想找明年上市潜力股？有几头十角兽可能要发威

经历了不温不火的一年之后，明年的美国IPO市场有望迎来强劲反弹。

市场普遍预计多家所谓的“十角兽”公司(decacorn)----估值达百亿美元的企业——明年将登陆公开市场。比如，照片讯息分享应用Snapchat的开发商Snap Inc.最早可能明年3月上市。

虽然公开宣布明年上市计划的企业还不多，但专家相信，大选后国内经济形势的不确定性已经缓和，明年上市的企业会增多。

以下是外界对明年上市期望值最高的部分企业：

SNAP

人气照片分享应用Snapchat开发商，总部位于加州威尼斯的Snap 公司最早可能在明年3月公开上市，估值预计在200亿至250亿美元，将成为中国电商巨头阿里巴巴集团赴美上市以来美股最大规模的IPO。阿里巴巴两年前的IPO募资规模高达1709亿美元。

AIRBNB

提供短期租房服务的美国公司Airbnb估值约为300亿美元，是备受外界期待的明年上市“种子选手”。

Uber

几年前就外界就在预计美国拼车出行公司Uber会启动IPO。今年6月，Uber向沙特主权财富基金募得35亿美元，估值达到625亿美元，成为全球范围内风投支持估值最高的公司。

Palantir 

作为Palantir的联合创始人，彼得·泰尔和乔·朗斯代尔在硅谷更有影响力的身份是投资者兼企业家。Palantir帮助政府机关追踪恐怖分子，揭发金融诈骗，被视为硅谷最神秘的公司。去年获得8.8亿美元融资后，该公司估值达到200亿美元。

Vice Media

Vice Media是面向80后90后报道时事的前卫视频制作公司，吸引了包括传媒大亨默多克旗下公司21世纪福克斯和华特迪士尼在内的投资者。其估值已经超过40亿美元。

Spotify

瑞典人丹尼尔·埃克和马丁·诺兰森于2006年创立流媒体音乐服务平台Spotify，目前已经赢得Northzone、凯鹏华盈、Accel Partners和DST等多家知名风投注资。Spotify现拥有将近1亿用户，遍布约60个市场。

Elevate Credit

线上贷款机构Elevate Credit已经向美国证券交易委员会递交了IPO申请。最近一次修改后的文件显示，该司将公开发行360万股，每股定价预计在20至22美元之间。（财富中文网）

译者：Pessy

审校：夏林

The market for public listings in the United States promises to be robust next year, following what can at best be described as a dismal year for IPO activity.

Several so-called “decacorns,” or companies valued at tens of billions of dollars, are widely expected to make their market debuts in 2017. Snap Inc, owner of messaging app Snapchat, could go public as soon as March.

While not many companies have publicly laid out plans for a 2017 IPO, experts believe the number will increase given that uncertainty has eased since the U.S. election.

Following is a list of some of the most anticipated IPOs of 2017.

Snap Inc.

The Venice, California-based owner of Snapchat could go public as soon as March and be valued at $20 billion-$25 billion, making it the largest IPO since Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd went public two years ago in a $170.9 billion IPO. 

Airbnb,Inc.

The U.S. short-term home rental company has a valuation of about $30 billion and is one of the hotly anticipated debuts of next year.

Uber Technologies, Inc.

The U.S. ride-hailing company’s IPO has been expected for a few years now. Uber raised $3.5 billion from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund in June. That valued the company at $62.5 billion, making it the most highly valued venture capital-backed company in the world.

Palantir Technologies, Inc.

Palantir was co-founded by Peter Thiel and Joe Lonsdale, two of Silicon Valley’s more influential investors and entrepreneurs. The company helps government agencies track down terrorists and uncover financial fraud. It raised $880 million in funding late last year for a $20 billion valuation, and is considered one of Silicon Valley’s most secretive companies.

Vice Media

The edgy video maker, known for its coverage of current affairs for the Millennial generation, counts Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox and Walt Disney as its investors. The company is valued upward of $4 billion.

Spotify

Founded in 2006 by Swedes Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon, the music streaming service company has financial backing from the likes of Northzone, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Accel Partners and DST and now boasts of having close to 100 million users in about 60 markets.  

Elevate Credit Inc.,

The online lender has filed with the SEC for its IPO. Its last amended filing shows that the company will offer 3.6 million shares and expects them to be priced between $20 and $22 per share.