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☆ Klaviyo CEO: Our AI helps users run more experiments and optimize campaigns
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailKlaviyo CEO: Our AI helps users run more experiments and optimize campaignsAndrew Bialecki, Klaviyo CEO, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk quarterly results, the stocks massive jump, global expansion, AI integration and more.

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☆ Klaviyo CEO Andrew Bialecki explains why the company is only '1% done'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Klaviyo, the marketing tech company that went public on the New York Stock Exchange last September, has an internal motto that's meant to motivate its employees and make them less afraid of failure: "We're 1% done." CEO Andrew Bialecki compared the idea to the progress bar that might appear on your screen when you're downloading a software update. Bialecki says Klaviyo can directly demonstrate the impact of its tech using a metric the company calls "Klaviyo Attributed Value." The company said it generated more than $50 billion in Klaviyo Attributed Value in 2023. The company reported fourth-quarter earnings — their second as a public company — on February 27.

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☆ In Shopify's app store, 'people are fighting it out on the margins' as the market becomes oversaturated and merchants cut costs
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Its S-1 filing mentions the word "Shopify" 198 times, and it said that about 77.6% of its annual recurring revenue came from Shopify merchants. About a third of the deals FE International facilitates are for businesses within the Shopify ecosystem, Smale said. Smale said that lately, he has worked with a "wider variety of acquirers" quietly looking to scoop up Shopify apps. He said that Shopify apps make good acquisition targets because they tend to be profitable and not venture-backed. "I always say Shopify SaaS applications are so great to build because they're kind of like building a SaaS on training wheels," Gazdecki said.

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☆ The 52 most important VCs in Boston, according to other VCs
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

In September, one of Boston's own homegrown companies, Klaviyo, was among the first tech startups to pry open the IPO market, which had been closed for a two-year stretch. According to research by Carta, Boston has a healthy lead on other cities for total capital raised across biotech, health-tech, medical devices, and energy companies so far this year. It's also worth mentioning that funding to Boston startups has cooled from the peak in 2021, as has funding everywhere. In celebration of this vibrant scene, Insider is recognizing the most important venture capitalists in the greater Boston area. We asked VCs from across the country about the Boston investors to know, and we also referred to our past reporting on the top seed investors to find more picks.

Persons: Andrew Bialecki, It's, VCs Organizations: Boston, Carta Locations: Boston, Austin, Seattle, Los Angeles

Trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Acquire Licensing RightsSept 20 (Reuters) - Shares of Klaviyo (KVYO.N) were set to open up to 23% above their IPO price on Wednesday, giving the marketing automation company a potential valuation of $11.4 billion. The stock was indicated to open between $35 and $37, compared with the initial public offering (IPO) price of $30. The Boston-based company's IPO of 19.2 million shares was priced above range on Tuesday, raising $576 million in proceeds, part of which will go to existing investors who cashed out some of their holdings. BlackRock (BLK.N) and AllianceBernstein have agreed to buy up to $100 million worth of shares each, accounting for a big chunk of the total IPO proceeds.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, AllianceBernstein, Andrew Bialecki, Ed Hallen, Klaviyo, Jaiveer Singh, Anil D'Silva, Vinay Dwivedi, Shounak Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, BlackRock, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Boston, Bengaluru

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with Klaviyo co-founders Ed Hallen and Andrew Bialecki
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Klaviyo co-founders Ed Hallen and Andrew BialeckiEd Hallen, Klaviyo co-founder, and Andrew Bialecki, Klaviyo co-founder and CEO, join 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the company's initial public offering, what the company's name means, and how the company operates.

Persons: Klaviyo, Ed Hallen, Andrew Bialecki Ed Hallen, Andrew Bialecki

☆ Klaviyo's IPO gives CEO Andrew Bialecki a stake worth $3.6 billion. Here are the others getting rich.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Klaviyo went public after raising $576 million in its IPO. The opening price gives cofounder and CEO Andrew Bialecki a stake worth roughly $3.6 billion. Venture capital firms including Summit Partners, Accomplice, and Accel also made out handsomely. Klaviyo went public at a market cap of $11.3 billion on Wednesday, as it becomes the latest company trying to stir the initial public offering market from a deep slumber. This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers.

Persons: Klaviyo, Andrew Bialecki Organizations: Venture, Summit Partners, Accel, MIT's Sloan School of Management

☆ 'Be a disciplined company.' How Klaviyo broke the IPO dry spell, according to its CEO.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

CEO Andrew Bialecki told Insider that being a "disciplined company" was key to its success. Jeff Bussgang, a general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners in Boston, told The Boston Globe in an interview, "I'm seeing green shoots — it's definitely back on the agenda for boards." KlaviyoBialecki told Insider he tried to run a "disciplined company," one of two ingredients to its success. "There's a false choice here between being high growth and doing things efficiently," Bialecki told Insider. Are you a Klaviyo insider with insight to share?

