Accel Partners backed 4 of the top 25 offerings this year, all 4 of which advanced an average of 384% from first-day close through mid-December.

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The market advanced an average 14.5% when a team from the NFC won the Super Bowl, compared to just 7.3% for AFC victories.

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Stocks rose in the U.S. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 11 points, or 0.1%, to 15414 shortly after the open.

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