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AI Company Anthropic Files IPO Aiming to Raise up to $100 Billion

Deutsche Welle · 3 hours ago · Read the Full Story on Deutsche Welle
AI Company Anthropic Files IPO Aiming to Raise up to $100 Billion
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Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has filed paperwork for an initial public offering on Nasdaq, potentially raising up to $100 billion in one of history's largest market debuts.

  • Anthropic filed paperwork for an initial public offering on Monday, with a potential market debut as early as November.
  • Analysts estimate the company's valuation between $1.5 trillion and $2 trillion.
  • The company plans to trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ANT.
  • Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are serving as the lead underwriters for the IPO.
  • Anthropic has not yet disclosed the number of shares it plans to sell or their price in SEC filings.
  • The offering could raise as much as $100 billion, potentially surpassing the record set by SpaceX's $86 billion IPO.
  • Anthropic reported a net loss of $80.7 billion in the first half of 2026, compared to a $13 billion loss the previous year.
  • The company held $112.4 billion in cash and cash equivalents as of June 30.
  • Founded in 2021 by former OpenAI employees in San Francisco, Anthropic is the creator of the AI assistant Claude.