Instacart's IPO is seen as a bellwether for public investors' demand for startups. So far, it's telling the entrepreneurial world what was already obvious—that revenue multiples of formerly VC-backed companies have cratered as investors lack faith in their future growth.

Instacart is targeting an IPO valuation of up to $9.3 billion on a fully diluted basis, 76% below its last $39 billion private market valuation and a fraction of what it would have received if the company had gone public in 2021. READ MORE