Experts say these 21 e-commerce and retail players are the most likely IPO in 2021 after a year that saw online shopping undergo 10 years worth of growth in 90 days

Experts say these 21 e-commerce and retail players are the most likely IPO in 2021 after a year that saw online shopping undergo 10 years worth of growth in 90 days

A number of major companies could IPO next year (pictured: Neil Blumenthal of Warby Parker,

Kalyan Krishnamurthy of Flipkart, Andrew Bialecki of Klaviyo, and Patrick Collison of Stripe).







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An explosion in online shopping and the possibility of loosened restrictions could make 2021 a major year for e-commerce initial public offerings.

Business Insider interviewed three experts in the e-commerce space to get a sense of which companies in the direct to consumer and business-to-business space could go public. 

From Stripe to Flipkart to Mytheresa, here are the e-commerce players that could go public next year. 

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2020 has been a huge year for e-commerce. The coronavirus pandemic has fostered soaring online sales, as customers avoid stores. A spate of e-commerce brands have posted recent initial public offerings, including shopping app Wish and food delivery company Doordash.

E-commerce platform Shopify estimated that retail e-commerce saw a decade's worth of