Anthropic Eyes IPO That Could Top SpaceX's Record Size
Anthropic's annualized revenue hit $65 billion in July, and the Claude maker is preparing an initial public offering that could match or exceed SpaceX's record $86 billion debut.
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How leading AI companies are approaching public markets — from funding rounds and valuations to the run-up toward an initial public offering. We cover the numbers behind each listing and what it signals about the industry’s maturity.
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Robot-Safety Startup FORT Robotics to List on Nasdaq for $556M
FORT Robotics, whose safety systems certify robots for Google DeepMind and Zoox, is going public through a SPAC merger valuing it at $556.6 million.
Read more →Unitree Prices Shanghai IPO at $9 Billion, Sets Demand Record
Unitree Robotics priced its Shanghai STAR Market IPO at roughly $9 billion, with retail demand oversubscribed more than 8,000-fold ahead of its August 19 trading debut.
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What Is CXMT — and Why Did Its Record IPO Rattle Chip Markets?
CXMT is China's biggest DRAM memory-chip maker. Its blockbuster Shanghai IPO made it the country's most valuable listed firm — here's what that means for AI hardware.
Read more →China's CXMT Chip IPO Surges 466%, Rattles Global Rivals
ChangXin Memory Technologies raised $8.6 billion in a record Shanghai IPO, then surged as much as 466% on debut, becoming China's most valuable mainland-listed firm and rattling Micron and SK Hynix shares.
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What Is a Pre-IPO Round — and Why Do AI Startups Raise Them?
A pre-IPO round is the last private financing a company raises before listing publicly. Here's how it works, who invests, and why AI and robotics startups are racing to raise them.
Read more →LimX Dynamics Raises $200M Pre-IPO, Eyes Public Listing
Shenzhen humanoid-robot maker LimX Dynamics closed a nearly $200 million pre-IPO round on July 14, valuing it at about $2.1 billion as it pushes toward a stock listing.
Read more →SK Hynix Raises $26.5 Billion in Record Nasdaq Debut
SK Hynix, the top maker of AI memory chips, began trading on Nasdaq on July 10 in the largest-ever US listing by a foreign company, with shares jumping 13%.
Read more →MiniMax Raises $2B, CEO Forgoes Salary Until AGI Is Achieved
Chinese AI startup MiniMax closed a $2 billion share-and-bond sale after its stock plunged on an IPO lockup expiry, with founder Yan Junjie vowing to forgo salary until AGI is achieved.
Read more →Syntiant Files for Nasdaq IPO to Scale 'Physical AI' Chips
Intel- and Microsoft-backed chipmaker Syntiant filed to list on Nasdaq under ticker SYTN, betting on demand for its low-power, on-device 'Physical AI' processors.
Read more →Unitree Robotics Wins Final Approval for $620M Shanghai IPO
China's top humanoid robot maker received China Securities Regulatory Commission clearance on July 2 to list on Shanghai's STAR Market, aiming to raise 4.2 billion yuan to fund AI model development and new products.
Read more →OpenAI May Delay IPO to 2027 as Altman Holds Firm on $1 Trillion Valuation
OpenAI is leaning toward pushing its stock market debut to 2027, with CEO Sam Altman rejecting any listing price below $1 trillion even as advisers flag tech market volatility.
Read more →SK Hynix Plans $29 Billion Nasdaq Listing to Expand AI Memory
South Korea's leading chipmaker SK Hynix plans to raise $29.4 billion via a Nasdaq ADR offering — which would be the largest in history — to fund new AI memory production capacity.
Read more →Agility Robotics Plans $2.5 Billion Public Listing Via SPAC
Agility Robotics, maker of the Digit humanoid robot, has entered a SPAC merger valuing the company at $2.5 billion — one of the first major public listings for a commercial humanoid robotics firm.
Read more →SK Hynix Files for $29B Nasdaq Listing to Expand AI Memory Supply
The South Korean chipmaker behind more than half the world's HBM memory—the critical component inside AI accelerators—is seeking $29.4 billion on Nasdaq to fund four new semiconductor plants.
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