Post-CoreWeave, Venture Investors Rethink Their Outlook on IPOs

CoreWeave’s bumpy takeoff as well as market volatility are deterring startups from going public. Still, some investors continue to warm hopes for a rebound this year.

CoreWeave’s initial public offering last week has thrown venture capitalists’ plans to take startups public this year into further doubt.

Early this year, investors and entrepreneurs were optimistic that IPOs would snap out of the sluggishness that had hampered them for years. Instead, market volatility, fueled by a widening trade war, has complicated forecasts of where company valuations would land in an IPO, deterring investors and entrepreneurs from pushing forward.

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