Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Aug 22
Anthropic Eyes $100 Billion IPO at $2 Trillion Valuation, Beating SpaceX Record
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Aug 22

Anthropic Eyes $100 Billion IPO at $2 Trillion Valuation, Beating SpaceX Record

3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 22

Summary

  • $100 billion is the amount Anthropic’s bankers have floated in talks with potential investors for the AI company’s IPO, which could value it at $2 trillion.
  • That would make the five-year-old San Francisco company the biggest public offering on record, topping SpaceX’s June debut that raised $85.7 billion at a $1.77 trillion valuation.
  • Anthropic was valued at about $900 billion in a private fundraising round this year and filed to go public in June, suggesting a sharp step-up if investor demand holds.
  • The listing would test Wall Street’s appetite for AI stocks amid political and economic uncertainty, with OpenAI also discussing a possible public offering next year.

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