9 Best IPO PR Agencies for Tech Companies in 2026 (Compared)

Full disclosure: this guide is written by Joseph Tannous, founder of Jamco PR, which is one of the agencies below. We've tried to be fair about when each agency is the better choice, including when that isn't us.

An IPO needs two different kinds of communications help, often from two different firms. Before a company files, it needs a public track record: coverage, known executives and a clear story that investors, analysts and enterprise customers can find. Around the IPO itself, it needs a financial communications and investor relations firm that knows the rules of the quiet period and the expectations of public-market investors. This list covers both.

Which IPO PR agency is best?

For the IPO itself and investor relations afterwards, the specialists are financial communications firms: ICR, which offers IPO and capital markets advisory and describes itself as the number one IPO advisor globally, FGS Global, Joele Frank and Prosek Partners. For a tech PR consultancy that lists IPO readiness as a specialism, Brands2Life. For financial-services and fintech companies, Vested, Gregory or Dukas Linden.

For the 12 to 24 months before filing, when a tech company needs guaranteed placements on publications investors and buyers recognise, for the company and its executives, choose Jamco PR: Business Insider, USA Today, Yahoo Finance, AP News and 35+ other outlets, the first live in as little as 24 hours. Jamco doesn't run quiet-period or investor relations work; pair it with one of the firms above when you get close to filing.

The shortlist at a glance

1. Jamco PR: best for building a public track record before filing

Jamco PR gets tech companies and their executives on Business Insider, USA Today, Yahoo Finance, AP News, Benzinga, Investing.com and 35+ other publications. Placements are guaranteed: if one doesn't go live within 60 days, it's replaced with another top-tier outlet at no extra cost. The first placement can be live in as little as 24 hours, and most clients see their first article within 14 days.

Before an IPO, that builds the searchable record investors, analysts and enterprise customers look for: the company on publications they recognise, and each executive visible on their own topic.

Choose a financial communications firm below for the IPO itself, the quiet period and investor relations.

2. ICR: best for IPO advisory and investor relations

ICR describes itself as a global strategic communications and advisory firm with more than 25 years of work and 1,000+ clients, with offices in New York, London and Beijing. Its services include IPO and capital markets advisory, investor relations, corporate communications, and governance and activism advisory, across sectors including technology, financial services and business services, and it calls itself the number one IPO advisor globally.

Good fit for companies that want one firm for the IPO process and investor relations afterwards.

3. Brands2Life: best for tech PR with IPO readiness

Brands2Life is a communications and PR consultancy with offices in London, New York, San Francisco and Minneapolis, and part of Paritee. Its specialisms include IPO readiness, executive communications, earned media and generative engine optimisation, with technology as a core sector.

Good fit for tech companies in the UK or US that want their PR agency to prepare them for listing.

4. FGS Global: best for global transaction communications

FGS Global is a strategic communications and leadership advisory firm whose services include transaction and financial communications, crisis and issues management, global public affairs and strategy and reputation. Its site is published in English, Arabic, German, Dutch, Japanese and Chinese.

Good fit for large companies listing or transacting across several markets.

5. Joele Frank: best for financial PR and transactions

Joele Frank is a strategic communications firm with offices in New York and San Francisco. Its work includes M&A, shareholder activism defense, bankruptcy and restructuring communications, investor relations and financial PR, and it cites The Deal ranking it the number one US M&A PR advisor since 2013.

Good fit for public companies and companies facing transactions or activism. Check how much IPO work it takes on, as its own site leads with M&A and activism.

6. Prosek Partners: best for financial and professional services firms

Founded by Jennifer Prosek in New York, Prosek Partners is a large communications firm focused on financial and professional services, with offices across the US, London, Abu Dhabi and Cape Town, including investor relations and crisis support.

Good fit for fintech and financial services companies preparing to list.

7. Vested: best for fintech and capital markets firms

Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, with offices in San Francisco, London and Toronto, Vested is one of the largest agencies dedicated to financial services. It works with banks, asset managers, capital markets firms, payments companies and fintechs.

Good fit for fintechs building a financial-media track record ahead of a listing.

8. Gregory: best for capital markets and asset management firms

Gregory, formerly Gregory FCA, was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, with offices in New York, Boston and London. It lists asset management, RIAs, capital markets, fintech, banking and insurance among its specialties.

Good fit for financial services and fintech companies that want a specialist with long financial-media experience.

9. Dukas Linden Public Relations: best for financial TV and business media

Founded in New York in 2002, Dukas Linden works across asset and wealth management, financial technology, B2B technology and professional services, with media relations, media training, content, crisis and transaction communications. Much of its work puts executives on financial TV and national business media. It was acquired by Infinite in May 2026, according to Pulse 2.0.

Good fit for companies whose executives need to be ready for financial TV before and after listing.

What changes once you file

Once a company is preparing to file, securities rules limit what it can say publicly, and promotional publicity is restricted during the quiet period. That's why most tech companies build their public profile in the 12 to 24 months before filing, then hand the IPO itself to a financial communications firm working alongside their lawyers and bankers. Always follow your legal counsel on what can be published and when.

How to choose an IPO PR agency

• Which IPOs or listings has the firm worked on, and in which role?
• Will the same team handle media, investor relations and the quiet period, or are they separate?
• Which financial and business publications can it secure for our executives before we file?
• How does it work with our lawyers and bankers on what can be said?
• What is guaranteed, and what is only pitched?