Oura Inc. Submits Preliminary S-1 Registration Statement to SEC Ahead of Planned Nasdaq IPO with Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan as Lead Underwriters
Oura Inc., the wearable health-technology company incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in San Francisco, has submitted a Form S-1 registration statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with a planned initial public offering of common stock. The document is explicitly marked as a preliminary prospectus, 'Subject to Completion. Dated , 2026' with a blank date field, and states that 'the information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed.' No offer price range or share count is disclosed. Oura has applied to list its common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol 'OURA'. Lead underwriters named in the filing include Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan and Allen & Company LLC. The filing also names Latham & Watkins LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as counsel. The registration statement has not yet been declared effective by the SEC.
Why this matters
A preliminary S-1 filing signals that Oura is formally in the IPO pipeline, but the blank offer price and share count confirm this is a pre-effective draft, the actual pricing and effectiveness remain outstanding. The choice of bulge-bracket lead banks points to an ambition for a significant listing. Until the registration statement is declared effective and a final prospectus is filed, no securities can be sold.
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The filing activates securities law, capital markets, and regulatory work across issuer and underwriter counsel. Latham & Watkins and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett are named as counsel in the filing. A trainee would track SEC comment letters, monitor EDGAR for amendments, and prepare a timeline of the effectiveness process under Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933.
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