April 1 (Reuters) - Rubrik plans to list its shares in a
U.S. initial public offering, the cybersecurity platform said in
a filing on Monday, adding to a growing wave of companies
turning to capital markets after a two-year lull.
Founded in 2014 by venture capitalist Bipul Sinha, Rubrik
makes cloud-based ransomware protection and data-backup software
for over 6,000 customers, including Nvidia ( NVDA ) and Home
Depot ( HD ).
Palo Alto, California-based Rubrik was valued at $4
billion after an investment made by Microsoft ( MSFT ) in 2021.
Rubrik's IPO filing adds to a growing recovery in public
listings on Wall Street following the high-flying debuts of
companies including
Reddit ( RDDT )
and
Astera Labs ( ALAB )
, and as investors anticipate a decline in
borrowing costs.
Reuters was the
first
to report that the company plans to go public in New York
as early as April amid a U.S. fraud investigation into one of
its former employees.
Rubrik posted a bigger net loss of $354.2 million for the
year ended Jan. 31, compared with $277.7 million a year ago, it
said in the filing, and added that it does not expect to pay any
cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
In the same period, its subscription annual recurring
revenue (ARR) jumped 47% year-on-year and helped total revenue
climb about 5% to $627.9 million from a year ago.
The company, which did not disclose the size of the
offering, plans to list Class A common stock on the New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol 'RBRK'.
Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Citigroup and Wells Fargo are among
the underwriters in the offering.