We told you last week about the IPO by Justworks, the company behind the management accounting platform. The current market conditions prompted the underwriters to delay the IPO until a more favorable time. They were followed by other underwriters, and today we will be discussing the most anticipated IPOs in 2022.

Discord is a messenger

In 2022, the company was founded with headquarters in San Francisco. Developers created a messenger that gamers could use to communicate with each other via text, voice and video chats. Players can chat while they play without having to disconnect. This is especially important for cyber-athletes, who have been instrumental in growing Discord's popularity.

All operating systems are compatible with the messenger, including Windows, macOS and Linux. It can also be installed on mobile devices. Discord's main competitive advantage is its ability to be used with gaming consoles like the Xbox and PlayStation. Over 140 million people are part of the Discord messenger audience.

Microsoft expressed interest in Discord's acquisition but it didn't occur. Discord plans to go public in 2022. The preliminary estimate was made during Discord's latest round of financing. It came to approximately $15 billion.

Databricks software for data analysis

Large corporations have tended to use data analysis in recent years for their management decisions. This has led to a rise in demand for software designed for this purpose. Databricks was founded by seven researchers from the University of California at Berkeley in 2013. It specializes in the development of software to support BigData analysis.

BusinessWire estimates that the global BigData analysis market will reach $142.5 billion in 2024. The average annual growth rate for BigData analysis could therefore be as high as 20%.

Databricks has more than 5,000 clients. T Mobile and Comcast are two of the most well-known companies among them. The company's revenue grew 75% to $350 Million in 2020. In 2021, the company's revenue is expected to surpass $500 million. The company has a goal of $1 billion in sales by 2022. Databricks capitalization has been estimated at $28 million. Databricks IPO date is still unknown.

Discord's closest competitor, Snowflake, generated a 171% net profit for investors during the Lockup period. That's why they are optimistic about Databricks.

Stripe, a payment system

Online shopping has been steadily losing ground to eCommerce with the rapid growth of smartphones and the internet. Online shopping was further boosted by the coronavirus pandemic of 2020. Merchants must have software to integrate banking services in order to sell products online.

Since 2011, Stripe has been creating solutions to accept and process electronic payments. DoorDash and Meta Platforms (Facebook), Google and Peloton are some of the clients. Commissions from transactions earn the company 2.9%+$0.3. Global payment services market will reach $42.9 billion in 2025, with an average annual growth rate 16.4%.

These factors make the stock attractive to investors. The company raised $600million in spring 2021 during its latest round of financing. This round included Sequoia Capital, a leading venture capital firm. Stripe's capitalization currently stands at $100 billion. Its IPO could be the most important in 2022.

Reddit is a social network

In 2005, Reddit, a social networking site, was created to provide news aggregators. The platform was initially populated with a lot of fake profiles. This lured people into conversations. Users began exchanging information and the platform grew slowly. Over 52 million users are currently active worldwide, and 54% of these are US citizens.

Reddit Gold premium subscription and advertising revenue are the company's earnings. Reddit's annual sales growth rate of 300% is impressive. The growth rate will not increase as fast as it did in the past.

Reddit was brought to the forefront by WallStreetBets. This community allowed members to share investment ideas and buy stocks. The shares of GameStop, a loss-making gaming retailer, was the most well-known story. Market professionals who held short positions suffered losses of hundreds of millions of dollar due to WallStreetBets' coordinated efforts. The IPO is expected to be attended by traders from the mentioned community.

The company raised $410m during the most recent round of financing. This was mainly from Fidelity Management. Social network revenues are estimated to be $15 billion.

Kraken, a cryptocurrency exchange

It was hard to imagine when Bitcoin first appeared that there would be so many coins and so many traders trading them on crypto exchanges in less than ten years. These financial transactions are done on certain platforms. These platforms may require a license from the local regulator in certain countries.

In 2013, Kraken was first registered in the USA. It currently has 5.77million clients, which is 77% more than in 2020. Kraken is 4th worldwide in terms of volume, just behind Binance, Huobi Global and Coinbase. This is the platform that was already publicized - it had an immediate listing (without any additional issues).

Volatility and popularity of cryptocurrency will directly impact the revenue and profit of an issuer. Potential investors are at risk because these factors can be difficult to predict. We can assume that Coinbase's 2021 revenue will reach $200 million based on its financial performance. The potential capitalization of the company is estimated at $70-100 Billion. Kraken shares could be a lucrative investment for both crypto optimists as well as crypto sceptics.

Closing thoughts

The soft monetary policies by the major Central Banks around the globe made the IPO market return attractive for investors in 2020 and 2021. The benchmark rates that regulators of advanced economies will raise this year are likely to be raised. This means that it will be very difficult to buy stocks on the risky IPO marketplace.

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