
Shares of children's organic food firm Once Upon a Farm OFRM.N, co-founded by actor Jennifer Garner, up 17.3% premarket to $24.70 after strong NYSE debut
Berkeley, California-based firm on Fri finished up 17% at $21.05 after $198 mln IPO priced at $18, as consumer IPOs show signs of a revival
As of Fri close, OFRM had market value approaching $850 mln based on total shares outstanding noted in the prospectus
Along with increased optimism around consumer-focused IPOs, proceeds for U.S. new listings seen quadrupling to a record $160 bln this year as marquee names such as SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic edge closer to public debuts