SynopsisOpenAI confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO ​earlier on Monday, following Anthropic's filing last week. Elon Musk's SpaceX is also preparing to go public ​on Friday.AI firm Perplexity is planning to go ​public in 2028 regardless ​of how the market receives the listings ​of Anthropic and OpenAI, CNBC reported on Monday, citing an interview with CEO Aravind Srinivas."Agnostic of these two companies, we were ‌planning for ⁠something ⁠in 2028, so that still remains the case," Srinivas told ​CNBC in an interview.OpenAI confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO ​earlier on Monday, following Anthropic's filing last week. Elon Musk's SpaceX is also preparing to go public ​on Friday."I certainly think there ⁠will be ‌ripple effects if they don't go well, ​like ​there is no sugar coating on that. ⁠The SpaceX IPO this week will definitely ​be a leading indicator of how Anthropic ​or OpenAI will go out," Srinivas told CNBC."I think it's important for the AI industry that these IPOs go well, and I actually think they will go well, because they're doing well," Srinivas ‌added."By consistently holding 2028 as our earliest date for an IPO, Perplexity has been ​able to ​build a healthy, ⁠high-growth business," Chief Business Officer Dmitry Shevelenko told Reuters in an emailed statement.In 2025, addressing speculation about ​Perplexity's finances, Srinivas said the company was not running out of money and had no plans to go public before 2028. ...moreElevate your knowledge and leadership skills at a cost cheaper than your daily tea.Subscribe Now