Hedge Funds Dumped Peloton Ahead of Looming Lockup Expiration

Peloton, the last unicorn to go public in 2019, has yet to recover.

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Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg

Fitness provider Peloton Interactive was the last unicorn to go public in 2019, and its debut just as the WeWork scandal was erupting cast a pall from which it has yet to recover.

Similar to what WeWork did with its real estate and Tesla has done with cars, Peloton has argued it’s really a technology company — not simply a purveyor of stationary bicycles that use proprietary tech and live-streamed classes to simulate the gym experience.

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