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According to Bloomberg, as a large number of high-growth startups emerge in fields such as artificial intelligence and biotechnology, private equity and Pre-IPO investment tools aimed at ordinary investors are rapidly increasing. Billionaire investor Bill Ackman's investment firm Pershing Square is preparing to launch a new fund to provide investors with the opportunity to participate in high-growth companies that are not yet publicly listed.Currently, Pershing Square has initiated the process to establish "Pershing Square Ventures." This fund will adopt a "permanent capital" model, allowing for long-term holding of investment targets and continuing to hold shares after the invested companies go public.Ackman and Pershing Square Chief Investment Officer Ryan Israel stated in a letter to shareholders that the new fund aims to capture investment opportunities in Pre-IPO companies and expand the company's investment scope beyond the public markets. At present, Pershing Square has not disclosed the target size of the fund, investment strategy details, or specific fundraising timeline.

AI company Anthropic is holding pre-IPO meetings with potential investors to boost market confidence in its listing plans. Reports indicate that Anthropic is currently valued at approximately $965 billion, and if successful, it could become one of the largest IPOs in history.The company has recently faced several challenges, including intensified competition from low-cost AI systems, strained relations with the Trump administration, and opposition to data center construction in various parts of the United States. Sources reveal that investors have asked Anthropic executives during discussions about how these factors might impact the company's growth. Anthropic's management downplayed the impact of competition from low-cost AI systems, stating that the company will continue to focus on developing cutting-edge AI models.It is reported that Anthropic plans to go public in September or early October, although specific pricing and scheduling details have not yet been announced. Additionally, during the pre-IPO meetings, the company disclosed to some investors that it will further expand into the fields of healthcare and biological AI applications in the future.

According to the official announcement, the third phase of Gate Pre-IPOs will launch Moonshot AI (KIMI) and introduce a dedicated trading market mechanism for Pre-IPOs, providing exclusive trading and circulation channels for pre-listing asset certificates.The KIMI asset certificate is a mirror note designed based on the changes in the enterprise value of Moonshot AI. The subscription period is from August 11, 2026, 15:00 to August 13, 2026, 15:00 (UTC+8), allowing users to participate using both USDT and GUSD. After the subscription ends, the asset certificates will be 100% unlocked and issued on August 17, 2026, at 15:00 (UTC+8).It is worth noting that, unlike previous participation methods in Pre-IPOs, this phase of KIMI asset certificates is expected to open a dedicated market for trading about one month after the completion of subscription and distribution. Users holding positions can trade and circulate based on real-time market prices, choose to sell part of their holdings to recover principal, or continue to hold the remaining assets to participate in the future value changes of the target enterprise. The holding period for the profit portion is expected to range from several months to several years, depending on the target enterprise's IPO process or other exit arrangements; if the target enterprise completes an IPO in the future, the platform will provide subsequent asset handling solutions based on actual conditions, including stock asset exchange or stock token exchange methods.

According to exclusive reports from the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily, Moonshot AI's G round (Pre-IPO) financing has officially started, with this round's valuation reaching $50 billion. Insiders revealed that the financing amount became "suddenly tight" after the release of the K3 model, and multiple institutions have registered their investment intentions. Participants must complete their payments by August 15, and if they want to directly enter the shareholder register, their management scale must exceed $500 million. The company's previous F round financing (valuation of $35 billion) was just completed last week, raising a total of $3.5 billion. In April of this year, the company's valuation was approximately $18 billion, nearly tripling within three months.Sources say that the core driver behind this round's valuation surge is the release of the K3 model. On July 27, Moonshot AI officially open-sourced the complete model weights of Kimi K3, becoming the world's first large model with 30 trillion parameters to be implemented. Currently, the company's API revenue accounts for more than 70% of total revenue, with ARR achieving several times growth after the K3 release. In response to recent reports stating "the IPO application will be submitted to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as early as this month," insiders stated that "the information is inaccurate, and the G round financing is still ongoing." As of the time of publication, Moonshot AI has not responded to this news.