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☆ Klaviyo rises 9% in muted NYSE debut after software vendor priced IPO at $30 a share
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Ari Levy | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Klaviyo priced 19.2 million shares late Tuesday at $30 a piece, valuing the company at just over $9 billion on a fully diluted basis. Of those shares, 11.5 million were sold by the company, resulting in $345 million in cash added to the balance sheet. Instacart and Klaviyo are trying to crack open a tech IPO market that's been virtually shuttered for 21 months. The e-commerce software vendor owns roughly 11% of Klaviyo's shares, and invested $100 million in the company last year. — CNBC's Annie Palmer contributed to this reportWATCH: Klaviyo follows Instacart in tech IPO down rounds

Persons: Andrew Bialecki, Ed Hallen, Instacart, Arm, Japan's SoftBank, Klaviyo, Shopify, Bialecki, —, Annie Palmer Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Inc, Nasdaq, Klaviyo's, CNBC Locations: Weds, U.S

☆ SHORT: Klaviyo co-founders on IPO, company operations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSHORT: Klaviyo co-founders on IPO, company operationsEd Hallen, Klaviyo co-founder, and Andrew Bialecki, Klaviyo co-founder and CEO, join 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the company's initial public offering, what the company's name means, and how the company operates.

Persons: Ed Hallen, Klaviyo, Andrew Bialecki

☆ Klaviyo prepares for US market debut after pricing IPO above range
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 30, 2023. The offering gave Klaviyo a valuation of $9.2 billion. BlackRock (BLK.N) and AllianceBernstein have agreed to buy up to $100 million worth of shares each, accounting for a big chunk of the total IPO proceeds. A successful debut of Klaviyo would underscore a revival in the IPO market, which has been on ice for nearly 18 months after the end of an easy-money regime prompted investors to question the valuations of high-flying startups. However, their shares are still above their respective IPO prices.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, AllianceBernstein, Andrew Bialecki, Ed Hallen, Klaviyo, Niket, Anil D'Silva Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Arm Holdings, BlackRock, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Boston, Bengaluru

☆ Klaviyo valued at $9.2 billion after pricing IPO above range: Reuters
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Andrew Bialecki, CEO and co-founder of Klaviyo, poses for a portrait in Boston on Sep. 5, 2019. Marketing automation company Klaviyo Inc secured a valuation of $9.2 billion in its initial public offering (IPO) on Tuesday, after pricing the share sale above its indicated range, according to people familiar with the matter. Klaviyo priced 19.2 million shares at $30 apiece, the sources told Reuters, requesting anonymity as the discussions are confidential. The company revised its indicated IPO price range from $25-$27 per share to $27-$29 per share on Monday, according to Reuters. Reuters was first to report earlier on Tuesday that Klaviyo was considering pricing the IPO above its targeted range at $30 per share.

Persons: Andrew Bialecki, Klaviyo, Ed Hallen, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, William Blair Organizations: Klaviyo Inc, Reuters, Bloomberg News, BlackRock Inc, SoftBank Group, Nasdaq, New York Stock Exchange, Citigroup Inc, Barclays Plc, Mizuho Financial Group, underwriters Locations: Boston, U.S

NEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Marketing automation company Klaviyo Inc (KVYO.N) secured a valuation of $9.2 billion in its initial public offering (IPO) on Tuesday, the company said, after pricing the share sale above its indicated range. Klaviyo said it priced 19.2 million shares at $30 apiece. It had raised its indicated IPO price range from $25-$27 per share to $27-$29 per share on Monday. Reuters was first to report that Klaviyo was considering pricing the IPO above its targeted range at $30 per share. Bloomberg News first reported about the IPO being priced at $30.

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NEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Marketing automation company Klaviyo Inc (KVYO.N) secured a valuation of $9.2 billion in its initial public offering (IPO) on Tuesday, after pricing the share sale above its indicated range, according to people familiar with the matter. Klaviyo priced 19.2 million shares at $30 apiece, the sources said, requesting anonymity as the discussions are confidential. The company revised its indicated IPO price range from $25-$27 per share to $27-$29 per share on Monday. Reuters was first to report earlier on Tuesday that Klaviyo was considering pricing the IPO above its targeted range at $30 per share. Bloomberg News first reported about the IPO being priced at $30.

Persons: Klaviyo, Andrew Bialecki, Ed Hallen, ”, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, William Blair, Echo Wang, Anirban Sen, Timothy Gardner Organizations: Klaviyo Inc, Reuters, Bloomberg News, BlackRock Inc, Nasdaq, New York Stock Exchange, Citigroup Inc, Barclays Plc, Mizuho Financial Group, underwriters, Thomson Locations: U.S, New York

☆ Marketing firm Klaviyo lifts IPO price range, targets $9 bln valuation
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 18 (Reuters) - Marketing automation company Klaviyo on Monday increased the proposed price range for its initial pubic offering (IPO) due this week, targeting a fully diluted valuation of up to $9 billion. Klaviyo said in a filing nearly 19.2 million shares would be sold in the IPO, priced between $27 and $29 each. The IPO, which is scheduled to price on Tuesday, is nearly 20 times oversubscribed because of investor demand, Reuters reported last week. A strong debut from SoftBank's Arm Holdings last week raised hopes of a rebound in the IPO market, but the lukewarm reception to Neumora Therapeutics (NMRA.O) has tempered some optimism. Klaviyo's hike comes after another IPO contender, Instacart, raised its price range on Friday.

