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Snap Sees IPO Pop, Surges To Over $25.00 Per Share In Early Trading

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Venice-based Snap Inc. The company--which priced at $17.00 Snap, the parent company of Snapchat , is now the largest ever IPO to debut out of Southern California's high tech ecosystem. had a huge debut on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Thursday, as it started trading as SNAP, surging above $25.00 billion each.

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Report: Snapchat Discussing IPO With Bankers, Eyes IPO Next Year

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Venice, California-based Snapchat has begun discussing an IPO with bankers, but has yet to select an investment bank to lead the effort, according to a report on Wednesday. Snapchat reportedly is looking at an IPO towards the end of this year or in early 2017. READ MORE>>.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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They estimate that high-tech work contributes $108.3 What is perhaps different from other regions is that we have large indigenous aerospace industry and a big high-tech import/export trade as opposed to a lot of software companies. They estimate that high-tech work contributes $108.3