OpenAI is speeding up plans for a possible stock market listing in the fourth quarter of this year as competition with rival Anthropic heats up, the Wall Street Journal reported.
According to the report, the company has begun informal discussions with Wall Street banks about an initial public offering (IPO) and is growing its finance team. Recent hires include Ajmere Dale as chief accounting officer and Cynthia Gaylor as corporate business finance officer, who will also handle investor relations.
When the company goes public, OpenAI chief Sam Altman is…