Citrini analyst jukan posted on platform X, stating that South Korean media reported that SK hynix subsidiary Solidigm is seeking pre-IPO financing, possibly preparing for a NASDAQ listing.The report stated that the company's target valuation in this round of financing is 50 trillion won. Solidigm is the U.S. subsidiary established by SK hynix in 2021 to take over Intel's NAND flash and SSD business, which SK hynix agreed to acquire for about 10 trillion won in 2020.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, the decentralized trading platform Hyperliquid has launched the Pre-IPO perpetual contract for Unitree Technology, with an initial pricing of $73.33, corresponding to a total share capital of approximately 404 million shares, and an implied market value of about $29.7 billion (approximately ¥212.9 billion). As of the time of publication, the contract price is around $74, corresponding to a market value of about $30 billion.According to the prospectus, Unitree Technology plans to issue approximately 40.45 million shares (accounting for 10% of the total share capital after issuance) on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board IPO, with a total share capital of approximately 404.5 million shares after issuance, targeting an issuance valuation of about ¥42 billion (approximately $5.8-6.2 billion). The results of the A-share inquiry will be announced on August 5, with an expected issuance price of ¥104 per share, and the new share subscription time is set for August 10. Based on the expected issuance price, Hyperliquid's current price is at a premium of approximately 4.88 times the expected issuance price of A-shares.

According to official data, Gate's multiple asset issuance and airdrop activities in July have been continuously hot. Among them, Gate Launchpool has launched 4 projects, with a total staking amount of approximately 490 million USD, and the SLX project has a maximum annualized return rate of 135.54%. Gate CandyDrop has also launched 4 projects. In addition, Gate Pre-IPOs launched the OpenAI project, with a total subscription amount of approximately 260 million USD; Gate Direct IPO launched 1 project, with a total subscription amount of approximately 125 million USD.It is reported that Gate Launchpool, as an innovative staking airdrop platform, supports staking of various tokens such as GT, BTC, ETH, USDT, GUSD, etc., distributing new coin airdrop rewards every hour, helping users participate in quality projects with a low threshold. Gate CandyDrop adopts an innovative "task-driven" model, where users can earn "candies" by completing various tasks such as trading, recharging, and inviting friends, and exchange them for quality token airdrops.Gate Pre-IPOs provides users with early participation opportunities in quality unlisted projects, while Direct IPO further expands users' investment channels for participating in popular IPO projects, continuously enriching the platform's primary market asset ecosystem.

According to Jinshi Market news, Dark Side of the Moon is reportedly negotiating Pre-IPO financing with a valuation of 50 billion dollars.

According to official data, the second phase of the Gate Pre-IPOs project for OpenAI (OPENAI) has seen a continuous rise in user participation 24 hours after the subscription opened. As of now, the total subscription amount has exceeded 231 million USD, with a subscription rate of 1156.57%.This round of OpenAI (OPENAI) subscriptions will continue until July 17 at 15:00 (UTC+8), supporting participation in both USDT and GUSD. The total subscription value is approximately 20 million USD, with a total issuance of 27,700 OPENAI asset certificates. The subscription price is 1 OPENAI = 722 USD, with a minimum subscription amount of 100 USDT or 100 GUSD, and it waives implicit fees and custody costs. In terms of the allocation mechanism, the platform uses "average locked amount per hour" as the basis for asset certificate allocation. The earlier users participate and the longer the locking period, the higher the allocation weight. Additionally, OPENAI will open pre-market trading in the Pre-IPOs section on July 20 at 16:00 (UTC+8).

According to official data, the second phase of Gate Pre-IPOs project OpenAI (OPENAI) opened for subscription for only 1 hour, and the total subscription amount has exceeded 148 million USD, with an oversubscription rate of 639.39%. User participation continues to rise, indicating an increasing market interest in pre-IPO investment opportunities for quality AI assets.This subscription for OpenAI (OPENAI) will continue until July 17 at 15:00 (UTC+8), supporting participation in both USDT and GUSD, with a total subscription value of approximately 20 million USD, issuing a total of 27,700 OPENAI asset certificates. The subscription price is 1 OPENAI = 722 USD, with a minimum subscription amount of 100 USDT or 100 GUSD, and waiving implied fees and custody costs. In terms of the allocation mechanism, the platform uses "average locked amount per hour" as the basis for asset certificate allocation; the earlier the user participates and the longer the locking period, the higher the allocation weight. In addition, OPENAI will open the Pre-IPOs section for pre-market trading on July 20 at 16:00 (UTC+8).

