“I’m not sure how they discovered the show,” he adds, but “they were incredible hosts, allowing us to come in and set up for what was certainly the most notable IPO of the year—to be there, in the exchange, for that was incredible. So, we kept talking, came back for the Klarna IPO, and it made a lot of sense for the NYSE to be our home base as a company when we’re in New York.”“Hands down, that was probably the most memorable show this year,” Hays tells Fast Company.Hays and Coogan also had Lynn Martin, NYS ...

Company Overview - A woman's journey from children's clothing to tech IPOs, to leading a $5.8 billion RIA [1]

Core Insights - StubHub Holdings, Inc. made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange with an opening price of $25.35 per share after pricing its IPO at $23.50, raising $800 million for the company [1][2][3] IPO Launch - The IPO was priced at $23.50 per share, generating $800 million for StubHub [2] - StubHub's stock trades under the ticker symbol STUB, marking a successful entry after two postponements due to market conditions [3] Market Context - The listing contributes to a recent surge in tech IPOs as the U.S. market recovers from a period of inactivity, with several companies going public in recent months [4] Investors - Madrone Partners was the largest shareholder before the IPO, holding 24.5% of Class A STUB shares, followed by WestCap with 12.3% and Bessemer Venture Partners with 8.8% [5] Financial Performance - StubHub's revenue primarily comes from ticket sales, with over 40 million tickets sold in 2024 by around one million sellers [6] - In Q1 2025, revenue increased by 10% year-over-year to $397.6 million, although the company reported a net loss of $35.9 million compared to a loss of $29.7 million the previous year [6] - Gross merchandise sales reached $2.08 billion during the same period [6] Price Action - On the first day of trading, StubHub shares fell by 4.8% to $22.37 [7]

Let's talk about these acquisitions. So, were you acquiring the companies and the talent came with them or was this specifically focused on the talent at those companies and integrating them into Unifor. Well, we're very excited first of all with these two acquisitions.Uh they bring a lot of technology to us and the people, the talent. But why were these important for us right now. The state of AI adoption in the in business is at a very interesting point.There are some industry reports talking about AI age ...