IPOScoop

What IPOScoop does

IPOScoop is a privately held, independent IPO research firm operating from Rahway, New Jersey, that has provided IPO data, analysis, and the proprietary SCOOP Rating system since 2006. The firm's core product is the SCOOP Rating — a Wall Street consensus rating reflecting expectations from investment professionals at press time regarding how well an IPO might perform on its opening day of trading. Supporting products include a public IPO Calendar with upcoming offerings, an IPO Pipeline covering filings organized by managers and industry, a historical Pricings Data module tracking IPO performance, and paid-subscriber-only Lock-Up Period and Quiet Period Expiration tracking services. The firm maintains 741 pages of IPO Traffic archive content and a Track Record spanning from 2000 to present, documenting SCOOP Rating accuracy over two decades.

The underlying technology is a web-based content platform aggregating IPO filings, pricing data, and professional commentary; it does not disclose proprietary algorithms, APIs, or AI/ML components. IPOScoop monetizes via a self-serve subscription model with a 30-day free trial, gating premium content behind a paywall while keeping the IPO Calendar and basic IPO profiles free to drive inbound traffic and conversion. Customer segments are horizontal, serving retail and institutional IPO investors, investment bankers, analysts, and other financial professionals. Go-to-market relies on content marketing through the IPO Traffic blog, organic search/SEO targeting IPO-related keywords, and direct website subscription, with no disclosed enterprise sales motion, partnerships, or institutional funding.

The firm is founder-led (John E. Fitzgibbon), operates with 1–10 employees, and has not raised disclosed venture funding, been acquired, or restructured. Its competitive position is anchored by two decades of accumulated historical IPO data and a recognized SCOOP Rating brand rather than by technology differentiation or network effects.

Name

IPOScoop

Legal name

IPOScoop.com

Website

https://iposcoop.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IPOScoop is an independent, subscription-based IPO research firm founded in 2006, providing SCOOP Ratings (Wall Street consensus on opening-day IPO premiums), IPO calendars, pipeline data, and lock-up tracking to retail and institutional investors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IPO Market Intelligence

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Information (51)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) (FSACAAAA)

Keywords

• IPO data analytics
• IPO market intelligence
• Subscription research service
• Financial data platform
• IPO performance tracking

Headquarters

HQ city

Rahway

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Premium subscription model providing access to SCOOP Ratings, Lock-Up Period Expiration dates, Quiet Period Expiration dates, and detailed IPO analysis. Free content includes IPO Calendar, IPO profiles with basic information, and IPO Traffic blog posts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

IPOScoop is a subscription-based IPO data and research platform that aggregates IPO filings, pricing data, and Wall Street consensus to predict opening-day IPO performance. Its flagship offering, the SCOOP Rating system, aggregates opinions from Wall Street and investment professionals at press time to estimate opening-day premiums. The platform provides IPO calendars, pipeline tracking, historical pricing scorecards, and lock-up/quiet period expiration tracking through a web-based subscription service.

Product overview

IPOScoop is a subscription-based IPO data and news platform that provides institutional and retail investors with actionable intelligence on Initial Public Offerings. The platform operates as a unified service combining multiple data modules including the SCOOP Ratings system (a Wall Street consensus rating for IPO performance predictions), IPO Calendar for upcoming offerings, IPO Pipeline for tracking filings and secondary offerings, Pricings Data for historical and real-time IPO performance, and Lock-Up/Quiet Period Expiration tracking. The core value proposition is the proprietary SCOOP Rating which aggregates Wall Street professional opinions on opening-day IPO premiums, complemented by comprehensive calendar, filing, and performance data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SCOOP Ratings

Quantifiable outcome

• 8.88% total return from issue price for 2026 IPOs tracked

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Renaissance Capital: IPO-focused research firm managing the Renaissance IPO ETF (IPO) and publishing the IPO Index, IPO Home Price Index, and pre-IPO research reports — the closest direct comparable to IPOScoop in product and audience.

Broad incumbents

• PitchBook: Private and public capital markets data platform used by institutional investors. Overlaps with IPOScoop on IPO pipeline, pricing, and post-IPO performance data, but covers a much broader market (PE, VC, M&A).
• Bloomberg: Bloomberg Terminal and Bloomberg Intelligence provide IPO calendar, pricing, aftermarket performance, and analyst commentary. Massive incumbent in financial data with deep institutional penetration.
• FactSet: Enterprise financial data and analytics platform with IPO screening, deal tracking, and aftermarket analytics. Serves the same institutional buy-side audience as IPOScoop's premium tier.
• S&P Capital IQ Pro: Capital markets intelligence platform from S&P Global covering IPOs, secondaries, and ECM deal flow. Competes for institutional subscriptions with comprehensive datasets beyond IPOs.
• Dealogic: ECM and DCM deal database widely used by investment banks and institutional investors. Overlaps with IPOScoop on IPO league tables, pricing, and pipeline tracking at the institutional tier.
• Morningstar: Investment research firm with IPO coverage, equity ratings, and fund data. Adjacent to IPOScoop in serving investors with post-IPO analysis and ratings.
• Yahoo Finance: Free consumer-facing financial data portal with IPO calendar, pricing data, and news. Represents the free competitive substitute IPOScoop must differentiate against.

Emerging players

• StockAnalysis.com: Retail-focused financial data and screening platform expanding into IPO tracking and analysis. Competes for the same retail IPO investor audience as IPOScoop with a modern UX and free tier.
• Zacks Investment Research: Equity research and ranking service with IPO coverage and analyst-style ratings. Competes with IPOScoop's SCOOP Ratings concept on the retail investor research layer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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