Forbes Daily: America’s Largest Digital Bank Faces Its IPO Reality
- Chime Financial Inc., a San Francisco-based digital bank, filed for an IPO in June 2025 aiming to raise about $800 million and test a valuation near $11 billion.
- The IPO follows years of growth amid economic uncertainty and a prior private valuation near $25 billion, with proceeds intended to expand Chime's no-fee banking services.
- Chime plans to sell 32 million shares at $24 to $26 each, including 25.9 million new and 6.1 million secondary shares, backed by investors like Sequoia and SoftBank.
- The company reported $1.3 billion revenue in 2023, narrowing losses to $25.3 million and generating a $12.9 million profit in Q1 2025, helped by a custom platform called ChimeCore.
- Chime's IPO reflects renewed investor interest in fintech IPOs after a market freeze caused by geopolitical and economic concerns, suggesting cautious optimism for high-growth tech firms.
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Chime Financial IPO: Digital banking service sets target stock price as Nasdaq listing date nears
Ding, ding, ding! Chime Financial is finally ready to go public. The 13-year-old digital banking services company has set a target valuation of $11.2 billion for its highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO), according to a filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). That would amount to raising roughly $832 million while offering 32 million shares, priced between $24 and $26. Per Chime’s S-1 statement, the company sa…
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