{
  "id": 10672839,
  "title": "Oura puts $2.2 billion IPO on hold as US listing market turns uncertain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/oura-puts-2-2-billion-ipo-on-hold-as-us-listing-market-turns-uncertain",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-29T10:59:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/markets/oura-puts-22-billion-ipo-on-hold-as-us-listing-market-turns-uncertain-1.500692033"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Health and fitness ring-maker Oura Inc. has put its planned initial public offering on hold due to uncertainty in the US market for first-time listings. The wearable technology company had aimed to raise up to $2.2 billion through a Nasdaq listing. The offering attracted strong interest, with orders reportedly exceeding four times the number of shares available. Oura CEO Tom Hale expressed his intention to deliver an exceptional IPO, but the company and its shareholders decided to delay the listing. The postponement comes as the US IPO market faces challenges, with other companies like Holtec Nuclear Corp. and Bamboo Insurance Services Inc. also postponing their listings for similar reasons. Oura had planned to offer 50 million shares at $40 to $44 per share, with 13.5 million shares being sold by the company itself and 36.5 million shares owned by existing investors like Forerunner Ventures and Lifeline Ventures. If the offering had proceeded, Oura's market capitalisation would have been around $14.1 billion, and its fully diluted valuation would have been approximately $15 billion. The company had not set a new date for the IPO.",
  "summary": "Health and fitness ring-maker Oura Inc. will delay its planned initial public offering on Nasdaq due to uncertainty in the market for first time offerings. has postponed its planned US initial public offering, putting on hold what was expected to be one of the year's biggest new listings amid uncertainty in the IPO market.…",
  "key_points": [
    "Oura Inc. delays $2.2B IPO due to US market uncertainty",
    "Company aimed to raise funds through Nasdaq listing",
    "CEO Tom Hale committed to exceptional IPO despite delay"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Oura delays US IPO, adding to fall market jitters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/oura-delays-us-ipo-adding-to-fall-market-jitters",
        "published": "2026-09-29T10:15:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Oura says it is delaying its Nasdaq IPO due to uncertainty in the market, despite \"strong demand\" and a strengthening of its business since the process started (April Roach/CNBC)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/oura-says-it-is-delaying-its-nasdaq-ipo-due-to-uncertainty-in-the",
        "published": "2026-09-29T10:20:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Oura delays US IPO, adding to fall market jitters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/oura-delays-us-ipo-adding-to-fall-market-jitters-10679747",
        "published": "2026-09-29T11:02:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "Smart ring maker Oura delays US IPO as autumn market jitters deepen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/smart-ring-maker-oura-delays-us-ipo-as-autumn-market-jitters-deepen",
        "published": "2026-09-29T11:20:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}