Access IPOs Podcast

Episode #43: Craig explains why Access IPOs is unapologetically pro-IPO and why IPOs remain the best way for retail investors to benefit from the long-term growth of innovative industries.

In IPO Radar news, the EquipmentShare and BitGo IPOs are this coming week.

Plus, Cerebras makes news three ways. Is the Cerebras IPO coming in 2026?

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(0:00) Intro

(0:34) Why Do IPOs Matter?

(1:40) How to Profit from IPOs

(4:16) What about SPACs?

(5:13) IPOs vs. Acquisitions

(6:54) Drumbeat

(7:34) Pro Startup Ecosystem

(8:54) No Gimmicks

(9:22) Private Stock Tokenization

(10:06) Smart Regulation

(11:00) Join Us

(11:25) IPO Radar

(12:48) Two IPOs This Week

(13:07) BitGo IPO Access

(14:53) EquipmentShare IPO

(16:52) How I'm Investing

(18:05) Cerebras IPO

(19:51) OpenAI and Cerebras

(21:15) Outro

Craig highlights the 18 startups he believes will IPO in 2026. Did your favorite pre-IPO company make the list?

What other startups should have made the countdown?

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(0:00) Intro

(1:42) 2025 Predictions Recap

(2:35) Why Predict Upcoming IPOs?

(3:24) Preface

(5:18) #1 Kraken IPO

(6:21) #2 BitGo IPO

(7:28) #3 Discord IPO

(8:40) #4 SpaceX IPO

(10:25) #5 Dataiku IPO

(11:11) #6 Cerebras IPO

(13:00) #7 Once Upon a Farm IPO

(13:56) #8 Databricks IPO

(15:34) #9 Cohesity IPO

(16:51) #10 Lambda IPO

(17:51) #11 Strava IPO

(19:25) #12 Snyk IPO

(20:44) #13 Notion IPO

(22:18) #14 Lime IPO

(23:28) #15 Deel IPO

(25:17) #16 Skims IPO

(27:42) #17 Canva IPO

(29:25) #18 Anduril IPO

(33:26) What about OpenAI and Anthropic?

(34:39) Who Else?

(36:00) Stay in Touch

(36:31) Immerse Yourself in IPOs

(37:22) Outro

Craig reveals his IPO Wish List for 2026. These are startups we'd love to go public, but most are probably not in 2026 (with a few exceptions, 2026 could be a banner year). He counts down the top ten. In IPO radar news, a SpaceX IPO update, OpenAI is trying to raise again at an absurd valuation, and TAE Technologies bizarre merger with Trump Media & Technology Group.

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(0:00) Intro

(2:02) Medline IPO Debut

(2:36) IPO Wish List 2026!

(2:57) #10 Stripe IPO

(5:31) #9 Ramp IPO

(7:37) #8 Cerebras IPO

(11:02) #7 Revolut IPO

(13:26) #6 Canva IPO

(16:03) #5 The LLMs

(16:30) xAI IPO Potential

(16:49) OpenAI IPO Potential

(17:19) Anthropic IPO Potential

(18:51) IPO Radar News - OpenAI

(20:51) #4 Ripple IPO

(25:18) #3 Databricks IPO

(28:02) #2 Anduril IPO

(30:10) #1 SpaceX IPO

(31:21) SpaceX IPO Watch

(34:18) IPO Radar News

(34:31) TAE Technologies Merger With DJT

(38:08) Outro

Episode #40: The SpaceX IPO could finally arrive in the second half of 2026. Craig breaks down the orbital path that go us here, latest reports, and what to expect in the coming months.

In IPO radar news, the Medline IPO will be the biggest IPO of the year, next week. Plus, Freenome will go public via a SPAC merger, Fervo Energy's Series E, and Notion is considering an IPO in late 2026.

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(0:00) Intro

(0:30) SpaceX IPO

(0:53) Countdown

(1:31) SpaceX IPO Watch Segment

(1:41) How Did We Get Here?

(1:51) Starlink Spinoff

(2:58) Tesla Shareholder IPO Preference

(4:39) WSJ Tender at $800 Billion Valuation

(5:37) Katie Roof Scoop 2026 IPO

(6:44) Is this Really Happening?

(7:45) IPO Valuation Reporting

(8:15) Largest IPO in History

(9:47) Why IPO Now?

(12:46) Elon's Acknowledgement

(13:59) Elon's Needs the Money Now

(16:03) Join the Ride

(16:49) Next Steps?

