what is an offering 
an offering is the issue or sale of a security by a company it is often used in reference to an initial public offering ipo when a company s stock is made available for purchase by the public but it can also be used in the context of a bond issue an offering is also known as a securities offering investment round or funding round a securities offering whether an ipo or otherwise represents a singular investment or funding round unlike other rounds such as seed rounds or angel rounds however an offering involves selling stocks bonds or other securities to investors to generate capital 