OpenAI Mulls 2027 IPO, SoftBank Shares Drop

*OpenAI is considering delaying its initial public offering until 2027, a shift that immediately pressured shares of investor SoftBank.*

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow reported the development on June 26. The company appears prepared to push the listing back a full year from earlier expectations.

The timing remains fluid. No final decision has been announced, and the report offers no additional details on valuation targets or regulatory steps.

SoftBank shares fell on the news. The Japanese investor holds a stake in OpenAI, so any change in the startup’s public-market plans directly affects its holdings.

No other reactions from OpenAI, its board, or competing investors appear in the report. The item also notes unrelated market moves in Apple hardware pricing and a SpaceX bond offering, but those stories stand apart from the OpenAI development.

The delay, if confirmed, would give OpenAI more runway to stabilize operations and refine its product line before facing public-market scrutiny. For SoftBank and other backers, it extends the period of illiquidity and uncertainty around exit timing. Markets reacted to the signal without waiting for further confirmation.

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Sources:

• Bloomberg Technology

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