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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.

Agility Robotics, maker of the Digit industrial humanoid, announced a definitive merger agreement to go public through a combination with Churchill Capital Corp XI, valuing the company at about $2.5 billion with over $620M in expected proceeds. The deal is expected to close in 2026, with the combined company to trade under ticker AGLT.

SpaceX priced its IPO on June 11 at $135 per share, selling 555M+ shares to raise ~$75B at roughly a $1.77T valuation — the biggest U.S. initial public offering in history. Shares begin trading on Nasdaq on Friday, June 12 under ticker SPCX, completing the company's transition from private to public.

SpaceX priced its IPO on June 11 at $135 per share, selling 555M+ shares to raise ~$75B at roughly a $1.77T valuation — the biggest U.S. initial public offering in history. Shares begin trading on Nasdaq on Friday, June 12 under ticker SPCX, completing the company's transition from private to public.

Space Exploration Technologies filed its second S-1 amendment with the SEC finalizing IPO terms before pricing June 11 and a Nasdaq debut June 12 under SPCX. The amendment confirms Google will pay ~$1.25B/month through May 2029 for compute capacity ramping mid-2026.

Space Exploration Technologies filed its second S-1 amendment with the SEC finalizing IPO terms before pricing June 11 and a Nasdaq debut June 12 under SPCX. The amendment confirms Google will pay ~$1.25B/month through May 2029 for compute capacity ramping mid-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.

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.