Where Cerebras' monster debut puts in among tech's biggest IPOs
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“Cerebras Systems narrowly missed joining Facebook-parent Meta and Alibaba as one of the few companies to have ended its first day trading on Wall Street with a market cap of over $100 billion.”
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While web results confirm Cerebras went public and had a strong debut, the specific claim about 'narrowly missing' a $100 billion market cap is not corroborated by the provided evidence snippets, which only mention the IPO event and general stock movement.
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— Cerebras Systems Inc. is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company with offices in Sunnyvale, San Diego, Toronto, and Bangalore, India. Cerebras builds computer systems for complex AI deep lear…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebras_Systems
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebras_Systems
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— Jais is an open-source large language model launched in August 2023. Developed as a collaboration between Emirati AI company G42, the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jais_(language_model)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jais_(language_model)
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— Wafer-scale integration (WSI) is a system of building very-large integrated circuit (commonly called a "chip") networks from an entire silicon wafer to produce a single "super-chip". Combining large s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wafer-scale_integration
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wafer-scale_integration
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“The semiconductor company's shares were 68% higher at the closing bell on Thursday, giving it a market cap of about $95 billion.”
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One web search result mentions Cerebras rose 89% in its market debut, which contradicts the 68% claim, and no source in the provided evidence confirms a $95 billion market cap.
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— Cerebras Systems Inc. is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company with offices in Sunnyvale, San Diego, Toronto, and Bangalore, India. Cerebras builds computer systems for complex AI deep lear…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebras_Systems
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebras_Systems
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— Jais is an open-source large language model launched in August 2023. Developed as a collaboration between Emirati AI company G42, the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jais_(language_model)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jais_(language_model)
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— Wafer-scale integration (WSI) is a system of building very-large integrated circuit (commonly called a "chip") networks from an entire silicon wafer to produce a single "super-chip". Combining large s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wafer-scale_integration
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wafer-scale_integration
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“During Alibaba's IPO in 2014, the Chinese tech giant had a market cap of over $231 billion at the close of its first day of trading”
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The provided evidence for Alibaba's IPO mentions its founding and general business but does not provide the specific market capitalization figure for the close of its first day of trading in 2014.
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— On 28 June 1999, [1] Jack Ma, with 17 friends and students founded Alibaba.com, a China-based B2B marketplace site, in his Hangzhou apartment. In October 1999, Alibaba received a US$25 million investm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alibaba_Group
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alibaba_Group
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— Find quality Manufacturers, Suppliers, Exporters, Importers, Buyers, Wholesalers, Products and Trade Leads from our award-winning International Trade Site. Import & Export on alibaba.com
https://www.alibaba.com/
https://www.alibaba.com/
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— Alibaba.com is actively integrating the latest generative AI technology to reduce barriers for SMEs to participate in global commerce. It has streamlined the cross-border supply chain and introduced a…
https://www.alibabagroup.com/en-US/about-alibaba-businesses-…
https://www.alibabagroup.com/en-US/about-alibaba-businesses-…
“eclipsing Facebook's market valuation of roughly $104 billion at the end of its first day when it went public in 2012.”
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A web search result from LegalClarity explicitly states that Facebook went public in May 2012 at $38 per share, valuing the company at roughly $104 billion.
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— Meta owns and operates several prominent social media platforms and communication services, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads, and Manus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms
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— Facebook Inc., the social networking site that raised $16 billion in an initial public offering, fell below its $38 offer price in its second trading day.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-05-21/facebook-…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-05-21/facebook-…
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— Facebook went public in May 2012 at $38 per share, valuing the company at roughly $104 billion. The difference between a pre-IPO private valuation and that public market price could have represented b…
https://legalclarity.org/who-won-the-lawsuit-between-mark-zu…
https://legalclarity.org/who-won-the-lawsuit-between-mark-zu…
“Alibaba generated $5.5 billion in revenue in the year before its IPO”
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The provided evidence for Alibaba discusses its founding and general revenue trends but does not specify the revenue for the year immediately preceding its IPO.
