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Both OpenAI and Anthropic are seeking initial public offerings as soon as this year, following SpaceX’s own historic IPO.
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Maggie Eastland, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
Musk brought on Johnsen as CFO in 2011 explicitly to guide SpaceX through its IPO.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 13 June 2026
In closing the day up 19% and consistently holding well above the offer price, SpaceX’s IPO lifted confidence in potential deals later this year from artificial intelligence model giants OpenAI and Anthropic, which are each valued at close to $1 trillion on the private market.
—Jordan Novet,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 13 June 2026
Bitcoin has struggled in recent weeks as the initial public offering (IPO) of Elon Musk’s SpaceX sparks extreme market volatility.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
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Maggie Eastland, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
Musk brought on Johnsen as CFO in 2011 explicitly to guide SpaceX through its IPO.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 13 June 2026
In closing the day up 19% and consistently holding well above the offer price, SpaceX’s IPO lifted confidence in potential deals later this year from artificial intelligence model giants OpenAI and Anthropic, which are each valued at close to $1 trillion on the private market.
—Jordan Novet,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 13 June 2026
Bitcoin has struggled in recent weeks as the initial public offering (IPO) of Elon Musk’s SpaceX sparks extreme market volatility.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
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“IPO.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/IPO. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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IPO
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: an initial public offering of a company's stock
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