WR Hambrecht + Co. is a full-service investment bank with headquarters in San Francisco and offices in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Tokyo. It was founded in 1998 by Bill Hambrecht.[1] It specializes in using its unique auction process called OpenIPO to compete with the traditional methods of larger and more established banks.[2] Recently, it has underwritten companies such as Google, Morningstar and Interactive Brokers.[2][3] The firm has financial backing from industry leaders including American Century, Crimson Ventures, epartners, Fidelity Ventures, Novell, and Park Avenue Equity Capital Partners.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder | Bill Hambrecht |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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Number of employees | 100 |
| Website | wrhambrecht |
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- ^ Belvedere, Matthew (19 August 2014). "Google made more IPO money my way: Bill Hambrecht". CNBC.
- ^ a b Holly Hubbard Preston (29 May 2009). "A Disruptive Venture Capitalist Shakes Up a New Field". The New York Times.
- ^ "Interactive Brokers Form S-1". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 27 November 2006.