Bloomberg Law
June 12, 2019, 3:08 PMUpdated: June 12, 2019, 10:10 PM

CrowdStrike Almost Doubles in Debut as IPO Tech Rush Continues (1)

Crystal Tse
Crystal Tse
Bloomberg News
Liana Baker
Liana Baker
Bloomberg News

Software maker CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. soared in its trading debut after raising $612 million in one of the biggest-ever initial public offerings for a cybersecurity company.

Shares opened at $63.50 in New York and rose as much as 97% from their IPO price to $67. The stock closed up 71% to $58 on June 12. That valued the company at about $11.41 billion, almost quadruple its $3 billion valuation last June when it raised about $200 million in a private funding round.

CrowdStrike sold 18 million shares on June 11 at $34 each, above its already elevated target range, the ...