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OpenAI rules out 2026 public listing as Anthropic’s IPO plans face market jitters

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CNBC, Semafor and the Financial Times report on Anthropic’s IPO prospects. According to CNBC, OpenAI has ruled out a public-market debut in 2026, and several planned offerings have been postponed this year. CNBC also reports that Anthropic confidentially filed a prospectus with the SEC in early June, and that Kalshi prediction-market traders see it as the last major company that may announce an IPO this year. Semafor reports that market jitters have led several AI and fintech companies to rethink their plans. The Financial Times reports that Anthropic’s newest Blackstone borrowing is expected to carry interest above 10 percent.

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  1. OpenAI has ruled out a public-market debut in 2026, according to CNBC.

    One outletCNBC· Center

  2. Several planned IPOs have been postponed this year, CNBC reports, and Semafor says market jitters have made several AI and fintech companies rethink their IPO plans.

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    CNBC, Semafor

  3. Anthropic confidentially filed a prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission in early June, CNBC reports.

    One outletCNBC· Center

  4. Traders on the Kalshi prediction market see Anthropic as the only major company left that may officially announce an IPO this year, CNBC reports.

    One outletCNBC· Center

  5. An analyst told CNBC that more questions than answers have emerged about Anthropic’s revenue growth deceleration in September, Semafor reports.

    One outletSemafor· Center

  6. Anthropic’s newest borrowing from Blackstone is expected to charge more than 10 percent interest, the Financial Times reported.

    One outletSemafor· Center

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All three center outlets describe Anthropic as the last major AI listing candidate of 2026 amid OpenAI’s delay and market jitters, framing the story as a shrinking IPO window.

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    Headlines cast Anthropic as the last major AI IPO candidate of 2026 amid postponements and market jitters, while the FT’s ‘Waiting for good IPO’ presents the company as waiting for better conditions.

    Anthropic is AI trade's last big hope for a major IPO this year
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    salivatedMore neutral: looked forward to

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    Investors earlier in the year salivated at the prospect of successive SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI offerings, but market…

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  • Anthropic as last major 2026 IPO candidate
  • Market jitters and postponed offerings
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    CNBC, Oct 19, 11:25 AM EDT

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  1. CNBCCenterOct 19, 11:25 AM EDT
  2. SemaforCenterOct 19, 6:27 PM EDT
  3. Financial TimesCenterOct 20, 1:30 AM EDT

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