The era of giga-IPOs: How SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic are reshaping public markets
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James Surowiecki
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The article analyzes the phenomenon of massive tech IPOs in 2025, focusing on SpaceX's record-breaking $75 billion public offering and upcoming IPOs from Anthropic and OpenAI. It explores how these mega-IPOs are reshaping the public markets while the overall number of companies going public continues to decline. The piece examines what this concentration of enormous tech valuations says about the industry's relationship with capital markets, the dominance of AI and aerospace sectors, and the implications for investors and the broader economy.
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bskyThe era of giga-IPOs: How SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic are reshaping public marketstheatlantic.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledSpaceX, Elon Musk's aerospace and artificial-intelligence company, raised a record $75 billion in capital when it went public earlier this month, instantly becoming one of the 10 most valuable companies in the world.
The AI giants Anthropic and OpenAI, meanwhile, both recently filed to go public later this year, ensuring that in a matter of months, we will likely witness the three biggest IPOs in history.
The number of businesses going public has been shrinking.
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