Groupon's 'hotly anticipated' $750 million IPO: By the numbers

In anticipation of its expected $750 million Initial Public Offering, Groupon founder Andrew Mason told investors to temper their profit expectations.

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last updated 8 January 2015

After spurning a takeover offer from Google last year, Groupon has filed for a "hotly anticipated" initial public offering of stock that the company expects to raise $750 million. Though the social discount buying site has enjoyed a meteoric rise, the IPO will mark a huge milestone. Here, a brief look, by the numbers, at the latest internet startup to make it really, really big:

$750 million