privately

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While that leaves many investors curious about snagging a piece of big-name privately held firms, advisers said they rarely recommend it to clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman told Barron’s that in the near future his company’s hardware is already privately hosting bigger models and will do so publicly within weeks.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

That also doesn’t include privately held companies such as SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic, which depend heavily on the rise of AI computing External link.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Kalshi said this month that institutional demand has surged eightfold over the past six months and recently launched block trading, which is large, privately negotiated orders largely used by institutional investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

I’ve been privately practicing for the day she tells me.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali