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meanwhile, SpaceX lines up its IPO

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/03/nobody-wants-openai-shares-on-the-secondary-market/ - blog post 

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Sources:

• OpenAI Valued at $852 Billion After Completing $122 Billion Round https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-31/openai-valued-at-852-billion-after-completing-122-billion-round
• OpenAI opens the door to individual investors https://www.axios.com/2026/03/31/openai-ai-stock-investors-ipo
• OpenAI Is Falling Out of Favor With Secondary Buyers https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/openai-demand-sinks-on-secondary-market-as-anthropic-runs-hot
• SpaceX Has Filed Confidentially for IPO Ahead of AI Rivals https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/spacex-is-said-to-file-confidentially-for-ipo-ahead-of-ai-rivals

Previously on Pivot to AI:

• AI venture capital resorts to feeding the secondary market https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/20/ai-venture-capital-resorts-to-feeding-the-secondary-market/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OizNdgHEAQ&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• OpenAI's '$110b' funding round is $25b and some promises https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/03/openais-110b-funding-round-is-25b-and-some-promises/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXdofxSKtDg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX to trash stock market IPOs for 2026 https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/20/openai-anthropic-spacex-to-trash-stock-market-ipos-for-2026/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THMhJd3XMhQ&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

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