OpenAI wraps $7B share sale ahead of potential IPO
kristianp
22 points
3 comments
August 11, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
m101
This to me smells like OpenAI don’t trust the IPO price to hold 6 months before employees get liquidity, so they’re cashing them out early and will replace the capital with IPO capital.
re-thc
IPO delayed? Options expiring?