OpenAI Backers Include Hedge Fund Heavyweights Poised for IPO Payoff

Tiger Global, Coatue, and D1 are among the firms that have backed the ChatGPT maker over the years and stand to benefit as it nears an IPO.

Stephen Taub June 16, 2026

With investors still giddy over SpaceX’s historic initial public offering and Anthropic’s upcoming IPO, many hedge funds are also looking ahead to a potential third: OpenAI.Last week, the maker of ChatGPT confidentially filed plans to go public. The filing did not target a timeline or

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