Navan, formerly known as TripActions, was founded in 2015 by Ariel Cohen. In a February 2023 interview, Cohen said "the company is ready from a maturity perspective, business perspective [and a] numbers perspective to go public." CFO Thomas Tuscherer told reporters that the company expects the IPO market to reopen in Q3 or Q4 of 2023. Outlets report that Navan is engaged in talks with bankers about the possibility of a public offering.
Navan is a travel management platform for corporations that helps users manage travel plans and track expenses. As of February 2023, Navan's customers include Lyft, Yelp, Axios, Pinterest, and Toast. Between 2021 and 2022, the company acquired Reed & Mackay, Comtravo, and Resia. Navan has raised more than $1.3 billion in venture capital funding from investors including Group 11, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Zeev Ventures. The company announced a $9.2 billion valuation following a $300 million fundraising round in 2022.
These comments should not be interpreted to mean that the company is formally pursuing or foregoing an IPO.
Navan is a private company and not publicly traded.
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Navan 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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Date | Funding Round | Funding Raised | Price per Share | Last Known Valuation |
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10/12/2022 | Series G and G-1 |
$154MM raised | $XXX.XX | $XXX.XX |
10/13/2021 | Series F |
$275MM raised | $XXX.XX | $XXX.XX |
1/21/2021 | Series E |
$362MM raised | $XXX.XX | $XXX.XX |
6/27/2019 | Series D |
$279.92MM raised | $XXX.XX | $XXX.XX |
11/8/2018 | Series C and C-1 |
$162.45MM raised | $XXX.XX | $XXX.XX |
3/7/2018 | Series B |
$51.3MM raised | $XXX.XX | $XXX.XX |
4/1/2017 | Series A-1 |
$12.5MM raised | $XXX.XX | $XXX.XX |
2/12/2016 | Series A |
$10.12MM raised | $XXX.XX | $XXX.XX |
5/7/2015 | Series Seed |
$4.18MM raised | $XXX.XX | $XXX.XX |