Initial Public Offering news and trends

OpenAI Racing to Raise $30 Billion Ahead of Anthropic Listing
Artificial Intelligence // October 20, 2026

OpenAI is reportedly rushing to lockdown investors before chief competitor Anthropic goes public next month. That’s according to a report Monday (Oct. 19) by Reuters, which describes the effort as “unusually fast fundraising” that could bring OpenAI’s valuation to more than $1.4 trillion. Two sources...

Nscale Investors Seek Lower IPO Target Amid AI-Related Concerns
IPO // October 18, 2026

Artificial intelligence cloud company Nscale is reportedly facing pushback from investors to its IPO valuation target. Some backers are balking at the company’s initial public offering (IPO) goal of around $30 billion, instead suggesting a range of $16 billion to $19 billion, Bloomberg News reported...

Anthropic Quarterly Revenue Jumps 45% Before Planned IPO
IPO // October 15, 2026

Anthropic has reportedly told investors that its third-quarter revenue had jumped to $16.8 billion as it prepares to go public. That figure is up from $4.8 billion in the first quarter and $11.6 billion in the second, the Financial Times (FT) reported late Wednesday (Oct....

OpenPayd Sets Groundwork for 2027 US Stock Market Listing
IPO // October 04, 2026

Payments infrastructure firm OpenPayd is reportedly setting the stage to go public in the U.S. The U.K. company expects to list on the Nasdaq by the year’s end as it prepares to enter the America market and embark on new acquisitions, CEO Iana Dimitrova said...

Interviews & Exclusives
Chime Gets a Ringing Endorsement on Wall Street as IPO Valuation Hits $11.6B

June 11, 2025
The pricing of an initial public offering (IPO), a ritual that comes the night before the first day of trading, gauges the enthusiasm of the market for the new kid on the Street. Wednesday night (June 11), we got a glimpse into the interest in FinTechs coming to market, and in this case, the appeal […]

Circle Is America’s First Publicly Traded Stablecoin Issuer. Now What?

June 05, 2025
Stablecoins have gone public in the U.S. On Thursday (June 5), Circle Internet Financial, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, debuted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the...

FinTech IPO Index Off 0.7%, Led by OppFi and Hippo Holdings

September 15, 2023
The FinTech IPO Index traded slightly lower, off 0.7%, as platforms led the group to the downside. But even with the dip, the Index itself is up slightly more than...

Toast’s 15.5% Plunge Helps Lead FinTech IPO Index Lower for the Week

July 21, 2023
Toast shares got scorched in a week that saw the FinTech IPO Index give up 0.3%. And earnings season has yet to begin in earnest — at least for the...

Quick Reads
Wonder Plans IPO and Aims to Be Fully Autonomous by 2040

October 25, 2026
Food startup Wonder has reportedly set its sights on going public amid wider expansion plans. As CNBC reported Sunday (Oct. 25), the company is also eyeing an “aggressive” expansion in Texas and a subscription program that allows diners to operate their own “restaurants.” Launched in 2018, Wonder lets diners place takeout or delivery orders from […]

OpenAI Racing to Raise $30 Billion Ahead of Anthropic Listing

October 20, 2026
OpenAI is reportedly rushing to lockdown investors before chief competitor Anthropic goes public next month. That’s according to a report Monday (Oct. 19) by Reuters, which describes the effort as...

Nscale Investors Seek Lower IPO Target Amid AI-Related Concerns

October 18, 2026
Artificial intelligence cloud company Nscale is reportedly facing pushback from investors to its IPO valuation target. Some backers are balking at the company’s initial public offering (IPO) goal of around...

Anthropic Quarterly Revenue Jumps 45% Before Planned IPO

October 15, 2026
Anthropic has reportedly told investors that its third-quarter revenue had jumped to $16.8 billion as it prepares to go public. That figure is up from $4.8 billion in the first...