Ripple was founded in 2012 by Chris Larsen and Jed McCaleb. According to CNBC, the company acquired an overseas crypto company called Metco for $250 million in May 2023. Metco is a Swiss firm that holds digital assets for clients. Ripple has not officially endorsed a plan to participate in an IPO.
Ripple is a global blockchain-based real-time financial settlement services network, that allows individuals to exchange money regardless of location or particular bank. Ripple has raised a total of $300 million across 2 funds. This series B fund was announced on Sep 29, 2021, and raised a total of $250 million from lead investor The K Fund. Per Forge Data, Ripple has a valuation of $15 billion as of January 2022.
These comments should not be interpreted to mean that the company is formally pursuing or foregoing an IPO.
Ripple is a private company and not publicly traded.
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Ripple has not yet filed for an IPO. However, it's important to note that IPOs are not the sole avenue for a private company to transition to public trading. Private companies can also go public through alternative methods such as but limited to Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), direct listings, or through mergers and acquisitions. Find out which companies are eyeing an IPO on our Tech IPO Calendar 2024.
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Ripple (XRP) is a cryptocurrency token designed to migrate transactions from central databases controlled by financial institutions to a more open infrastructure while significantly cutting costs.
Ripple has partnered with over 100 financial institutions worldwide such as Santander, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, IFX and more.
The Chief Executive Officer of Ripple is Brad Garlinghouse.
According to Ripple's website, its mission is to "Build breakthrough crypto solutions for a world without economic borders.
Through blockchain technology, Ripple enables global financial institutions, businesses, governments and developers to move, manage and tokenize value, helping to unlock greater economic opportunity for everyone, everywhere."