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What can Lyft teach us about tech IPOs in 2019?

03/04/2019 · Lyft (LYFT) 

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Lyft arrived on Nasdaq to much fanfare on the last Friday of March, before investor realism sent the share price crashing down. The ride-hailing company lost almost $1bn in 2018 and looks unlikely to turn a profit any time soon – long-term investors are, understandably, not impressed.

But Lyft is not the only tech ‘unicorn’ planning an IPO in 2019: its close rival Uber; travel company, Airbnb; and social media group, Pinterest are among many others which are expected to go public later this year.

So now that Lyft has given us a preview, what can investors expect from a big year of IPOs?


Annual net losses of almost $1bn (£0.76bn) mean Lyft (US: LYFT) lost more money in the 12-months preceding its initial public offering (IPO) than any US start-up, ever. A dubious title for the ride-hailing company, which has been providing cheap taxi services in North America for seven years and never turned a profit.

The company’s $911m net loss means each ride cost Lyft an average of $1.47 in 2018 – a rather depressing statistic that shows…

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