Despite a U.S. government shutdown that hit the “pause” button on new initial public offerings, the IPO market is expected to finish 2025 as it started, with a flurry of newly minted publicly-traded companies.
Data from MicroVentures show that 371 U.S. companies went public through Dec. 4, a significantly faster pace than the 266 nationwide IPOs that went live in 2024.
At the doorstep to the new year, market watchers say they expect IPOs to lean more heavily into burgeoning financial and cultural areas.
Which IPOs, current and future, are fueling interest on Wall Street right now? These new market names lead the way.
This post originally appeared at U.S. News & World Report.