Upstart, Silicon Valley startup with Columbus ties, soars in IPO debut

Upstart, a California-based company with a growing outpost in Columbus, soared 30% on its first trade as a newly minted public company Wednesday. Shares of Upstart rocketed to $26 on its first trade of the day, up from its IPO price of $20 a share set the night before. Although the San Mateo fintech company priced its IPO at the low end of its initial pricing range of $20 to $22 per share, the company apparently left enough money on the table to give investors a pop. Investors apparently weren’t…