(20:00) Retail SpaceX IPO Access

(21:32) SpaceX IPO Date

(21:51) The IPO Process

(22:41) IPO Radar News

(23:03) Medline IPO Date

(23:48) IPO Brokers

(25:06) Freenome SPAC

(28:14) Fervo Energy Series E

(28:49) Fervo Energy IPO

(29:17) Notion Valuation

(30:13) Notion IPO 2026?

(31:06) 2026 IPO Enthusiasm

(31:41) In Your Feed

(32:21) Programming Note

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Craig digs in to the rumored Anthropic IPO, anticipated as early as 2026. Will it beat the OpenAI IPO to market and raise more money?

In IPO Radar news, the Wealthfront IPO and Medline IPO will close out the 2025 season. Will they help kickstart 2026?

Plus, Revolut is now a $75 billion fintech, and Verkada raises $100 million at a $5.8 billion valuation.

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(0:00) Intro

(0:46) Anthropic IPO FT News

(2:15) Anthropic Revenue Growth 2025

(2:28) Anthropic IPO Timing

(3:12) OpenAI vs. Anthropic IPO Race

(5:02) What is Anthropic?

(5:29) Safety First AI

(6:43) Anthropic Valuation

(9:52) 2027 More Likely

(11:17) IPO Leader

(11:58) Derailment

(13:22) CFO Hire

(13:48) Soapbox

(14:58) IPO Radar News

(15:19) Wealthfront IPO

(16:32) Customer IPO Access Denied

(17:50) Wealthfront IPO Date

(18:06) Medline IPO Date

(19:36) Medline IPO Access

(20:08) Revolut Valuation $75 Billion

(21:42) Revolut IPO in U.S. not U.K.

(24:19) Revolut Valuation

(24:32) Verkada Series F

(26:50) Verkada Valuation $5.8 Billion

(29:18) Outro

(29:49) 15% Discount

Episode #38: Craig walks through the eight most common IPO investing mistakes, using 2025 IPOs to illustrate how we can avoid future investing mishaps.Avoid these mistakes that can ruin your annual returns.

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(0:00) Intro

(0:37) Why Invest in IPOs?

(1:34) IPOs are Speculative

(2:10) Mistake #1 IPO Not Business

(4:42) Mistake #2 Not Reading the S-1

(5:16) SEC Filing Key Components

(8:16) Mistake #3 Expecting Access

(9:56) Mistake #4 Misreading Demand Signals

(13:02) IPO Pricing Example

(13:55) IPO Trap

(14:27) Mistake #5 Chasing Overvalued IPOs

(16:33) Mistake #6 Not Selling Overvalued IPOs

(17:35) Figma IPO Performance

(18:12) Circle IPO Performance

(19:42) IPO Selling Strategy

(20:17) Mistake #7 Holding Losers

(21:45) Venture Global IPO Example

(22:20) Mistake #8 Ignoring the Flipping Policy

(22:37) Robinhood IPO Flipping Policy

(23:13) SoFi IPO Flipping Policy

(23:13) Public IPO Flipping Policy

(24:01) Why are There IPO Flipping Policies

(24:38) Fidelity IPO Flipping Policy

(25:30) Recap 8 Common IPO Investing Mistakes

Episode #37: Kraken has filed confidentially for an IPO and will likely be the first showcase fintech IPO in Q1 2026.

Craig shares his take on the company and its potential to ignite IPOs in 2026. In IPO Radar news, Craig looks at the remaining potential 2025 IPOs. Plus, news from Gopuff, Ramp, Databricks, Lambda, and xAI. ⁠Newsletter Signup⁠(free download - "The IPO Process" One-Pager)Watch for a Black Friday week deal soon.⁠Join the Access Club: 7-Day FREE TRIALAccess IPOs content is for informational purposes only and does not recommend that investors buy or sell any companies mentioned. Perform personalized due diligence and only invest with money you can afford to lose.

(0:00) Intro

(0:29) Kraken IPO 2026

(1:26) Kraken Citadel Investment

(2:15) What is Kraken?

(3:07) Kraken IPO Valuation

(3:23) Revenue

(3:42) Crypto IPOs

(4:30) Prelude to the IPO

(6:35) Timeline

(7:42) IPO Access for Kraken Customers?

(8:18) Directed Share Program

(8:57) IPO Access at Kraken?