Persons: Klaviyo, Instacart, SoftBank, Andrew Bialecki, Ed Hallen, Jaiveer Shekhawat, Nivedita Bhattacharjee Organizations: Reuters, SoftBank's Arm Holdings, Neumora Therapeutics, BlackRock Inc, Thomson Locations: U.S, Dealogic, Bengaluru

Klaviyo, which is seeking an $8 billion fully diluted valuation at the midpoint of its $25-$27 range, is in talks with its IPO underwriters about raising that range, the sources said. Klaviyo is the latest company to seek to raise its IPO price range. Grocery delivery app Instacart, which is also going public next week, raised its IPO price range on Friday to target a fully-diluted valuation of up to $10 billion. The chip designer floated on Nasdaq on Thursday at a $54.5 billion valuation and is now worth $65 billion, on a fully diluted basis. Grocery delivery app Instacart, which is also going public next week, raised its IPO price range on Friday to seek a fully-diluted valuation of up to $10 billion.

Persons: Klaviyo, Andrew Bialecki, Ed Hallen, Echo Wang, Anirban Sen, Diane Craft Organizations: Inc, underwriters, Arm Holdings, Nasdaq, BlackRock Inc, Thomson Locations: New York

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Klaviyo is seeking a fully-diluted valuation of up to $8.4 billion in its initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, the marketing firm said on Monday, as it becomes the latest company to tap a growing wave of stock market listings. However, the company's proposed valuation is a climb-down from the $9.15 billion pre-money valuation at which Klaviyo last raised capital in 2021, reflecting a broader gloom in the technology startup ecosystem. Founded in 2012, Klaviyo helps store and analyze data for e-commerce brands that enables them to send out personalized marketing emails and messages to potential customers. Klaviyo posted 51% growth in revenue to $164.6 million for the three months ended June 30. The company is expected to debut in September, a busy month for stock market listings that could serve as a litmus test for other companies looking to go public.

Persons: Andrew Bialecki, Klaviyo, AllianceBernstein, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Sri Hari, Manya, Niket Nishant, Shweta Agarwal, Maju Samuel Organizations: Arm Holdings, Neumora Therapeutics, Summit Partners, BlackRock, New York Stock Exchange, Citigroup, underwriters, Sri, Manya Saini, Thomson Locations: United States, Boston, United Kingdom, Australia, Bengaluru

☆ Andrew Bialecki built Klaviyo into an email titan by breaking all the norms. Now he's taking it public as its largest shareholder.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Andrew Bialecki is preparing to take Boston startup Klaviyo public eleven years after founding it. Bialecki, who cofounded the marketing tech company in 2012, owns more than a third of Klaviyo, according to the company's recent S-1 filing. In the last eleven years, the 37-year-old has quietly built the hottest Boston startup you've never heard of. For comparison, HubSpot's Brian Halligan and Toast's Chris Comparato reported salaries of roughly $240,000 before taking their Boston startups public. Bialecki has also sold few shares of Klaviyo in inside rounds, according to two people familiar with the company's financials.

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☆ Klaviyo files confidentially for U.S. IPO -sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Echo Wang | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters) - Data and marketing automation firm Klaviyo Inc confidentially submitted paperwork on Friday with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering (IPO) in New York, according to people familiar with the matter. While terms of the IPO have not yet been set, the Boston-based company is mulling a raise of at least $750 million in the listing, one of the sources said. The Wall Street Journal had reported in April that Klaviyo was preparing for an IPO. With the IPO registration, Klaviyo becomes the second high-profile name in recent weeks to press ahead with an offering, even as stock market volatility and economic uncertainty has put many other IPO hopefuls off. SoftBank Group Corp's (9984.T) Arm Ltd filed confidentially for its stock market listing in April, Reuters reported.

☆ Shopify's startup investments this year include millions into companies that focus on NFTs, Web3 apps, customer-engagement, and financial services
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

In its press release announcing the new funding, Wati said the investment was Shopify's first in a startup operating in Southeast Asia. The goal is to make Thirdweb's tools available to Shopify merchants who want to bring Web3 products and experiences to their online stores. Shopify recently participated in Gorgias' $30 million Series C round, which valued the startup at $710 million. According to the company, merchants using its technology report a 96% increase in sales on average. Flexport announced it had received a strategic investment from Shopify as part of its $935 million Series E on February 7.

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