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Mega IPOs on the way: SpaceX releases filing as OpenAI reportedly prepares for September listing

Two mega-cap AI bets hitting public markets in 2026. SpaceX filing live. OpenAI targeting September IPO.

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Why it matters

OpenAI's public market entry would be the largest AI company IPO to date, signaling institutional confidence in frontier AI economics and marking a watershed moment for the sector's maturation from private to public scrutiny.

The key facts

4 to know
  1. SpaceX IPO filing published May 20, 2026

  2. OpenAI reportedly preparing IPO filing by Friday (May 22, 2026)

  3. OpenAI targeting September 2026 listing date per WSJ

  4. Both filings represent largest AI-adjacent capital raises to public markets

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Publisher excerpt: SpaceX Corp. today published the filing for its upcoming initial public offering. The move came against the backdrop of reports that OpenAI Group PBC could submit the paperwork for its own IPO to regulators as early as Friday. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company may go public in…
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