Multiple companies in the Software and Biotech category help us see the average years to IPO from founding of:
| Software Years to IPO | Biotech Years to IPO |
| 11.4 | 8.0 |
And the remaining public companies:
| Company | Categories | Years from Founding | Valuation |
| SolarWinds | Cloud Management, Enterprise Software, Information Technology, IT Infrastructure, IT Management, Management Information Systems, Network Security, Software, Virtualization | 19.8 | $4,649,000,000.00 |
| PINTEC | Financial Services, Information Technology, Software | 6.8 | $3,115,000,000.00 |
| Elastic | Cloud Computing, Open Source, Real Time, Search Engine, Software | 6.7 | $2,501,000,000.00 |
| Livent | Battery | 27.8 | $2,431,000,000.00 |
| Shurgard Self-Storage | Self-Storage | 24.8 | $2,362,948,960.00 |
| Allogene Therapeutics | Biotechnology, Health Diagnostics, Pharmaceutical | 1.8 | $2,074,000,000.00 |
| Neoen | Energy, Finance, Renewable Energy | 10.8 | $1,610,174,462.00 |
| Guardant Health | Biotechnology, Health Care, Health Diagnostics | 6.8 | $1,587,000,000.00 |
| Upwork | Freelance, Marketplace, Peer to Peer | 19.8 | $1,561,000,000.00 |
| YETI Coolers | Outdoors, Sporting Goods | 12.8 | $1,505,000,000.00 |
| Anaplan | Enterprise Software, Information Technology, Sales | 12.8 | $1,400,000,000.00 |
| Orchard Therapeutics | Biotechnology, Genetics, Health Care, Health Diagnostics | 3.8 | $1,176,000,000.00 |
| WestWing | E-Commerce, Home Decor, Home Renovation, Interior Design, Retail, Retail Technology | 7.8 | $607,763,520.00 |
| Axonics Modulation Technologies | Health Diagnostics, Medical Device, Software | 6.8 | $400,000,000.00 |
| Twist Bioscience | Biotechnology, Chemical, Health Care | 5.8 | $372,400,000.00 |
| Kodiak Sciences | Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics | 9.8 | $365,000,000.00 |
| Osmotica Pharmaceutical | Pharmaceutical | 18.8 | $360,649,968.00 |
| Equillium | Biopharma, Biotechnology, Life Science | 1.8 | $234,000,000.00 |
| LogicBio Therapeutics | Biotechnology, Genetics | 4.8 | $219,377,990.00 |
| Gamida Cell | Biotechnology, Medical Device, Therapeutics | 20.8 | $165,000,000.00 |
| PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals | Biotechnology, Medical, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical | 16.8 | $119,000,000.00 |
| Valuenex Japan, Inc. | Information Technology, Intellectual Property | 12.3 | $93,386,817.00 |
| Straker Translations | E-Learning, Language Learning, Software | 19.0 | $56,152,202.00 |
| PINCHme | Consumer Goods, Retail, Shopping | 6.8 | $44,637,780.00 |
| Wiseway Group | Freight Service, Logistics | 13.8 | $42,883,347.00 |
| identitii | Financial Services, Information Technology, Payments | 4.0 | $40,000,000.00 |
| Security Matters | Consumer Software, Software | 10.8 | $14,271,819.00 |
| Stealth Global | Logistics, Supply Chain Management | 4.8 | $13,654,810.00 |