BlockBeats report: On May 25, the U.S. tech IPO market saw a new wave of momentum, with multiple high-valued tech companies—including SpaceX, OpenAI, Oura, Anthropic, and Databricks—actively pursuing listings on Nasdaq or the New York Stock Exchange. This IPO surge spans sectors such as AI, software, quantum computing, aerospace, defense technology, fintech, consumer health tech, advertising tech, and fleet/IoT platforms. Several companies have already entered the public filing stage, while others remain in confidential submission or under media scrutiny. BlockBeats has compiled the following list of tech companies awaiting their IPO debut:
Category 1: Public Documents / Closer to Listing
These companies have filed S-1 forms, public registration documents, or have plans to list on a trading platform, bringing them closer to an IPO.
SpaceX (proposed ticker SPCX) submitted a public filing on May 20, targeting a listing window in June;
Quantinuum (a quantum computing company under Honeywell, tentative ticker: QNT) publicly filed its registration statement on May 8;
Liftoff Mobile (an AI-driven mobile advertising platform, proposed ticker: LFTO) resubmitted its registration filing on April 17;
Motive Technologies (an AI fleet management platform, tentative ticker: MTVE) plans to go public in 2026, pricing to be determined;
Avalara (tax compliance software) remains a candidate for an IPO, pending an updated public prospectus.
Category Two: Confidential Submission / Corporate Announcement
These companies have entered the SEC confidential submission process or have publicly announced their intentions, but the public prospectus is not yet available.
Oura, a wearable health device in the form of a smart ring, confidentially filed its IPO documents around May 21, with a valuation reference of approximately $11 billion;
Strava (a social fitness platform) confidentially filed in January, targeting an IPO in 2026;
Relativity (legal data/eDiscovery AI) announced confidential submission of its S-1 on March 19;
L3Harris Missile Solutions (missile/rocket engine division) announced on April 29 that it had filed a draft IPO.
OpenAI (generative AI/ChatGPT) is preparing to submit confidential documents, with the earliest possible window starting in September.
Category Three: Media Confirmation / High-Attention Watchlist
These companies have not yet released clear public documentation and remain under observation, making them suitable for ongoing monitoring.
Anthropic (the leading AI product being Claude) is expected to IPO no earlier than the second half of 2026 or Q4;
Databricks (a data and AI platform) has a notable valuation and business scale, but no S-1 filing has been observed yet;
Lambda (GPU cloud/AI computing power rental) is expected to go public during the 2026-27 window;
Anduril (defense AI/autonomous systems), a high-valued defense technology company, with a potential IPO timeline of 2026–2027;
In addition, Discord, Cohesity, WHOOP, and others also await public filings or further announcements from the companies.