Nvidia rival Cerebras reveals US IPO filing as AI boom drives listings


Startup Cerebras System's new AI supercomputer Andromeda is seen at a data center in Santa Clara, California, U.S. October 2022. Rebecca Lewington/Cerebras Systems/Handout via REUTERS

April 17 (Reuters) - AI ⁠chipmaker Cerebras Systems disclosed its filing for ⁠a U.S. initial public offering on Friday, ‌bringing the Nvidia rival closer to the public markets as optimism builds around a broader revival in the listings market.

The ​company, which develops high-performance processors for ⁠artificial intelligence workloads, ⁠withdrew its earlier IPO filing in October, days after ⁠raising ‌more than $1 billion in a funding round that valued it at $8 billion.

The IPO ⁠market is regaining momentum after a brief ​slowdown in ‌March, when volatility driven by geopolitical tensions and ⁠a selloff ​in technology stocks curbed investor appetite.

A recent pickup in listings suggests companies are returning to the market ⁠as sentiment stabilizes, with issuers ​and bankers betting that the recovery seen earlier this year can extend into the coming months.

Analysts expect ⁠companies tied to the AI market to spearhead tech sector listings, as firms see significant growth potential from the wider adoption of generative AI.

Cerebras is ​aiming to list on the ⁠Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "CBRS."

Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Barclays ​and UBS are the lead ‌underwriters of the offering.

(Reporting by ​Manya Saini and Pragyan Kalita in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar and Pooja Desai)

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