According to the official announcement, the second phase of Gate Pre-IPOs project OpenAI (OPENAI) subscription will officially start on July 15 at 15:00 (UTC+8). This phase supports participation in both USDT and GUSD, with a total subscription value of approximately 20 million USD, issuing a total of 27,700 OPENAI asset certificates, with a subscription price of 1 OPENAI = 722 USD.This subscription will last until July 17 at 15:00 (UTC+8), with a minimum single subscription amount of 100 USDT or 100 GUSD, waiving implied fees and custody costs, and will open pre-market trading in the Pre-IPOs area on July 20 at 16:00 (UTC+8). In terms of the allocation mechanism, the platform uses "average locked amount per hour" as the basis for asset certificate allocation; the earlier the user participates and the longer the lock-up time, the higher the allocation weight.At the same time, Gate is launching multiple subscription benefits, including GT Sunshine Reward, exclusive airdrop activities for VIP users and super agents, and more. Users who successfully subscribe for more than 10,000 USD will receive a reward of 1 GT each; users who subscribe for less than 10,000 USDT can share a 2,000 GT prize pool; in addition, participating in the subscription using GUSD can also enjoy an annualized minting yield of 3.8%.

The digital asset trading platform Gate announced that it will open the second phase of the Pre-IPOs project for OpenAI (OPENAI) from July 15, 2026, 15:00 to July 17, 15:00 (UTC+8), supporting participation in both USDT and GUSD. The total subscription value of the project is approximately 20 million USD, issuing 27,700 OPENAI asset certificates, priced at 1 OPENAI = 722 USD, with a minimum investment starting at 100 USDT or 100 GUSD, and waiving implied fees and custody costs. OpenAI, driven by products like ChatGPT, has promoted the development of generative AI and has received investments from Microsoft and others, with a market implied valuation of approximately 895 billion USD.The OPENAI asset certificates are mirror notes prior to the OpenAI IPO, used to map the company's value before and after going public; Gate will hedge exposure by acquiring relevant stocks and provide pre-market trading, long-term holding, and future paths for exchanging stock assets, stock tokens, or USDT. Distribution is calculated based on the "average locked amount per hour," with earlier participation and longer lock-up periods receiving higher weights; the certificates will unlock in three phases on July 17, August 17, and September 17, and pre-market trading will open on July 20.

Coinbase Markets announced the launch of pre-IPO perpetual contracts for Anthropic and OpenAI, with contract codes ANTHROPIC-PERP and OPENAI-PERP, respectively.The official statement said that the pre-IPO perpetual contract market for both contracts will open for trading on Coinbase on June 22, 2026, at 11:00 UTC (19:00 Beijing time) or later.

Brian Armstrong posted on the X platform that Coinbase now includes pre-IPO perpetual contracts, stock options, and will soon support tokenized stocks; Coinbase has also redesigned Coinbase Advanced and begun integrating global liquidity between U.S. and international users, as well as between Coinbase and Deribit users. CoinbaseDev is providing stablecoin payment capabilities for enterprises, launching fully managed accounts based on its compliance tech stack, and rolling out a new developer tools dashboard. Regarding Base, Coinbase announced the launch of private transactions and a web-based Base App. Coinbase is also becoming a financial account for AI, supporting wallet provision for AI agents, obtaining AI-driven financial advice, and connecting Coinbase accounts to users' commonly used LLMs.

The Binance contract will go live on June 13 at 00:15, converting the SPCXUSDT Pre-IPO perpetual contract into the standard SPCXUSDT TradFi perpetual contract. The marking price smoothing process may take up to 3 hours, but trading functionality will not be affected, and unfilled orders and positions will not be canceled.

According to Jinshi reports, Nasdaq stated that SpaceX is still in a pre-IPO state and is expected to begin trading soon.