The three major AI startups in the US stock market are competing to go public.

AIMPACT News, May 21 (UTC+8), according to Beating Monitoring, as a new wave of enthusiasm for tech stocks arrives, SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic are launching an epic IPO surge. The combined valuation of these three giants is expected to exceed $3 trillion, potentially reshaping the future landscape of technology investment. SpaceX has officially filed its IPO prospectus, with a target valuation of $1.75 trillion to $2.3 trillion, and is expected to go public as early as June 12, 2026. Although the documents show the company still faces billions of dollars in losses overall, its Starlink business achieved $11.4 billion in revenue and $4.4 billion in operating profit in 2025. The documents also reveal a super voting rights structure to ensure Elon Musk maintains absolute control, along with massive stock option rewards linked to "building a Mars colony and space data centers capable of accommodating 1 million people." It is reported that Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon privately messaged Musk on social media to directly seek the lead underwriter role. In the AI sector, OpenAI is collaborating with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, and is expected to secretly submit its IPO draft as early as this Friday, planning to go public by the end of 2026 (or as early as September). OpenAI has previously raised approximately $180 billion in the primary market, and this listing is valued between $850 billion and $1.1 trillion. Boosted by this news, SoftBank, which holds about 13% of its shares, saw its stock price surge 20%, currently realizing an unrealized gain of about $45 billion on this investment. As a main competitor, Anthropic has also officially engaged a legal team to advance its listing process, planning to apply for NASDAQ listing in the second half of 2026, with a target valuation of up to $900 billion. Thanks to rapid commercialization progress, Anthropic’s revenue in the first quarter reached $4.8 billion, and it is expected to reach $10.9 billion in the second quarter, potentially achieving the company's first single-quarter profit in history. (Source: BlockBeats)
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MistBlueLily
· 55m ago
Overall loss but subsidiaries are profitable; this tactic of spinning off for a public listing looks familiar.
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Stop-LossInTheEveningGlow
· 5h ago
June 12, 2026, this date is very specific, marking it first.
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GateUser-8df0eb2b
· 5h ago
Does Musk have enough energy to manage both Tesla X and SpaceX going public at the same time?
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GateUser-0fdb3438
· 5h ago
Starlink's revenue is 11.4 billion with a profit of 4.4 billion; this gross profit margin is more attractive than many SaaS companies.
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GlassDomeObservatory
· 5h ago
3 trillion valuation? It seems the secondary market can't handle it anymore.
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GateUser-2bbf8435
· 5h ago
Starlink's profitability is indeed strong, and Musk's IPO timing is perfectly controlled.
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GateUser-4cc35c5c
· 5h ago
The frenzy in tech stocks is wild, but this valuation reminds me of a certain coin from 2021.
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HeavyStakingOnASnowyNight
· 5h ago
Regarding the Anthropic IPO, can Claude now buy the original shares (just kidding)
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FloatingTeacupClub
· 5h ago
Losing tens of billions but valued at two trillion, this valuation logic Web3 people are too familiar with.
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TidepoolQuant
· 5h ago
OpenAI and Anthropic team up with SpaceX, stacking double buffs in AI + space exploration.
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