GoPro valuation set near $3B ahead of first day of trading

Hold on to your cameras because GoPro is officially trading on the Nasdaq.

Executives from action-camera maker GoPro rang the opening bell yesterday morning welcoming the company.

The Washington Post reports GoPro shares began trading at $28.65, around 20 percent above its set IPO price of $24. The company was valued just shy of $3 billion.

In just 12 years, action seekers have uploaded more than 2.5 years worth of GoPro footage to YouTube.

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