Anthropic plans to raise up to $3.5 billion from Japanese investors in its US IPO
Anthropic plans to raise up to $3.5 billion from Japanese investors in its US IPO, with Mizuho Securities responsible for the Japanese portion of the offering, and institutions such as Goldman Sachs and Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley handling investor orders. Japan's IPO market has dried up to a 14-year low, and investors in Australia, Canada and parts of Europe can also subscribe. Anthropic filed for its IPO in October 2026, and this offering will test investors' appetite for AI-related new stocks.
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Anthropic plans to raise up to $3.5 billion from Japanese investors in its U.S. initial public offering (IPO), bringing this landmark share sale to a Japanese market that has long struggled with a lack of new offerings.
Regulatory filings show that Mizuho Securities will handle the Japanese portion of the offering, while institutions including Goldman Sachs Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, and Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities will process investor orders. Mizuho Financial Group and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group are among the underwriters of this offering.
This makes Japan, where IPOs have dried up to a 14-year low, one of the few markets where investors can directly participate in this mega-IPO. In addition to Japan, investors in Australia, Canada, and parts of Europe will also be able to subscribe to shares in the IPO of this developer of the Claude chatbot.
Amid a wave of companies racing to list on capital markets, Anthropic filed its long-awaited IPO application in October 2026. With Meta Platforms seeking to raise up to $95 billion through the sale of common and preferred shares, and Alphabet planning equity financing of up to $85 billion, Anthropic's IPO will test investor appetite for a wave of AI-related new listings. (Proofread by Zhao Yue)