Uber and Slack's S-1 IPO Requirements – TechCrunch

Hello and welcome to Equity, TechCrunch's venture capital podcast, where we reveal the numbers behind the headlines.

Kate and Alex are back (again), bringing you the latest news on the IPO front. As Friday comes to a close, we'll keep this short message to give you plenty of room to dig the audio. Welcome to the weekend.

First of all, we dug in Uber last deposit S-1. This time, the company set a price range (TechCrunch coverage here), valuing itself at $ 84 billion and detailing the estimates of its first quarter results (Crunchbase News notes here).

We suspect that Uber will eventually offer a price higher than this range. Time will tell us.

We then turned to Slack, which will fit directly into the list, will help set the historical tone of the unicorn era; your money, "said Slack," we have ours. It may not, but the company is showing impressive growth, low margins and, to our surprise, larger GAAP deficits than expected. The ranking of the company was fascinating.

But do not worry, we can find a way to value Slack. It was Uber who let us scratch our heads. Expect next week to be another blizzard of news and numbers.

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