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The IPO pipeline this fall is filling up quickly. The IPO market has already had its busiest year since the internet bubble in 2000, and the fall will likely set a record. Roughly 90 to 110 initial public offerings are expected in the next four months, putting 2021 on track for about 375 deals raising $125 billion, according to a new report from Renaissance Capital. Should that happen, it would make 2021 the biggest year ever for total capital raised and the busiest year by deal count since the 2000 internet bubble.

A robust fall pipeline

The fall IPO pipeline is not only robust, but it is highlighted by many well-known consumer names. Consumer IPOs on file

Warby Parker (prescription eyeglass retailer, a direct listing)

Fresh Market (fresh food grocer)

Authentic Brands (brand licenser--Nautica, Eddie Bauer)

Allbirds (sustainable footwear) Many other consumer brand names have not yet formally filed but have a strong chance of going public this year, including: Instacart (grocery delivery)

Chobani (Greek yogurt)

Sweetgreen (fast casual salad restaurants)

Flipkart (India's largest online retailer, a Walmart spinout)

Impossible Foods (plant-based meat products)

Tech firms are also well-represented, including digital payment processor Toast. Mobil payments processor Stripe is also a potential candidate. Several crypto firms have also filed to go public, including alternative energy crypto miner Stronghold Digital Mining. Other potential candidates include TPG (a global asset manager) and Republic Airways (a regional airline). There's even an electric vehicle maker, Rivian Automotive, a maker of electric trucks/SUVs, that has also reportedly filed to go public.

Direct listings

Direct listings should also provide an alternative route to public markets. So far, only Warby Parker has announced it would go public via a direct listing, but Instacart has also reportedly been exploring a direct listing.

SPACs: Down but not out

Shattering every SPAC record in the book, 415 blank-check companies have raised $109 billion in 2021, with 310 other special purpose acquisition companies currently on file to raise over $70 billion more. "SPACs in the pipeline will have a harder time raising IPO capital compared to early 2021 because of a broad-based decline in SPAC returns and greater regulatory scrutiny from the SEC," said Lily McGonagle, IPO data analyst for Renaissance.

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