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The headline’s “this year” meant 2024, not 2026. In an article published August 7, 2024, TechCrunch assessed nine companies as unlikely to go public that year, based on a mix of executive remarks, outside reporting and financial signals. Since then, CoreWeave has listed on Nasdaq and Figma has become publicly traded. The available updates do not establish current IPO plans for the other seven companies.
What did the 2024 IPO outlook say?
The original article appeared on August 7, 2024, following earlier versions published May 24 and June 11. Its predictions were about the calendar year 2024. They were not promises that a company would—or would not—ever hold an IPO.
The evidence varied by company. Some entries relied on remarks attributed to executives; others drew on reporting by outside outlets or on the article’s interpretation of financing and employee share sales. Those are different kinds of evidence, so a signal that a company could remain private should not be treated as an announced decision to avoid an IPO.
| Company | What the 2024 article reported | What that evidence supported at the time |
|---|---|---|
| SKIMS | Reporting put its earliest possible IPO in the first half of 2025. | A reported expectation for a possible later date, not a company-confirmed schedule. |
| Chime | It had withdrawn an earlier IPO plan in 2022 and was approaching bankers about a process not aimed at a 2024 listing, according to The Information. | Outside reporting that a 2024 listing was not the target; not a current statement of intent. |
| CoreWeave | It had announced a $1.1 billion Series C and later $7.5 billion in debt capital. | The article inferred that the company had financing options and did not need an immediate IPO. Financing did not establish a decision against listing. |
| Sword Health | CEO Virgílio Bento was reported as saying the company planned to IPO no earlier than 2025. The article also cited a tender offer and new equity financing. | A reported timing boundary and signs of access to private capital and employee liquidity—not a 2024 IPO plan. |
| Plaid | TechCrunch reported that CEO Zach Perret said at an Axios event in March that the company had no plans to IPO in 2024. | A reported executive statement specific to 2024, not a declaration about later years. |
| Figma | The article treated a tender offer as a reason a 2024 IPO was less likely. | An editorial inference from employee liquidity, not an announced IPO decision. |
| Stripe | The article pointed to an employee tender offer and valuation recovery. | An inference that the company might wait to build its valuation before going public; no announced timetable. |
| Databricks | The article cited a $500 million Series I round and a $43 billion valuation. | Those 2024 financing conditions could let the company wait; they did not confirm its IPO intentions. |
| Canva | Co-founder Cliff Obrecht told Startup Daily an IPO was at least 12 months away and possibly in 2026, and said the company would list in the U.S. if it went public. | A reported, conditional view of timing and venue—not a confirmed listing plan. |
Which companies later went public?
CoreWeave completed its Nasdaq listing
CoreWeave’s investor relations page says it completed its Nasdaq listing in March 2025. That later outcome shows why the 2024 outlook should be read as a prediction about one year, not as a lasting claim that the company would stay private.
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Figma is listed on the NYSE
Figma’s investor relations page identifies its ticker as NYSE: FIG and includes investor news from 2026, establishing that it is now publicly traded. Its 2024 tender offer was a liquidity event, not proof that an IPO would never happen.
The other seven companies
The available verified updates do not settle current IPO intentions for SKIMS, Chime, Sword Health, Plaid, Stripe, Databricks or Canva. In particular, Databricks announced strategic funding at a $188 billion valuation on July 16, 2026, but a funding announcement alone does not determine whether or when it will list.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How should you read funding rounds, tender offers and IPO remarks?
- An executive’s reported statement is evidence of what that person said at that time. Plaid’s reported “no plans” remark concerned 2024; it does not answer whether the company may pursue an IPO later.
- Outside reporting can describe a company’s preparations or expected timing, as in the 2024 reports about SKIMS and Chime. Unless the company confirms it, the report is not a company-set date.
- A funding round or debt financing can provide capital while a company remains private. It may reduce pressure to raise money in public markets immediately, but does not show that management has rejected an IPO.
- A tender offer can give employees or other shareholders a way to sell shares while a company is private. It is not itself a public listing and does not establish the company’s long-term plans.
- An IPO filing and a completed listing are different milestones. A Form D, for example, is an exempt-offering notice; the SEC search result for a Skims Body, Inc. Form D filed December 19, 2025 does not establish an IPO date or a public registration statement.
For a current decision, look for a company announcement or an applicable public registration filing rather than treating an old forecast, private financing or secondary share sale as proof of an IPO plan.
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