
OpenAI said to prepare confidential S-1 for a 2027 IPO; valuation reports range far below the ~$1tn headline figures
OpenAI is preparing to confidentially file a draft registration statement (Form S-1) with the SEC and is targeting a public listing as soon as September 2026, according to reporting by CNBC and Axios and aggregated by TechTimes. The valuation target cited by the primary reporting ranges between roughly $730 billion and $850 billion; OpenAI's last private mark was about $852 bil

