moon rocket
n. A company with a stock price that rises dramatically following an initial public offering.

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"Many venture-capital investors believe that out of a portfolio of ten investments, only two will be 'moon rockets'—ventures that produce a big payoff with a successful initial public offering."
—Christine W. Letts, William Ryan, and Allen Grossman, "Virtuous Capital," Harvard Business Review

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