The past year tested investor confidence, as markets grappled with policy upheaval tied to President Donald Trump‘s "Liberation Day" tariffs and a disruptive government shutdown that kept IPO activity largely frozen.
As the calendar turns to 2026, however, prediction market data points to a shift in sentiment, fueled in part by sustained enthusiasm around artificial intelligence (AI).
While headlines have focused on blockbuster names such as SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic, under-the-radar IPOs are quietly capturing investor attention.
Kalshi, a real-money prediction market where traders bet on future events, shows early indications of which companies could go public before 2027. These probabilities were checked as of Friday.
Kraken: Kalshi markets price an 83% chance that the crypto exchange, which has already confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO, will formally go public before 2027. The filing adds momentum to a broader rush among digital asset companies preparing to tap U.S. equity markets ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Cerebras Systems: The AI chipmaker carries a 77% probability of announcing an IPO before next year. After filing confidential IPO paperwork in 2024 and withdrawing in October 2025 following a reported review tied to an Abu Dhabi investor, the Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) rival is reportedly preparing to re-file as early as Q2 2026.
Databricks: The San Francisco-based AI software company has a 70% chance of announcing its plans to go public before 2027. Databricks raised more than $4 billion last month at a $134 billion valuation, making its potential IPO one of the most-watched tech listings.
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Discord: On Kalshi, the market is betting 70% odds that Discord will announce an IPO before 2027. The popular communication platform, widely used by gaming and online communities, has been private for over a decade and raised significant funding, and was last valued at around $15 billion.
Apart from this, fintech firm Plaid has a 49% chance, while defense tech company Anduril and apparel brand Skims both have a 46% likelihood of going public before 2027, according to the data.
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