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Navan Falls 20% in Nasdaq Debut After $923 Million IPO

The travel-tech company pressed ahead during the U.S. government shutdown using pre-furlough SEC approvals.

Overview

  • Shares closed at $20 after pricing at $25, giving the business travel and expense platform a market value of roughly $6.2 billion under ticker NAVN.
  • Navan and selling shareholders offered about 36.9 million shares at $25 each, raising approximately $923 million in total proceeds.
  • The listing went forward under SEC guidance that allowed previously cleared offerings to proceed during the regulator’s furlough.
  • S-1 disclosures show trailing 12-month revenue of $613 million, $7.6 billion in gross bookings, and continued net losses including a $38.6 million loss in the July quarter.
  • Navan pitches an AI-led suite for travel, payments, and expenses, with its Ava assistant handling about half of user interactions and a proprietary framework called Navan Cognition.