AI company Anthropic files for record-breaking stock market debut

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 13:37 · Archive

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has filed papers to sell shares to the public for the first time.

Anthropic filed papers on Monday for what could be the biggest initial public offering of stock ever. The San Francisco company is set for a Wall Street debut next month, potentially eclipsing the SpaceX initial public offering in June that raised $86 billion.

Anthropicis currently valued at between $1.5 trillion and $2 trillion, which would make it one of the world's most valuable public companies, comparable to Tesla. The company, which is five years old, has yet to turn a profit. It reported a net loss of $80.7 billion in the first half of 2026, compared to a loss of $13 billion in the same period a year earlier. However, its revenue is growing rapidly.

The company is headed by CEO Dario Amodei and co-founded by his sister Daniela. Weeks before the filing, Amodei argued in an essay for slowing the development of the most advanced artificial intelligence models, whilst warning that advanced AI could pose an existential threat to humanity. An IPO could provide Anthropic with enormous resources to accelerate its expansion, though the amount it ultimately raises and its final valuation remain uncertain.

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• Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic files papers to sell shares to the public for the first timeArtificial intelligence giant Anthropic filed papers Monday to sell shares to the public for the first time.News4Jax · 26 Oct, 13:05
• Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic files papers to sell shares to the public for the first timeArtificial intelligence giant Anthropic filed papers Monday to sell shares to the public for the first time.Clickorlando · 26 Oct, 13:05

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