Yahoo launched IPO in 1996 with just 49 employees
Yahoo was founded in 1995 and launched a successful IPO in 1996 with just 49 employees. Opening with a price of $24.50 per share, the stock prices soared to $43 and closed at $33 on the NASDAQ Stock Market. The total amount raised in the IPO was $33.8 million at a market capitalisation of $848 million.