Lime, the electric scooter and bicycle rental company, has filed for an initial public offering. The filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission occurred on Friday.
Lime, officially known as Neutron Holdings, was founded in 2017 and operates in about 230 cities across 29 countries. It has received backing from Uber and reached one billion trips in 2025, according to chief executive Wayne Ting.
Reliance Industries' telecom arm, Jio Platforms, has informed bankers of plans to file its IPO prospectus as early as March. The move involves filing initial documents by the end of this month. Seventeen bankers have been appointed to manage what could become India's largest IPO.
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SpaceX has confidentially submitted draft registration paperwork to the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering that could raise $75 billion at a $1.75 trillion valuation. The filing, as reported by Bloomberg and people familiar with the matter, sets the stage for a potential June listing, which would surpass the previous record set by Saudi Aramco. The move follows the company's recent acquisition of Elon Musk's xAI and comes amid recent Nasdaq rule changes favoring large new listings.
A wave of cryptocurrency exchange initial public offerings in 2025 highlighted the sector's maturation, but recent setbacks reveal heavy dependence on Bitcoin's price movements. Gemini's post-IPO struggles and Kraken's frozen listing underscore vulnerabilities to market cycles. Exchanges must prove revenue stability beyond Bitcoin rallies to sustain investor interest.
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Paytm shares rose nearly 4% on Monday after rival PhonePe halted its initial public offering plans. PhonePe pointed to geopolitical uncertainty and volatile global markets as reasons for the deferral. The pause reduces near-term competition in India's digital payments sector.