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OpenAI appointed David Vélez (founder/CEO of Nubank) and Robin Vince (CEO of Bank of New York Mellon) to the boards of the OpenAI Foundation and OpenAI Group PBC on July 22, 2026. Both are seasoned financial-industry executives, and the appointments are widely framed as a governance step to strengthen the board ahead of a potential IPO. Reported valuation context ~$850B.

Multiple outlets (NYT, corroborated by Reuters and Bloomberg, Jun 25) report OpenAI is now leaning toward holding its IPO until 2027 rather than late 2026, with advisers citing tech-stock volatility and SpaceX's weak first weeks as a newly public company. This pushes back the previously reported fall-2026 debut timeline for the most-watched AI IPO.

OpenAI officially confirmed it has confidentially submitted a draft S-1 registration statement to the SEC, the first formal step toward an IPO. The company said it has not yet determined timing and that a public listing 'may be a while' away; reports point to a potential debut as early as fall 2026.

OpenAI officially confirmed it has confidentially submitted a draft S-1 registration statement to the SEC, the first formal step toward an IPO. The company said it has not yet determined timing and that a public listing 'may be a while' away; reports point to a potential debut as early as fall 2026.

On June 1, 2026 Anthropic confidentially submitted a draft Form S-1 registration statement to the SEC, formally beginning its path to a public listing — days after closing a $65B Series H at a $965B post-money valuation. This resolves the company's standing S-1/IPO catalyst watch.

On June 1, 2026 Anthropic confidentially submitted a draft Form S-1 registration statement to the SEC, formally beginning its path to a public listing — days after closing a $65B Series H at a $965B post-money valuation. This resolves the company's standing S-1/IPO catalyst watch.