Klaviyo stock soared on its debut Wednesday, within days of Instacart and Arm's initial public offerings.
The software company, founded in 2012, priced 19.2 million shares on Tuesday at $30 each, giving Klaviyo about a $9 billion valuation, fully diluted.
Klaviyo helps companies build user profiles for targeted marketing.
In 2020 and 2021, scores of companies initiated IPOs, but many now trade below their IPO price.
Still, she said the likes of Arm, Instacart, and Klaviyo offer a "good litmus test" for what's to come in 2024.
Persons:
Klaviyo, Wharton, David Erickson, Erickson, IPOs, Rachel Gerring, Gerring
Organizations:
Service, New York Stock Exchange, Venture, Wall
Locations:
Instacart, Wall, Silicon, Americas