Coupa Software news and trends

FinTech SPAC Stock Listings Face Tough Reckoning as 2023 Looms
SPAC // December 19, 2022

For FinTechs looking to go public, 2023 will not be the year of the SPAC stock listing. If they opt to go public at all, that is. As PYMNTS’ own data shows, the pace of SPAC deals slowed to the low single digits in most...

Thoma Bravo to Buy Coupa Software for $8B
Acquisitions // December 12, 2022

Investment firm Thoma Bravo is buying business spend management firm Coupa Software for $8 billion. The deal, announced Monday (Dec. 12), makes Coupa a privately held company and comes amid what PYMNTS has called an era of greenfield opportunities for business spend management (BSM) companies....

Vista Equity Wants to Take Coupa Software Private
Acquisitions // November 23, 2022

Business spend management software company Coupa Software is reportedly considering a sale to private equity investor Vista Equity as investment climate continues to fluctuate globally. In a Wednesday (Nov. 23) Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter, it was revealed that representatives from Vista...

Today in B2B Payments: B2B Platform GigaCloud Closes $41M IPO; Spend Management Firm Coupa Improves...
B2B Payments // August 22, 2022

Today in B2B payments, GigaCloud has closed a $41 million initial public offering (IPO) to grow its large-parcel B2B eCommerce platform, and Coupa has added innovations to its spend management platform. Furniture, Large Home Goods B2B Platform GigaCloud Closes $41M IPO Large-parcel B2B eCommerce platform...

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FinTech SPAC Stock Listings Face Tough Reckoning as 2023 Looms

December 19, 2022
For FinTechs looking to go public, 2023 will not be the year of the SPAC stock listing. If they opt to go public at all, that is. As PYMNTS’ own data shows, the pace of SPAC deals slowed to the low single digits in most cases, most notably in  payments, shopping and work-related verticals. To […]

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Coupa Software Cutting Jobs as Part of ‘Company Reset Strategy’

May 31, 2023
Coupa Software is cutting an undisclosed number of jobs as part of a “company reset strategy.” The job reductions at the business spend management company were announced Tuesday (May 30) in a message to employees from interim CEO and Chairman of the Board Charles Goodman. “As everyone understands, Coupa faces a macro environment that’s shifted from ‘growth […]

Thoma Bravo to Buy Coupa Software for $8B

December 12, 2022
Investment firm Thoma Bravo is buying business spend management firm Coupa Software for $8 billion. The deal, announced Monday (Dec. 12), makes Coupa a privately held company and comes amid...

Vista Equity Wants to Take Coupa Software Private

November 23, 2022
Business spend management software company Coupa Software is reportedly considering a sale to private equity investor Vista Equity as investment climate continues to fluctuate globally. In a Wednesday (Nov. 23)...

BSM Firm Coupa Buys Yapta To Help Firms Slash T&E

January 07, 2020
Business spend management (BSM) firm Coupa Software has acquired travel price optimization startup Yapta to help companies slash travel and expenses (T&E), Coupa announced on Tuesday (Jan. 7). Seattle-based Yapta...