# OpenAI chief financial officer Sarah Friar is being advised to hold off on an IPO until 2027, according to the Wall Street Journal.

*genai · news · 2026-05-02 · Gizmodo*

## Key points

- OpenAI's CFO Sarah Friar has advised delaying the IPO to 2027 due to readiness concerns.
- OpenAI recently missed publicized revenue targets, raising questions about its financial trajectory.
- Friar is curbing OpenAI’s data center spending due to lower-than-expected revenue growth.
- OpenAI internally claims it met Q1 revenue goals, but these differ from investor-reported targets.

**Companies:** OpenAI, Google, Square, Nextdoor, Anthropic
**Countries:** United States

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