When Reddit lists on the New York Stock Exchange next week, the social media platform is expected to carry a valuation of up to $6.4bn — well down on the $10bn it was worth in 2021. It will be the first high-profile tech start-up to list since Instacart, which was valued at $10bn in its initial public offering in September, just a quarter of the eye-watering valuation placed on it by investors in 2021.
Despite the combined nearly $35bn write-off of supposed shareholder value, these “down round” IPOs are not being met with derision in Silicon Valley. Instead, they are a signal that rationality is slowly returning to venture capital.
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