Riskified IPO: How to buy the anti-fraud firm's stock?

2 min read | July 29, 2021 09:01 AM EDT | By Raza Naqvi

Summary

  • Riskified’s IPO is expected to take place at market open on Thursday, July 29.
  • Israel-based Riskified Ltd. is an anti-fraud firm that enables merchants to identify fraudulent customers.
  • Riskified aims to raise US$ 402.5 million as gross proceeds and sell 17.5 million shares at its IPO.

Fraud protection firm Riskified Ltd. is expected to make its public debut on Thursday, July 28 at a valuation of approximately US$ 3.3 billion.

The Israel-based firm is known for its core product Chargeback Guarantee, which is a system that automatically approves fair transactions and blocks transactions of fraud customers.

Riskified's platform, which is based on artificial intelligence (AI) technology, enables merchants to identify fraudulent customers and helps reduce the risk of financial fraud.

Let’s take a look at its IPO plans.

Riskified IPO details

Initially, the anti-fraud firm had reportedly priced its shares at US$ 18 per piece for the initial public offering (IPO). Ahead of its IPO, however, Riskified increased the price to US$ 20 per share.

Riskified aims to raise US$ 402.5 million as gross proceeds and sell 17.5 million shares at its IPO.

According to reports, Assaf Feldman, CTO and co-founder of Riskified, plans to sell 200,000 of his shares for US$ 4.2 million. After the IPO, Mr Feldman's stake would be worth US$ 283 million, and CEO Eido Gal will reportedly hold shares worth US$ 278 million.

Riskified's stock symbol would be 'RSKD' and the shares will start trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Investors interested to book Riskified's pre-IPO shares could explore their options on online trading platforms.


Copyright © 2021 Kalkine Media

Key highlights of Riskified's financials and business operations

According to Riskified’s IPO prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the firm recorded a revenue of US$ 170 million in 2020. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of revenue was 50 per cent between 2018 to 2020, as per the filing.

For the period ended December 31, 2020, the value of the company’s cash and cash equivalents was US$ 103.6 million, representing a year-over-year (YoY) increase of approximately US$ 33.9 million. 


Disclaimer

The content, including but not limited to any articles, news, quotes, information, data, text, reports, ratings, opinions, images, photos, graphics, graphs, charts, animations and video (Content) is a service of Kalkine Media Incorporated (Kalkine Media), Business Number: 720744275BC0001 and is available for personal and non-commercial use only. The advice given by Kalkine Media through its Content is general information only and it does not take into account the user’s personal investment objectives, financial situation and specific needs. Users should make their own enquiries about any investment and Kalkine Media strongly suggests the users to seek advice from a financial adviser, stockbroker or other professional (including taxation and legal advice), as necessary. Kalkine Media is not registered as an investment adviser in Canada under either the provincial or territorial Securities Acts. Some of the Content on this website may be sponsored/non-sponsored, as applicable, however, on the date of publication of any such Content, none of the employees and/or associates of Kalkine Media hold positions in any of the stocks covered by Kalkine Media through its Content. Kalkine Media hereby disclaims any and all the liabilities to any user for any direct, indirect, implied, punitive, special, incidental or other consequential damages arising from any use of the Content on this website, which is provided without warranties. The views expressed in the Content by the guests, if any, are their own and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Kalkine Media. Some of the images/music that may be used in the Content are copyright to their respective owner(s). Kalkine Media does not claim ownership of any of the pictures displayed/music used in the Content unless stated otherwise. The images/music that may be used in the Content are taken from various sources on the internet, including paid subscriptions or are believed to be in public domain. We have used reasonable efforts to accredit the source wherever it was indicated or was found to be necessary.


Sponsored Articles


Investing Ideas

Previous Next
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.