Want to Own Stock in SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic Pre-IPO? Here's How.
Why it matters: Retail investors can access SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic pre-IPO through the Ark Venture Fund (ARKVX 0.06%).
- SpaceX, known for Starship and Starlink, generated $16 billion in revenue and $8 billion in profit last year (Reuters), and after merging with xAI, targets an IPO valuation of up to $2 trillion (Bloomberg).
- OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, saw its annual revenue run rate top $25 billion in February 2026 (The Information) and closed its latest funding round with an $852 billion post-money valuation.
- Anthropic, founded by former OpenAI employees and known for Claude, reached an annual revenue run rate of over $30 billion in April 2026, a more than 200% increase from $9 billion at the end of 2025 (The Information).
Investors eager to own a piece of high-growth private companies like SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic before their anticipated IPOs can gain exposure through the Ark Venture Fund (ARKVX 0.06%), with all three potentially going public by the end of 2026. These tech giants, valued in the hundreds of billions, are showing significant revenue growth, though profitability timelines vary, with OpenAI not expecting to be profitable until 2030.