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— Alibaba Group Holding Limited, branded as Alibaba, is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet, and technology. Founded on 28 June 1999 in Hangzhou, Zhej…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alibaba_Group
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alibaba_Group
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— Продажа акций может осуществляться как путём размещения дополнительного выпуска акций путём открытой подписки, так и путём публичной продажи акций существующего выпуска.
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Первичное_публичное_предложени…
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Первичное_публичное_предложени…
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— revenues surpassing $32.292 billion (5.22% increase year-over-year)...
https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/BABA/alibaba/reven…
https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/BABA/alibaba/reven…
“Facebook had sales of $3.7 billion [in the year before its IPO].”
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The evidence mentions Facebook's IPO filing and estimates of future revenue growth, but does not explicitly confirm the exact sales figure of $3.7 billion for the year before the IPO.
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— Facebook filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on January 1, 2012.[21] The preliminary prospectus stated that the company sought to raise $5 billion, had 845 million monthly active users, and a w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms
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— So if Facebook maintains its current revenue rate, it would make between $4.69 and $4.81 on each of its 901 million users each year. Read on for more on Facebook's business, user counts, photos, apps,…
https://techcrunch.com/2012/04/23/facebooks-amended-s-1-500-…
https://techcrunch.com/2012/04/23/facebooks-amended-s-1-500-…
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— Facebook’s revenue may rise to $6.5 billion to $6.9 billion this year, EMarketer estimates show. The site, which has amassed more than 800 million users, makes money by selling ads to companies that w…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-02-01/shares-of…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-02-01/shares-of…
“Cerebras is substantially smaller, having reported $510 million in revenue in 2025.”
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Three independent web sources (DCD, NAI 500, and another IPO filing report) all explicitly state that Cerebras reported $510 million in revenue for 2025.
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— According to its IPO filing, Cerebras reported $510 million in revenue for 2025, a 76% increase from the previous year. The company also went from a $481 million net loss to $87.9 million in net incom…
https://techfundingnews.com/cerebras-files-ipo-ai-infrastruc…
https://techfundingnews.com/cerebras-files-ipo-ai-infrastruc…
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— Financially, Cerebras reported $510 million in revenue for 2025, representing a 76% year-over-year increase. More impressively, it boasted a $24.6 billion order backlog as of the end of 2025, includin…
https://nai500.com/blog/2026/05/cerebras-ipo-high-stakes-bet…
https://nai500.com/blog/2026/05/cerebras-ipo-high-stakes-bet…
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— 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-…
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/big-chip-company-…
“in January, the company signed a multiyear deal with OpenAI worth over $20 billion”
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One source (NAI 500) mentions a multi-year contract with OpenAI signed in December (not January), and the value is not explicitly confirmed as 'over $20 billion' in the other provided snippets.
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebras
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— Cerebras adds a dedicated low-latency inference solution to our platform. That means faster responses, more natural interactions, and a stronger foundation to scale real-time AI to many more people.
https://www.cerebras.ai/
https://www.cerebras.ai/
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— 3 hours ago · Cerebras is taking advantage of a bull market for silicon, as the chipmaker becomes one of the most notable pureplay AI IPOs to date.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/14/cerebras-cbrs-stock-trade-na…
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/14/cerebras-cbrs-stock-trade-na…
“in March started a partnership with Amazon Web Services.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a partnership with Amazon Web Services in March.
“Although Coinbase reached a market cap of $100 billion when it went public in 2021, that figure dropped to 85.8 billion on a fully diluted basis at the closing bell.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Coinbase's specific market capitalization at the close of its first day of trading.
“Coinbase's revenue in the year before its IPO was $1.28 billion”
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“in the quarter just before its offering, the company said revenue surged ninefold from a year earlier to $1.8 billion”
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