The year 2025 started off red hot for startups going public, then things got complicated. Market froth, tariffs and the longest government shutdown on record combined to throw cold water on the IPO market. But that’s not quelling optimism about 2026.

Elon Musk's SpaceX is looking to raise more than $25 billion through an initial public offering in 2026, a move that could boost the rocket-maker's valuation to over $1 trillion, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

Anthropic (ANTHRO)—an AI start-up backed by Google (GOOG) and Amazon (AMZN)—recruited a U.S. law firm, Wilson Sonsini, to start work on its IPO as early as 2026, according to a Financial Times report that cites people with knowledge of the matter.

Reliance Industries has begun work on the draft prospectus for the IPO of Jio Platforms, aiming for a valuation of nearly $170 billion, potential to become India's largest IPO.

German AI language platform DeepL is exploring a potential U.S. IPO, Bloomberg News reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The Cologne-based startup has held preliminary talks with potential advisers for the listing. A first-time share sale ...

TMX Group ( X:CA) ( OTCPK:TMXXF ), the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange, is anticipating an acceleration of stock market listings heading into 2026, due to a sturdy pipeline of companies hoping to tap the capital markets in coming months, according to a media report on Tuesday.

The IPO market has repeatedly tricked investors into believing it's reopening after an extended drought dating back to early 2022. There are, once again, signs of hope. CoreWeave shares rocketed about 60% this week and have doubled in value since the ...

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AI chip division, Kunlunxin, is planning for a Hong Kong IPO after a recent funding round that valued it at around 21 billion yuan (close to $3 billion)

Google-parent Alphabet bet in SpaceX appears to have paid off in a big way, as it invested in the company 10 years ago when it was believed to be worth just $10 billion.