(Reuters) – Online picture search website Pinterest Inc has actually in complete confidence submitted with the Securities and also Exchange Commission for a going public, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, pointing out individuals knowledgeable about the issue.
The business and also its experts, led by Goldman Sachs Group Inc as well as JPMorgan Chase & & Carbon monoxide are preparing for a late-June listing as well as is looking for an assessment of at the very least $12 billion, the paper reported.
Pinterest can increase about $1.5 billion in the IPO, Reuters had actually reported in January, pointing out resources.
The business, which was valued at $12 billion in its last fundraising round in 2017, is amongst a host of modern technology start-ups with preferred customer brand names getting ready for multi-billion IPOs in 2019, consisting of Uber, Lyft, AirBnB and also Slack.
Pinterest monetizes its web site with promotions, which it puts amongst the “pins” that individuals place on the website.
The San Francisco-based firm has actually proliferated given that its beginning in 2008, flaunting 250 million month-to-month energetic customers last September.
Pinterest informed Reuters it did not discuss market reports.
