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Oura Launches US IPO of 50 Million Shares

By Drooid · Sep 21, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Oura Inc. is launching a US IPO of 50 million shares priced $40-$44 each.
The offering includes 13.5 million Oura shares and 36.5 million from existing shareholders.
Forerunner Ventures will sell its 9.3% stake (~28.7 million shares) for about $1.2 billion at $42.
Oura targets a fully diluted valuation of $15.62 billion and expects up to $2.2 billion gross proceeds.

History

Historical Context

After filing its S-1 on Feb 1 2012, Facebook launched a $5 billion IPO on May 18 2012, pricing 421 million shares at $38 and valuing the company at $104 billion—the largest for a newcomer. The offering, led by Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, followed years of high-profile tech listings such as Microsoft’s 2007 stake purchase, underscoring growing investor appetite for data-driven platforms.

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Story summary

Oura Inc. is launching a US IPO of 50 million shares priced $40-$44 each.
The offering includes 13.5 million Oura shares and 36.5 million from existing shareholders.
Forerunner Ventures will sell its 9.3% stake (~28.7 million shares) for about $1.2 billion at $42.
Oura targets a fully diluted valuation of $15.62 billion and expects up to $2.2 billion gross proceeds.

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