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OpenAI files confidentially for IPO, following Anthropic
The filing comes a little more than a week after its main rival, Anthropic, also filed to go public, ramping up the race between the two AI firms.
TL;DR
- OpenAI has confidentially filed for an Initial Public Offering (IPO).
- This move follows a similar confidential filing by its main rival, Anthropic.
- OpenAI's last valuation was $852 billion post-money.
- The company anticipates 2026 to be a significant year for public market debuts, with SpaceX also expected to IPO.
- OpenAI has reportedly missed targets for new users and revenue and faces concerns about its massive data center spending.
- The firm projects significant future spending on computing power for AI research.
- Anthropic has presented a more positive financial outlook, nearing its first quarterly profit.
- The confidential IPO filing allows OpenAI to avoid immediate public disclosure of detailed financial information.
- In secondary markets, Anthropic has recently surpassed OpenAI in valuation.
- OpenAI's president, Greg Brockman, and his wife made significant political donations to pro-AI PACs and a pro-Trump super PAC.
- The company has faced lawsuits, including one from Florida accusing it of harming children.
- OpenAI was co-founded by Elon Musk, who later sued the company over its nonprofit status, a case that was dismissed.