Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon on the Coming Mega IPOs
THE SO WHAT
If Anthropic and SpaceX lead a 2026 mega-IPO wave, late-stage private risk is about to be repriced in public, in full view. Founders should assume the bar for narrative, governance, and AI strategy disclosure will be set by these listings—not by the last private round deck.
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