OpenAI will reserve portion of IPO shares for retail investors, CFO tells CNBC

OpenAI plans to reserve a portion of its shares from an initial public offering for individual investors, CFO Sarah Friar told CNBC on Wednesday, as the ChatGPT maker gears up for a highly anticipated US stock market listing.

The AI startup is laying the groundwork for ‌an IPO ⁠that could ⁠value it at up to $1 trillion and may file with securities regulators as soon as the second half of 2026, Reuters reported last year.