It’s hot IPO summer, and the MANGOS are ripe
Key takeaways
- Podcasts Listen on Spotify The IPO market is back, and it s not the same companies leading the charge.
- On this episode of Tech Crunch s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O Kane break down what this IPO moment actually means beyond the headline numbers, and who stands to benefit.
- Theresa Loconsolo is an audio producer at TechCrunch focusing on Equity, the network s flagship podcast.
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Podcasts Listen on Spotify The IPO market is back, and it s not the same companies leading the charge. FAANG had a good run, but a new acronym is taking over: MANGOS — Meta (or Microsoft, depending on who you ask), Anthropic, Nvidia, Google, Open AI, and Space X. Half of that bunch is heading to public markets in the same window, and it s a stress test for investors, for valuations, and for what we can even expect from a public tech company in 2026.
On this episode of Tech Crunch s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O Kane break down what this IPO moment actually means beyond the headline numbers, and who stands to benefit.
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