AI giant Anthropic confidentially files for US IPO

AI giant ​Anthropic said on Monday it has confidentially filed ​for a US initial public offering, teeing up what could become the watershed moment for Wall Street's AI frenzy.

The move sets ‌up a ⁠high-stakes ⁠test of whether investor appetite for the AI revolution that has ​reshaped white-collar work around the world can match the sky-high expectations surrounding ​the booming sector.

Anthropic did not disclose the size or terms of the offering. It last raised $65 billion at a post-money valuation of $965 billion ⁠in late ‌May, putting it ahead of rival OpenAI.


The crucial ​step toward a listing comes on ⁠the heels of SpaceX's mega-IPO, which is on ​course to rewrite the record books as the ​Elon Musk-led company pursues a $75 billion offering at a $1.75 trillion valuation.

Rival OpenAI and Anthropic have become the face of the AI boom that has redrawn corporate strategies, sparked a global arms race for computing ‌power and talent, and turned AI-linked companies into some of the market's most richly ​valued firms.

Anthropic's ​valuation has more ⁠than doubled from $380 billion in February, when it had raised $30 billion in a funding round.

OpenAI is also preparing to confidentially file for a US IPO in the coming weeks, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters in late May, adding to a wave of blockbuster listings anticipated in the year ahead.