AI chipmaker Cerebras files to go public after scrapping IPO plans last year

Cnbc · Apr 17, 2026 · 894 words · By Jordan Novet

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Cerebras, a producer of chips that run artificial intelligence models, on Friday filed to go public on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "CBRS." Cerebras reported a $87.9 million in net income on $510 million in revenue during 2025, according to Friday's filing.

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Revenue grew nearly 76% from 2024, when the company had a $485 million net loss.

Common ground

Cerebras said it had $24.6 billion in remaining performance obligations as of Dec.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 28 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In 2025, 24% of Cerebras' revenue came from G42, Friday's filing showed.”

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The provided search results for this claim are irrelevant, discussing Glock pistols instead of the company Cerebras. No evidence was found to confirm or deny the 24% figure.

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web search NEUTRAL — The GLOCK 42 - G42 380 ACP Sub-Compact 6-Round Pistol is engineered with a caliber of 380 ACP and a compact 6+1 capacity, this pistol boasts a striker-fired action and an overall length of 5.94 inches…
https://www.academy.com/p/glock-g42-380-acp-sub-compact-6-ro…

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web search NEUTRAL — Made in the USA, the G42 is the smallest pistol GLOCK has ever introduced, making it ideal for pocket carry and shooters with smaller hands. Years of requests across market groups for a super-conceala…
https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/903…

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web search NEUTRAL — GLOCK 42 For those discerning shooters who desired the smallest GLOCK possible, the company responded with the now popular G42 in 380 AUTO with ultra-compact dimensions and easy-to-shoot characteristi…
https://us.glock.com/products/commercial-firearms/pistols/g4…

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Claim 2: “Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Barclays and UBS are among the top underwriters in the offering, according to Friday's regulatory filing.”

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Claim 3: “another customer, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, a public institution based in the United Arab Emirates, provided 62% of revenue in 2025.”

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The search results confirm the existence of the university but do not provide any financial data regarding its revenue contribution to Cerebras.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is a public university in the Masdar City community of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was granted a university license by the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_bin_Zayed_University_o…

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web search NEUTRAL — ^ He is referred to by many appellations, including Muhammad ibn Abd Allah, Messenger of God, Prophet Muhammad, God's Apostle, Last Prophet of Islam, and others; there are also variant spellings of Mu…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad

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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · Abdidwahid Mohamed, owner of ‘Minnesota Food Grocery,’ charged in $1.1 million SNAP fraud scheme Mohamed allegedly used other people's EBT cards to purchase items at Sam's Club and Costco…
https://alphanews.org/abdidwahid-mohamed-owner-of-minnesota-…

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Claim 4: “OpenAI can buy an additional 1.25 gigawatts worth of computing power through Cerebras through 2030, according to the filing.”

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Claim 5: “Cerebras, a producer of chips that run artificial intelligence models, on Friday filed to go public on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "CBRS."”

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Multiple web search results confirm Cerebras filed to go public and began trading on the stock market, with specific mentions of the IPO price and stock performance.

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web search NEUTRAL — Cerebras Systems Inc. is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company with offices in Sunnyvale, San Diego, Toronto, and Bangalore, India. [3][4] Cerebras builds computer systems for complex AI de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebras

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web search NEUTRAL — Cerebras is the go-to platform for fast and effortless AI training. Learn more at cerebras.ai.
https://www.cerebras.ai/

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web search NEUTRAL — 10 hours ago · Cerebras stock closed at $311.07 on Thursday after reaching an intraday high of $385 each. By the numbers: The stock opened at $350, nearly double its IPO price of $185.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/cerebras-stock-sli…

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Claim 6: “The deal is valued at over $20 billion, Cerebras said.”

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Only one cross-reference (CNBC) mentions the deal value being over $20 billion; other sources mention a $10B deal or do not specify the total value.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — announcing a cloud deal with OpenAI in January worth more than $20 billion that expires in 2028.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/14/cerebras-cbrs-stock-trade-na…

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Claim 7: “Cerebras reported a $87.9 million in net income on $510 million in revenue during 2025, according to Friday's filing.”

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Three independent sources (DCD, EBC Financial Group, and Bloomberg) explicitly report the $87.9 million net income and $510 million revenue for 2025 from the filing.

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web search NEUTRAL — In its Friday filing, Cerebras reported $87.9 million in net income on $510m in revenue during 2025. Revenue was up 76 percent from 2024 - with Cerebras reporting a $485m net loss at the time. Cerebra…
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/big-chip-company-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Cerebras reported about $510 million in 2025 revenue, up from about $290.3 million in 2024, according to filing-based coverage. Bloomberg reported that the company generated $87.9 million of net incom…
https://www.ebc.com/forex/cerebras-ipo-26-6b-valuation-real-…

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web search NEUTRAL — To subscribe to ECM Watch, Bloomberg’s daily roundup of news from around the region, click here. The company had net income of $87.9 million on revenue of $510 million for 2025, compared with a net lo…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-13/ai-chipma…

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Claim 8: “Cerebras supplies OpenAI with cloud-based computing power to operate an AI-assisted coding tool.”

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Claim 9: “Earlier this week Cerebras obtained from Morgan Stanley a revolving credit facility with access to up to $250 million, with an option to increase the limit to $850 million after the IPO.”

