By Yukta Baid
Publication Date: 2026-06-09 01:57:00
Perplexity AI plans to go public in 2028 regardless of how upcoming blockbuster listings from rivals Anthropic and OpenAI are received by investors, according to Chief Executive Officer Aravind Srinivas. Speaking to CNBC, Srinivas said the company’s IPO plans remain unchanged even as some of the biggest names in artificial intelligence prepare to test public market appetite.
“Agnostic of these two companies, we were planning for something in 2028 so that still remains the case,” he said.
Anthropic, the developer of Claude, confidentially filed for an IPO last week and was most recently valued at nearly $1 trillion. OpenAI is also reportedly exploring a public listing soon. Alongside the highly anticipated debut of SpaceX, these offerings are expected to become major tests of investor demand for mega-cap technology stocks.
Srinivas acknowledged that the performance of those listings could have broader implications for the sector. “The SpaceX IPO this week will definitely be a leading indicator to how Anthropic or OpenAI will go out,” he told CNBC. “I think it’s important for the AI industry that these IPOs go well.”
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