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SurveyMonkey, a San Mateo, Calif.-based provider of survey software, said on Monday that it has confidentially submitted its registration to go public. The company is expected to file publicly soon after regulatory review. 

Why it matters: Founded in 1999, SurveyMonkey was said to be looking to go public a few years ago, but those plans were put on hold after then-CEO Dave Goldberg died  in May 2015. Since then, the company has undergone management changes and other business adjustments to get back on track. 

SurveyMonkey confidentially files for IPO

Rumors of an impending IPO have been swirling for years.

SurveyMonkey headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. Photo: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images

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SurveyMonkey, a San Mateo, Calif.-based provider of survey software, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="said" data-vars-click-url="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180618005866/en/" data-vars-content-id="231e10f5-49b5-46e5-8adb-e90a2c94bad5" data-vars-headline="SurveyMonkey confidentially files for IPO" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180618005866/en/" target="_blank">said</a> on Monday that it has confidentially submitted its registration to go public. The company is expected to file publicly soon after regulatory review. Why it matters: Founded in 1999, SurveyMonkey was said to be looking to go public a few years ago, but those plans were put on hold after then-CEO Dave Goldberg <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="died" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/business/dave-goldberg-47-surveymonkey-chief-and-sheryl-sandbergs-husband-dies.html" data-vars-content-id="231e10f5-49b5-46e5-8adb-e90a2c94bad5" data-vars-headline="SurveyMonkey confidentially files for IPO" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/business/dave-goldberg-47-surveymonkey-chief-and-sheryl-sandbergs-husband-dies.html" target="_blank">died</a> in May 2015. Since then, the company has undergone management changes and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="other business adjustments" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/surveymonkey-wants-to-win-over-big-businesses-1513304227-b9ed294d-1400-4852-8747-322e1052c12a.html" data-vars-content-id="231e10f5-49b5-46e5-8adb-e90a2c94bad5" data-vars-headline="SurveyMonkey confidentially files for IPO" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/surveymonkey-wants-to-win-over-big-businesses-1513304227-b9ed294d-1400-4852-8747-322e1052c12a.html" target="_self">other business adjustments</a> to get back on track.

After a record economic expansion, the coronavirus pandemic sent the U.S. economy into a recession as unemployment soared to staggering heights. The country now faces urgent questions about how much stimulus is needed for reeling consumers and businesses, and what a recovery might look like.

SurveyMonkey confidentially files for IPO

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