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Winner-take-all answer·19 source contracts·Kalshi 19·refreshed just now·Closes Jan 1, 2027 · 190d

Who will IPO before 2027

Leader sits at 92% across 19 bound outcomes, runner-up at 84%. This is a winner-take-all market — the headline is the leader’s price, not an arithmetic mean.

Leader probability

92%

Jersey Mike's

runner-up 84¢leader 92¢

Outcomes

19

winner-take-all

Runner-up

84¢

Anthropic

Spread

8pp

contested

24h volume

$2K

modest

Closes

Jan 1, 2027

190 days

Venue

Kalshi

19 bound

30-day trend

0%50%100%-30d-3w-2w-1wtodayJersey Mike's: 92% (30 days, 13 points)Jersey Mike's: 92% on 2026-06-23Anthropic: 84% (30 days, 26 points)Anthropic: 84% on 2026-06-24OpenAI: 66% (30 days, 30 points)OpenAI: 66% on 2026-06-24
Jersey Mike's92¢Anthropic84¢OpenAI66¢
Top 3 candidates by current price · 30d

Bracket family

How the bracket ladder is priced.

Each row is one outcome on the venue. Sorted by 24h volume — the heaviest book is at the top.

Analysis

This 27% probability reflects the chance that at least one major private technology company will complete an initial public offering by the end of 2026. Market pricing shows significant differentiation: Anthropic trades at 76 cents, suggesting elevated near-term IPO odds, while OpenAI at 47 cents indicates meaningful but uncertain near-term likelihood. The probability depends on two primary forces: company readiness and valuation preferences (whether founders and boards view public markets as favorable), and broader market conditions affecting IPO appetite. Key upcoming catalysts include quarterly earnings reports and any public statements from company leadership regarding capital plans. Economic conditions, interest rate expectations, and comparable technology IPO performance will influence whether companies proceed or defer offerings.

  • Anthropic's 76-cent contract price implies market participants assess this company as most likely to IPO first, reflecting reported discussions with potential investors and stated capital-raising ambitions
  • OpenAI at 47 cents suggests meaningful uncertainty around timing despite its market prominence, potentially reflecting governance complexities and ongoing strategic decisions about corporate structure
  • Macro IPO market conditions: the aggregate 27% reflects relatively low confidence in near-term tech IPO activity, suggesting traders view current market appetite or company readiness as limited
  • Most other major private companies (Stripe, Anduril, Glean) trade below 10 cents, indicating consensus assigns them substantially lower probability despite their valuations and market positions
  • The 7-8 month remaining window to resolution (through end of 2026) compresses timing uncertainty; any company IPO filings in the next 2-3 months would materially shift probabilities

What moved the line

  • Jun 20Kraken7pp3730¢ · Kalshi
  • Jun 22Anthropic5pp8580¢ · Kalshi
  • Jun 18Anthropic4pp9187¢ · Kalshi
  • Jun 22Databricks4pp117¢ · Kalshi
  • Jun 19Discord4pp5753¢ · Kalshi

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How we compute these odds

SimpleFunctions aggregates live prediction-market contracts from Kalshi and Polymarket. Each slug groups contracts that resolve on the same underlying event, identified by venue event_id.

For binary slugs, the headline probability is the liquidity-weighted mid-price across all bound contracts. For multi-outcome slugs (e.g. elections with 3+ candidates), the headline is the leader’s price; we never arithmetically average disjoint outcomes — that would produce a number with no real-world meaning.

Snapshots refresh every 5 minutes during market hours; daily aggregates are computed at 04:00 UTC. The 30-day sparkline is drawn from per-ticker daily means stored in market_indicator_daily; 24h delta and movement events are derived from the same source.

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