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Etsy Aims to Raise $100m in IPO

Etsy will lay off 225 people, about 11 percent of total staff, and will incur financial charges of between $25 million and $30 million for severance payments, employee benefits and related costs. (Shutterstock)

Graciela Martin

05 March 2015

"Etsy, the online craft goods marketplace, has filed to go public on Nasdaq, planning to raise at least $100m."

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