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Wall Street is once again whispering about a potential Discord IPO. Discord, the popular chat and community platform, filed confidential IPO paperwork with the SEC and has pinned its hopes on a debut in March, sources told Bloomberg<\/a>. The company hired top-tier tech IPO bankers Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase as its underwriters. Should the tea leaves continue to look positive for this offering, the public could be getting a peek at Discord\u2019s finances next month.<\/p>\n But we\u2019ll have to wait and see. Even if investors are gung ho, it\u2019s not clear yet that 2026 will become a better market for IPOs. Discord was reportedly in early-stage talks about an IPO<\/a> back in March of last year. But then came chaos in the U.S. federal government \u2014 between the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)-inspired budget cuts and the end-of-year federal shutdown<\/a> \u2014 scaring off IPO hopefuls<\/a>.<\/p>\n If the current stock market rally continues and encourages late-stage startups to go public, Discord\u2019s IPO could be one of the biggest of the year. Discord was\u00a0last valued at $14.7 billion<\/a>\u00a0in a 2021 funding round in which it raised $500 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n The chat app, originally made popular by gamers, now claims more than 200 million active monthly active users<\/a>. The company reportedly\u00a0walked away from a $10 billion acquisition offer by Microsoft<\/a>\u00a0in 2021 to remain independent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n