Good news for Rubrik, bad news for TikTok, and encouraging news for Early Stage startups

Published: April 26, 2024, 2 p.m.

This week, Rubrik\u2019s strong IPO pricing and warm reception by the public markets after its listing add more weight to the perspective that the public markets are not as closed to tech startups as some thought, but that's not all we had to cover this week. Mary Ann let us know about "send-now-pay-later" startup Pomelo's latest raise, and then we dove in to all things TikTok, its timeline and impact.\n\nAnd to close, Early Stage. TechCrunch held its annual early-stage focused even this year, and it was a banger. 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. The coffee was even good. At a\xa0tech conference. Alex had notes, so stay through to the end for that!