Blend Labs Inc. announced this morning the launch of its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. The company will be offering 20.0 million Class A stocks on the big board under the symbol “BLND”.
The offering price is expected to be between US$16.00 to US$18.00 per share for potential total aggregate proceeds of up to US$360.0 million. The financial software company also gave the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 3,000,000 common shares.
In the prospectus filed, the San Francisco-based fintech company recorded US$31.9 million in revenue and a US$27.1 million net loss for Q1 2021. The company also raised US$300.0 million in its last round of funding in January 2021, putting the company’s valuation at US$3.3 billion. The proposed public offering seeks to bring this up to US$3.95 billion.
Goldman Sachs & Co., Allen & Company, and Wells Fargo Securities are all managing the offering as lead underwriters.
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