OpenAI will «for sure» reserve stock for retail investors in IPO, CFO says

Going public will help fund massive infrastructure, the OpenAI CFO says. (Picture: Shutterstock)
In an interview with CNBC, Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar stays mum on specifics of going public, but says their recent funding round showed «really strong demand» from retail investors.

She said other companies, like Block and SpaceX have reserved IPO stock for retail investors and OpenAI will «for sure» do the same thing.

— Everybody wants to own part of a rocket company — I hope everyone wants to own part of ChatGPT. It helps when you’re a consumer brand, Friar told the channel.

She won’t comment on a concrete timeline for going public, but says it’s «good hygiene» for the company to «look and feel and act like a public company.»

An OpenAI IPO could come as soon as the second half of 2026, Reuters reports, and could value the company at up to $1 trillion.

Read more: CNBC, Reuters.