Analysis

February 6, 2024

N26’s CEO predicted a 2023 IPO. Now he’s got a new timeline for going public

An IPO might be three to five years away, but CEO Valentin Stalf says the equity story for potential investors is already “super clear”


N26 cofounder and CEO Valentin Stalf

German neobank N26 is one of many tech companies that’s had to eat some humble pie in recent years. 

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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