The IPO market is reopening, but smaller tech exits are still squeezed

Crunchbase's IPO analysis says public listings are coming back, but not evenly. The central point is that the bar for going public has become much higher, which leaves many mid-sized private companies and their shareholders waiting for liquidity. For AI and software startups, this is a meaningful financing backdrop: if IPOs only work for the largest, fastest-growing names, smaller companies may need secondary markets, acquisitions, or private continuation rounds to give employees and investors exits. The story helps explain why AI M&A and large private funding rounds remain so active even when public-market sentiment improves.

Key details: IPO comeback, private secondary market, mid-sized firms.

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