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Good news for Rubrik, bad news for TikTok and medium news for early-stage startups


Today on Equity, we unpack all things TikTok, its timeline and impact, why Rubrik’s strong IPO shows public markets are not as closed to tech startups as some thought, and "send-now-pay-later" startup Pomelo's latest raise.

But there was a lot more that happened this week, which meant that the Equity crew had a pile of news to get through as always, with a little bit of our own mixed in. What was once an unfathomable result — TikTok being forced to divest from its parent company or face a ban — became reality pretty darn quickly. Not to toot our own horn, but it was the second year in a row that our shindig in Boston was packed, useful, and lots of fun.

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