Amplitude Valued at $5 Billion After Shares Jump in Nasdaq Debut

Amplitude Valued at $5 Billion After Shares Jump in Nasdaq Debut
A screen announces Amplitude’s direct listing outside the Nasdaq Market in Times Square in New York City on Sept. 28, 2021. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
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Shares of Amplitude Inc. opened nearly 43 percent above their reference price in their Nasdaq debut on Tuesday, notching up a valuation of about $5 billion for the benchmark-backed analytics company.

San Francisco-based Amplitude, which confidentially filed for a direct listing in July, was valued at $4 billion after raising $150 million from Sequoia Capital and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC in June.