it did eventually go public in 2021 through a different route (SPAC merger) but filed for bankruptcy in 2023 anyway once office demand cratered post-pandemic.
nikhil_bose commenting so I remember to read more about this later
chris_daniels source on this? genuinely curious
its 2019 IPO attempt collapsed after investors saw the actual financials and governance red flags, founder Adam Neumann got pushed out, and the company's valuation crashed from $47 billion to a fraction of that.