In a move anticipated by FinTelegram, WeWork, the once high-flying office-sharing mogul, has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The filing marks a significant turn in the company's fortunes since its peak valuation of $47 billion in 2019 during a funding round spearheaded by SoftBank. Adam Neumann, the company's former CEO and co-founder, described the bankruptcy filing as “disappointing.”
The public-listed co-working space provider WeWork is reportedly preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amidst significant debts and substantial losses. After the Wall Street Journal broke the news, the company's shares plummeted 35%, marking a staggering 96% drop this year. The potential bankruptcy filing is said to be in New Jersey, as confirmed by Reuters, citing informed sources.
Troubled co-working space provider WeWork announced that its CFO, Andre Fernandez, will resign on June 1. This comes less than a year after assuming the role and shortly after the departure of the company's top executive, Sandeep Mathrani. Kurt Wehner, the Chief Accounting Officer who joined WeWork in October 2020, will take over as CFO. Wehner brings prior experience as the accounting chief at the media firm Discovery.
Disgraced WeWork founder Adam Neumann is back again with his real-estate project Flow (www.flow.life) and found a prestigious investor. Well-known Venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is investing $350 million at a valuation above $1 billion, WSJ reports, making it one of the largest-ever investments for an early-stage startup. The firm, also known as a16z earlier this year, also backed Flowcarbon, another startup co-founded by Neumann. Flow is still in secretive stealth mode and is scheduled to launch in 2023.