Tech IPO Season Explodes: OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX Race to Riches
The AI boom just hit the stock market in a major way. OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX are all going public—and the valuations are astronomical.
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Hold onto your portfolios: the tech world is having a moment. OpenAI, the ChatGPT kingpin, has confidentially filed for an initial public offering that could value the company at over $850 billion, making it one of the most highly valued listings in market history, according to The Guardian. The filing comes just one week after Anthropic made its own public market announcement, per BBC News. These aren't just any IPOs—they're the opening act for what's shaping up to be a transformative season for AI companies cashing in on the boom.
But OpenAI and Anthropic aren't the only tech giants making moves. SpaceX, Elon Musk's aerospace company, is also preparing for a stock market debut that could be equally seismic. Sky News reports that SpaceX plans to raise up to $75 billion when it goes public this month, while BBC News frames it as potentially one of Musk's biggest gambles yet—transforming not just the company itself, but the wider market. The numbers are staggering either way.
Meanwhile, the broader AI ecosystem is already showing strength. Google, Microsoft, and Amazon have all reported gains in their cloud-computing businesses, fueling optimism about the AI boom and US stock markets overall, The Guardian reports. Though Meta's spending spree on AI infrastructure is drawing some concern, the consensus is clear: big tech is betting huge on AI's future. With OpenAI's valuation alone potentially hitting $850 billion, we're witnessing either the most profitable boom in tech history—or a bubble waiting to pop. Either way, the IPO season of 2026 is already legend.