SpaceX kicks off wave of monster IPOs: What to know about companies going public

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IPOs like SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI have dominated headlines lately, as a number of high-profile private companies announced they will become publicly traded firms.

The hype is hard to ignore — but could these IPOs fall flat?