5 outlets·6 reports
Perplexity is sticking with a 2028 IPO while OpenAI and Anthropic race to list this year
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
OpenAI has confidentially filed to go public, joining Anthropic, which filed the week before, and coming as SpaceX prepares to list later this week. Meanwhile, Perplexity’s chief executive says the company will pursue its own IPO in 2028, independent of the timing of the Anthropic and OpenAI offerings.
Written from all 5 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechCrunch·Following Anthropic, OpenAI files confidentially for IPO
- Wired·OpenAI Confidentially Files for IPO on the Heels of SpaceX and Anthropic
- The Verge·OpenAI files for IPO, following Anthropic
- TechMeme·In an interview, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says that the company is planning its IPO for 2028, regardless of how well the IPOs for Anthropic and OpenAI go (Arjun Kharpal/CNBC)
- The Next Web·OpenAI filed confidentially for an IPO. Anthropic filed last week. SpaceX lists on Thursday. The AI public market is about to get very crowded.
- The Next Web·Perplexity is sticking with a 2028 IPO while OpenAI and Anthropic race to list this year
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