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What Rubrik’s IPO Signals, Plus Where Big Tech is Finding AI Cash 4/26/24

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CNBC

Management, Cnbc, Tech, Faang, Investing, Business, Disruptors, Technology

4.566 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Shares of the software maker Rubrik are up about 20% since its debut on the NYSE yesterday. That success is being cheered in Silicon Valley as the latest sign the public market waters are safe to wade into. Plus, Alphabet and Microsoft shares are both popping after the companies beat on the top and bottom lines. The tech giants emphasized the growth of their respective AI businesses, but that also comes at a big cost.

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0:00.0

shares of Rubik up about 20% since the debut at the NYU yesterday.

0:04.7

Could this be a sign of a warming IPO pipeline?

0:07.8

Our Kate Rooney is a check on what the valley is saying at least in today's tech check.

0:11.0

Hey Kate.

0:12.0

Hey Carl, good morning.

0:12.8

Yeah, so investors out here in the Bay Area,

0:14.5

they've really been watching Rubric closely

0:16.3

and I'm hearing kind of the sigh of relief this week

0:18.7

around that successful debut.

0:20.0

It's being cheered as the latest sign public markets are a bit safer to

0:24.1

wait into one big reason.

0:25.9

Rubberger was a test, losing money which isn't uncommon in the beginning years

0:29.4

especially for a software company but unprofitable tech was hit especially hard amid rising rates.

0:35.1

Rubik reported $354 million in net losses in the last year, so it really had to make its case

0:40.6

to investors that it could be profitable or at least cash flow

0:44.1

positive soon. The stock is up around 19% since listing on Wednesday demand

0:48.6

was pretty strong, 20 times more orders than available shares in that IPO and this company was

0:53.6

last valued in private markets at $4 billion according to pitchbook market

0:57.4

cap today is closer to 6.7 billion other recent deals gone well as

1:01.6

as well.

1:03.0

Data Center component maker,

1:04.8

As Sarah Labs, that's up basically doubled

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