Anthropic is reported to be advancing IPO preparations and investment banks are arranging meetings with investors in the next few weeks
[Anthropic is reported to be advancing IPO preparations and investment banks are arranging meetings with investors in the next few weeks] The latest news shows that Anthropic, an American artificial intelligence company, is seeking to meet with investors before a potential large-scale IPO to prepare to join the wave of listings driven by the artificial intelligence boom. The investment bank responsible for the IPO is arranging meetings between investors and Anthropic in the coming weeks, people familiar with the matter said. It has been previously reported that Anthropic may officially launch an IPO as early as October this year.
The latest news shows that American artificial intelligence company Anthropic is seeking to meet with investors before a potential large-scale IPO to prepare to join the wave of listings driven by the artificial intelligence boom. The investment bank responsible for the IPO is arranging meetings between investors and Anthropic in the coming weeks, people familiar with the matter said. It has been previously reported that Anthropic may officially launch an IPO as early as October this year. If the listing goes ahead as planned, Anthropic will land on the U.S. stock market earlier than its biggest competitor OpenAI. According to recent news, OpenAI has postponed its IPO to 2027. The previous goal was to go public this fall. Anthropic has hired Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. to serve as IPO underwriters, people familiar with the matter said. After completing a new round of financing in May this year, Anthropic's valuation reached US$965 billion, surpassing OpenAI for the first time. Currently, both companies have submitted listing applications to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). People familiar with the matter said that discussions about Anthropic's listing are still ongoing, and the issuance details, including the listing time, may still change. The listing plan comes at a time when Anthropic's revenue is growing rapidly, and its AI models - especially tools that help developers simplify the programming process - are widely adopted, driving continued improvement in the company's performance. Still, uncertainty remains over the company's relationship with the U.S. government. The Trump administration has restricted overseas users from accessing Anthropic's two core models - Fable 5 and Mythos 5. In addition, in March this year, the U.S. Department of Defense also designated Anthropic as a "supply chain risk" target, prohibiting the Department of Defense and defense contractors from using the company's AI technology in related projects, because Anthropic previously opposed the use of its technology in fully autonomous weapons systems and large-scale "domestic surveillance" in the United States. (