(12:03) Kraken Customers

(12:39) Tokenization at Kraken

(13:12) IPO Radar News

(14:06) Renaissance Capital Forecast

(15:17) Remaining 2025 IPOs

(19:03) Gopuff

(19:50) Robinhood Ventures Gopuff

(20:30) Gopuff Valuation

(20:59) Ramp Valuation

(22:05) Ramp Fundraises 2025

(24:03) Databricks Valuation

(25:05) Databricks Series L

(25:21) Databricks IPO Head Fakes

(26:25) Lambda $1.5 Billion Raise

(27:37) xAI $15 Billion Raise

(29:14) xAI Valuation

(31:00) Looking Ahead

(32:44) Outro

Episode #36: SEC Chairman Paul Atkins says he wants to Make IPOs Great Again! (MIGA). Craig agrees, and looks at the SEC's ideas to encourage private companies to public, and adds a few ideas of his own.

In IPO Radar news, the government shutdown is over. How will that impact IPO timing as we close out 2025.

Skims has raised a new round valuing the company at $5 billion. Will Kim Kardashian offer IPO shares to customers?

And WHOOP's CEO says he's eyeing an IPO within the next two years.

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(0:00) Intro

(0:26) Fewer Public Stocks

(1:26) Private Staying Private

(1:51) MIGA! Paul Atkins

(2:34) MIGA Three Pillars

(3:09) NYT MIGA Article

(4:28) #1 Reduced Filing Requirements

(6:18) Not all Cost and Burden

(8:16) #2 Limiting Shareholder Proposals

(9:44) #3 Litigation Reform

(10:26) More Incentives

(11:51) Audit Bottleneck

(13:52) Section 12(g) Reform

(14:53) Elon SpaceX Stock Comments Nov 6th

(16:03) Deregulated Pre-IPO and Tokenization

(17:24) Accreditation Reform

(18:14) Tax Incentives

(19:18) IPO Radar News

(19:39) Shutdown Over

(21:05) Skims Worth $5 Billion

(21:48) Skims IPO Potential

(24:50) Dear Kim Kardashian

(25:17) WHOOP IPO Potential in 2 Years

(26:33) WHOOP Directed Share Program

(27:50) WHOOP Blood Glucose Monitoring

(28:56) WHOOP Valuation

(30:32) Coming Soon

(31:48) Outro

Craig starts with a rant about the lack of retail access to the fastest growth stage of private companies.

Then, Medline has filed for an IPO and may complete its IPO by the end of 2025. Craig shares S-1 highlights.

In IPO Radar news, Ripple raises $500 million at a $40 billion valuation.

The OpenAI IPO potential and government backstop flub floods the news, and Anthropic projects $70 billion in ARR.

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(0:00) Intro

(0:26) More than IPOs

(1:00) The VC Gap

(1:37) Charts

(2:16) Secondary Takeovers

(2:47) Private Staying Private

(3:36) Prediction Market Risk

(4:25) Access vs. IPOs

(5:18) Medline IPO

(6:37) About Medline

(7:43) Private Equity IPO

(9:34) Medline S-1 Highlights

(17:33) Medline IPO Expectations

(19:01) Timing (Pending Shutdown)

(20:09) IPO Radar: Ripple Raises

(22:18) Ripple IPO Potential

(23:23) Ripple Valuation

(24:55) OpenAI IPO Drama

(26:00) OpenAI Too Big to Fail?

(28:20) Anthropic $70 Billion ARR

(30:35) AI Bubble Talk

(33:33) Incoming BF Deal

The OpenAI IPO filing could come as early as the second half of 2026. Craig walks through the busy news week for OpenAI, including the corporate restructuring, Sam Altman's commentary on an IPO, and key reporting on the topic.

In IPO radar news, the Medline IPO is coming soon, Grammarly rebrands to Superhuman, and Whatnot raises at an $11.5 billion valuation.

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(0:00) Intro

(0:47) OpenAI Corp Structure

(1:59) OpenAI Ownership

(2:41) Sam and Elon

(3:19) OpenAI IPO Articles

(4:07) Sam Altman OpenAI IPO Quotes

(5:42) Potential Filing and Terms

(7:40) OpenAI Implications

(10:07) OpenAI's Mission

(11:26) Caveats

(13:58) What's Next?

(15:40) IPO Radar News

(16:26) Medline IPO

(18:37) Grammarly Now Superhuman

(20:31) Whatnot (and whatnot)

(22:36) The QVC of Mobile

(24:08) Whatnot IPO Potential

(24:40) Monitor the IPO Pipeline

(26:55) Outro

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