic Money raised by IPOs in the U.S. 2019-2021, by sector
- Premium Statistic Size of VC-backed IPOs in the U.S. 2000-2021
Post-IPO
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- Premium Statistic Share of IPOs closing above IPO price on debut in the U.S 2008-2021
- Premium Statistic Post-IPO profitability in the U.S. 2008-2021
- Basic Statistic Best performing IPOs in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Average first-day IPO returns in the U.S. 2008-2021
- Premium Statistic Average year-end IPO returns in the U.S. 2008-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. IPOs with negative first day returns 1980-2021
Further related statistics
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- Value of VC financing in California 2000-2021
- Value of venture capital investments per capita in select nations 2019, by key market
- Italy: private equity and venture capital investments 2017, by investor category
- Value of venture capital investments made in selected nations by Q3 2019
- Number of venture capital funding rounds in Europe Q1 2013-Q4 2017
- Number of new funds of venture capital companies in China 2010-2021
- Number of global venture capital-backed IPOs 2007-2013
- Brazil: committed capital PE & VC 2011-2019, by origin
- Global acquisitions of venture-funded tech startups 2010-2019
- Value of venture funding for digital behavioral health in the U.S. 2011-2020
- Assets of U.S. households and NPOs in corporate equities 2000-2018
- Companies divesting venture capital in France 2014-2016
- Worldwide femtech VC investment 2012-2021
- Venture capital invested in European EdTech 2015-2019, by development stage
- Foodtech venture investment deals value in Moscow 2017-2020
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Statistics
- Value of VC financing in California 2000-2021
- Value of venture capital investments per capita in select nations 2019, by key market
- Italy: private equity and venture capital investments 2017, by investor category
- Value of venture capital investments made in selected nations by Q3 2019
- Number of venture capital funding rounds in Europe Q1 2013-Q4 2017
- Number of new funds of venture capital companies in China 2010-2021
- Number of global venture capital-backed IPOs 2007-2013
- Brazil: committed capital PE & VC 2011-2019, by origin
- Global acquisitions of venture-funded tech startups 2010-2019
- Value of venture funding for digital behavioral health in the U.S. 2011-2020
- Assets of U.S. households and NPOs in corporate equities 2000-2018
- Companies divesting venture capital in France 2014-2016
- Worldwide femtech VC investment 2012-2021
- Venture capital invested in European EdTech 2015-2019, by development stage
- Foodtech venture investment deals value in Moscow 2017-2020
WilmerHale. (March 3, 2022). Median time from initial venture capital funding to IPO exit in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/320793/median-time-venture-capital-exit-usa/
WilmerHale. "Median time from initial venture capital funding to IPO exit in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in years)." Chart. March 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320793/median-time-venture-capital-exit-usa/
WilmerHale. (2022). Median time from initial venture capital funding to IPO exit in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320793/median-time-venture-capital-exit-usa/
WilmerHale. "Median Time from Initial Venture Capital Funding to Ipo Exit in The United States from 2000 to 2021 (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320793/median-time-venture-capital-exit-usa/
WilmerHale, Median time from initial venture capital funding to IPO exit in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320793/median-time-venture-capital-exit-usa/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
Median time from initial venture capital funding to IPO exit in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in years) [Graph], WilmerHale, March 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/320793/median-time-venture-capital-exit-usa/