go public

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Become a publicly held company, that is, issue ownership shares in the form of stock. For example, As soon as the company grows a little bigger and begins to show a profit, we intend to go public. [Mid-1900s]

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Chinese robotics company Coowa is gearing up to go public in Hong Kong, people familiar with the matter said, joining the wave of robotics and tech companies raising capital in the city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

The IPO comes after a year-long wait for Jio to go public.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

SpaceX won’t be the last mega-IPO fast-tracked for index inclusion; OpenAI and Anthropic have both filed to go public.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Both companies have filed paperwork to go public later this year, however.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

Aames was the first subprime mortgage lender to go public.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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