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Oura Health Files Confidentially for Initial Public Offering

Oura Health, the maker of the Oura smart ring, has confidentially filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering. The company plans to list later this year.

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Oura Health, the maker of the Oura smart ring, has confidentially filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering, the company said Thursday. Oura did not disclose the number of shares or price range for the offering.

The company plans to list later this year with Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Allen & Co. and Jefferies working on the deal.

Oura, founded in 2013 and headquartered between San Francisco and Oulu, Finland, helped invent the smart-ring category with its titanium-shelled device measuring heart-rate variability, body temperature, sleep stages and activity. The company has won a following among consumers who find smartwatches too bulky or too intrusive for round-the-clock wear.

Oura reached an $11 billion valuation last September after raising $875 million. 5 million rings to date.

Oura follows a slew of other tech companies, including SpaceX, Strava, Discord and Kraken, that have filed confidentially so far in 2026. SpaceX publicly filed its IPO paperwork on Wednesday, and OpenAI is expected to file confidentially as early as this week. S. and international sales and customer retention.

Key Facts

Confidential SEC filing
Oura filed for proposed IPO on May 21, 2026
$11 billion valuation
Reached in September 2025 after raising $875 million
5.5 million rings sold
Total units sold to date as of September 2025
Underwriters named
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Allen & Co., Jefferies

Story Timeline

5 events
  1. May 21, 6:03 PM ET

    1 new source added: Forbes

    1 sourceForbes
  2. May 21, 4:02 PM ET

    1 new source added: cnbc.com

    1 sourcecnbc.com
  3. May 21, 2026

    Oura Health confidentially filed paperwork with the SEC for a proposed IPO.

    1 source@Forbes
  4. May 20, 2026

    SpaceX publicly filed its IPO paperwork.

    1 source@Forbes
  5. September 2025

    Oura reached an $11 billion valuation after raising $875 million.

    1 source@Forbes

Potential Impact

  1. 01

    Oura's public filing will disclose gross margins, sales split and customer retention data.

  2. 02

    A strong SpaceX IPO could encourage other companies to proceed with public listings.

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