Etsy is going public and hopes to raise $100 million in the process

There were some rumors earlier this year that Etsy is planning to go public some time soon and the company has pretty much just confirmed that this is true by filling out the forms required to begin the process of going public. For those of you who aren’t aware, Etsy is an online marketplace for handmade products that has been surprisingly successful, perhaps successful enough to deserve the $100 million that the company hopes to raise once it goes public.