The delay occurs despite order demand that was roughly four times the available supply. The transaction was positioned to be the first U.S. IPO since July to raise more than $1 billion. Existing shareholders, including Lifeline Ventures and Forerunner Ventures, planned to divest 36.5 million shares, while Oura itself was selling 13.5 million.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Oura Postpones $2.2B IPO Despite Being 4x Oversubscribed
Startups22 days ago
Market instability has forced the creator of health-tracking rings to put its Nasdaq listing on hold just as it reached its scheduled pricing date. The initial public offering for Oura was meant to price on Sept. 29 under the ticker $OURA. The company and its early investors planned to offer 50 million shares at $40 to $44 each, a move that would have raised as much as $2.2 billion and valued the business at approximately $14.1 billion.
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