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Shein disclosed plans for an IPO in Hong Kong valuing the company at about $27 billion, a sharp drop from its 2022 peak near $100 billion; the fast-fashion giant, which surged during Covid, posted a quarterly loss of about $99 million and faces headwinds from tariff policy shifts and market pressures that weigh on investor enthusiasm.
Anthropic PBC plans to go public by the end of the month and seeks to match or beat SpaceX's $75 billion IPO, per Bloomberg-sourced reports; despite a 2025 net loss of about $42 billion, the company is seeing rising demand with preliminary Q2 revenue over $11.5 billion and a run rate near $65 billion by July's end, and it is finalizing a revolving credit facility above $10 billion. The deal could involve super-voting shares to give founders more control, with Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase leading the IPO process, and details could change before a public listing ahead of OpenAI's expected listing.
Anthropic's forthcoming IPO prospectus will list AI and data-center backlash as key risk factors, reflecting growing public opposition to AI infrastructure even as the company pursues a high valuation and rapid data-center expansion.
Anthropic is preparing to publicly file its IPO paperwork as soon as this month, aiming to go to market ahead of rivals like OpenAI. The filing would disclose financials, revenue by segment, and details of its Claude-based products and enterprise offerings following a high-value funding round that boosted its valuation toward the trillion-dollar mark.
Unitree Robotics’ Shanghai IPO surged on debut as investors bet on humanoid robots, but founder Wang Xingxing warned a true 'ChatGPT moment'—robots completing about 80% of tasks in unfamiliar homes via text or voice—will likely arrive in 2–10 years due to generalization and precision challenges; China dominates near-term shipments and analysts see potential if software and AI integration improve profitability.
Unitree Robotics’ Shanghai IPO jumped about 460% on its debut, valuing the company at roughly $51 billion and signaling strong investor appetite for humanoid AI-powered robots. While Unitree competes with Tesla’s Optimus, the surge underscores a wave of robotics/AI optimism that could accelerate innovation and bolster Tesla through broader industry momentum.
OpenAI CFO Sara Friar told staff that the company will go public in 2027, with a possible earlier IPO if business inflects; the move follows confidential IPO filings with the SEC in June. Anthropic is also confidentially filed, and Friar said there’s no need to worry about rivals’ timing as both firms are in their own race. OpenAI highlighted revenue momentum, reporting a Q2 revenue of $6.7 billion and an annualized run rate above $40 billion, with enterprise revenue up about 50% quarter-to-date and coding products at 20 million weekly active users; the company also noted a robust fundraising stance after reportedly raising $122 billion in March. Anthropic reported an annualized run rate of $65 billion and roughly $11.5 billion in Q2 revenue, underscoring intense competition ahead of any public debuts.
SpaceX shares (SPCX) remain in focus after China’s LandSpace recovered the Zhuque-3 booster and delivered satellites, signaling rising competitive pressure even as SpaceX maintains leadership in reusable flight; the stock also faces a wave of share unlocks, with around 319 million SPCX shares becoming tradable on Day 70 and further large unlocks through 2027, while SpaceX’s IPO price has been revisited with Aug. 10 trading and Elon Musk’s 6.42 billion shares staying locked through 2027.
OpenAI reportedly told investors that revenue grew 18% year-over-year to $6.7 billion in Q2, fueling questions about profitability as rival Anthropic posts strong growth and eyes an IPO; OpenAI’s IPO is expected to be delayed to next year, even as it highlights momentum after the GPT-5.6 launch and price cuts.
Unitree Robotics vaulted to about a $50 billion valuation on its Shanghai STAR Market debut, with shares finishing up 460% after opening at 150.8 yuan; the company, famous for backflipping humanoids and a new 'Superman' robot, is profitable but mainly sells to universities and research institutions, and it remains cut off from the U.S. market by export controls and a military‑company designation; the listing underscores China’s aggressive push into AI and robotics and is viewed as a bellwether for humanoid robotics demand despite uncertain consumer demand.
Prediction-market data suggests Anthropic could outpace SpaceX to lead 2026's biggest IPO, aided by Bloomberg's forecast of about $65 billion in Anthropic's annualized revenue for 2026; SpaceX has already priced its IPO and reached a multi-trillion-dollar valuation on debut, keeping the crown for now while Anthropic remains private and valued around $1 trillion in private markets.
Shares in Unitree Robotics surged about 600% on its Shanghai IPO debut, after pricing at RMB 150.8 per share and valuing the company around $9 billion; intraday gains peaked near 629% before settling about 578% higher as onshore retail demand overwhelmed supply. The listing made Unitree a rare pure‑play humanoid robotics stock in China, aided by strong brand recognition from festive robot performances and an oversubscribed retail tranche (over 5,500 times). Overseas revenue is a meaningful portion of earnings, and investors are pricing in steep growth amid China’s tech rally even as US restrictions on humanoid robots pose a backdrop.
Unitree revealed a new 'Superman' humanoid robot claiming a top speed of 12.66 m/s and a 2-meter jump—faster than Usain Bolt’s world-record pace—ahead of its Shanghai IPO valued at about $9 billion; the company did not independently verify the speed claims, and while the demo underscores rapid growth in China’s robotics sector, real-world deployment remains uncertain.
Unitree Robotics jumped 542% on its Shanghai STAR Market debut after raising about 6.1 billion yuan ($905 million) in its IPO, with shares trading around 968 yuan after earlier highs near 1,100. Backers include Tencent and DeepSeek, and ahead of listing the company unveiled its 'Superman' humanoid, capable of a two-meter jump and speeds up to 12.66 m/s. Morgan Stanley expects China’s humanoid robot shipments to reach about 50,000 this year as the market grows from roughly $2 billion to $15 billion by 2030, with pilots moving to broader deployments and full-size humanoids increasing their share of shipments by 2028.
Unitree Robotics debuted on the Shanghai Star Market with shares leaping over sixfold from the offer price, marking a milestone for China's humanoid-robot ambitions and signaling robust investor appetite for the sector amid US‑China tech tensions; analysts caution that demand will depend on real‑world applications and improvements in battery life and reliability.