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Claim 10: “In March, Cerebras signed a deal with Amazon that will enable cloud services on top of Cerebras chips and allow the commerce company to buy about $270 million in Cerebras' Class N stock.”

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Claim 11: “Cerebras said it had $24.6 billion in remaining performance obligations as of Dec. 31, with an expectation to recognize 15% of the sum in 2026 and 2027.”

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DCD and other web search results confirm the $24.6 billion in remaining performance obligations and the 15% recognition expectation for 2026 and 2027.

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web search NEUTRAL — Cerebras has $24.6 billion in remaining performance obligations as of Dec. 31, with an expectation to recognize 15 percent of that in 2026 and 2027.
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/big-chip-company-…

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web search NEUTRAL — With $24.6 billion in remaining performance obligations, future revenue is secured.According to Bloomberg, Cerebras had already filed for an IPO confidentially as early as March this year, with the of…
https://www.tradingkey.com/analysis/stocks/us-stocks/2617969…

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web search NEUTRAL — The $24.6 billion in remaining performance obligations cited in the prospectus is real, but management estimates only roughly 15% will be recognized across 2026 and 2027 combined — meaning the bulk of…
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/316698/20260515/cerebras-…

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Claim 12: “On Oracle's March earnings call, CEO Clay Magouyrk mentioned that the database and cloud company offers chips from Cerebras and other suppliers.”

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Claim 13: “In February, Cerebras said it raised $1 billion in financing at a $23 billion round.”

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Claim 14: “Cerebras was founded in 2016 and is based in Sunnyvale, California, with 708 employees as of Dec. 31.”

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Claim 15: “In December, Cerebras issued OpenAI warrants to purchase up to 33.4 million shares of non-voting Class N stock”

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Claim 16: “In September, days before withdrawing the IPO paperwork, Cerebras said it had raised a $1.1 billion funding round at an $8.1 billion valuation.”

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Claim 17: “The warrant only vests in full if OpenAI buys 2 gigawatts worth of computing power from Cerebras.”

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Claim 18: “The company announced plans for an initial public offering in 2024 but withdrew the paperwork last year”

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Claim 19: “Feldman has said that in 2018, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tried to buy Cerebras.”

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Claim 20: “Investors include Alpha Wave, Benchmark, Eclipse, Fidelity and Foundation Capital, according to Friday's filing.”

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Claim 21: “Andrew Feldman, the startup's co-founder and CEO, sold server startup SeaMicro to AMD for $355 million in 2012.”

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Claim 22: “Cerebras' website also lists OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as an investor.”

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Claim 23: “The contract calls for Cerebras making available 250 megawatts each year between 2026 and 2028.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific annual breakdown of 250 megawatts per year.

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Claim 24: “In January, Cerebras touted plans to provide up to 750 megawatts of computing power to OpenAI through 2028.”

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Multiple independent sources confirm the deal to provide 750 megawatts of computing power to OpenAI through 2028.

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web search NEUTRAL — The agreement involves Cerebras providing 750 megawatts of compute to OpenAI over several years, starting in 2026 and continuing through 2028. Cerebras will build or lease data centers filled with its…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ai-chips-datacenters_ai-artif…

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web search NEUTRAL — OpenAI has inked a deal with AI chipmaker Cerebras Systems to procure 750 megawatts of computing power through 2028.
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/26/01/49927484/nvidia-…

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web search NEUTRAL — OpenAI has inked a deal with artificial intelligence (AI) chipmaker Cerebras Systems to procure 750 megawatts of computing power through 2028.Taiwan computer chip maker TSMC's to expand investment as …
https://finviz.com/news/277009/nvidia-rival-cerebras-systems…

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Claim 25: “Cerebras said in the filing that it doesn't own the data centers it relies on to offer cloud services”

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Claim 26: “in January, Cerebras received a $1 billion loan from OpenAI, with a 6% annual interest rate, to build data center infrastructure and provide services as part of a broader agreement, according to the filing.”

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Claim 27: “Revenue grew nearly 76% from 2024, when the company had a $485 million net loss.”

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DCD and Bloomberg both report the revenue growth (76%) and the net loss for 2024 (approximately $485 million).

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web search NEUTRAL — Cerebras is the go-to platform for fast and effortless AI training. Learn more at cerebras.ai.
https://www.cerebras.ai/

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Claim 28: “When Cerebras sought to go public the first time around in 2024, it said one company, Microsoft-backed G42, based in the United Arab Emirates, contributed 87% of revenue for the first half of that year.”

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Multiple sources confirm that G42 accounted for 87% of Cerebras' revenue in the first half of 2024.

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web search NEUTRAL — Cerebras, a Silicon Valley maker of artificial intelligence chips, began trading on the stock market on Thursday, as SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic also take steps to go public.G42 accounted for 87 perc…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/technology/cerebras-ipo-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — G42. The filings show Cerebras’ revenue in 2022 was around $25 million, jumping to $79 million in 2023, and revenue was $136 million in the first half of 2024.
https://www.eetimes.com/cerebras-ipo-paperwork-sheds-light-o…

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web search NEUTRAL — A single Abu Dhabi firm, G42, accounted for 87% of Cerebras’ revenue in the first half of 2024, and U.S. lawmakers have expressed unease about G42′s historic ties to China.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/15/openai-at-one-point-consid…

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