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SpaceX (SPCX) closes up 19% on its first trading day — the largest IPO in history debuts strong, setting the comparable for Anthropic and OpenAI
SpaceX began trading on Nasdaq under SPCX on June 12, 2026. Shares opened at $150 (above the $135 IPO price), peaked at $176.52 intraday (+31%), and closed at $160.95 — up 19% from the offer. Market cap ~$1.77 trillion; ~$75 billion raised, the largest IPO ever. Because xAI sits inside SpaceX, public investors now hold the first frontier-AI-lab exposure in a public company. The strong debut is a constructive pricing signal for the Anthropic and OpenAI listings expected later in 2026 — though same-week regulatory news complicates the read.
Read story →SpaceX prices IPO today at $1.75T — including xAI, the largest IPO in market history; Nasdaq listing tomorrow
SpaceX prices its IPO after market close on June 11, 2026 at $135/share — implying a ~$1.75 trillion valuation. The offering raises ~$75 billion. Listing on Nasdaq tomorrow, June 12, under ticker SPCX. xAI was merged into SpaceX in February 2026 in an all-stock buyout at $250B valuation. Investor demand reportedly hit $150 billion — 2× the raise. 30% of the issue (~$22.5B) allocated to retail — triple the industry norm. The largest IPO in market history; first frontier AI lab (xAI/Grok) to be inside a public company.
Read story →OpenAI files confidential S-1 on June 8 — a week after Anthropic; first-mover narrative flips, $85B burn projected by 2028
OpenAI confidentially filed its S-1 on June 8, 2026 — confirmed via blog post and TechCrunch reporting — a week after Anthropic's June 1 filing. Earlier May 22 reporting (Fortune/CNBC/Axios) anticipated the filing but it did not actually happen until June 8. Wall Street Journal projects OpenAI's burn to reach $85 billion in 2028 despite doubled sales. CFO Sarah Friar publicly flagged data center spending sustainability concerns. OpenAI has filed but 'has not decided on timing yet' — public listing could be late 2026 or later.
Read story →Anthropic confidentially files S-1 — both frontier labs now in the public-listing pipeline
Anthropic confidentially submitted a draft S-1 registration statement to the SEC on Monday June 1, 2026 — ten days after OpenAI's May 22 confidential filing. The filing follows the May 28 $65B Series H at $965B post-money valuation. Run-rate revenue: $47B. Number of shares and price range not yet set. With both OpenAI and Anthropic now in confidential review, late-2026 is on track to deliver the largest paired AI IPOs in tech history.
Read story →OpenAI files confidential S-1 — IPO targeting up to $1 trillion valuation
OpenAI confidentially filed its S-1 IPO prospectus with the SEC on Friday May 22, 2026, targeting a Q3-Q4 2026 listing at a valuation between $852B (last private round) and $1 trillion. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan are leading. Q1 2026 revenue: ~$6B. The filing pairs with Anthropic's $30B round at $900B valuation (agreed terms, expected to close May 2026) to set up the largest paired AI IPO race in tech history.
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