Anthropic pushes for IPO before Thanksgiving and accepts a lower valuation

Nov 8

1. 15:51

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   Report: Anthropic Plans to List Before Thanksgiving, Seeking to Raise Up to $100 Billion

   The Financial Times, citing multiple Anthropic investors, reported that Anthropic plans to push ahead with a listing before Thanksgiving on November 26, seeking to raise up to $100 billion, with a valuation range below the $2 trillion some investors had previously hoped for but above the $965 billion of its most recent funding round. JPMorgan plans to hold an information session for potential investors on November 13; the final IPO valuation, the size of the fundraising and the listing date remain undetermined. Financial data shows that Anthropic's third-quarter revenue was about $17 billion, up nearly 50% quarter over quarter, a slower pace of growth; it previously disclosed annualized revenue of about $81 billion.

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2. 11:54

   East Money

   Anthropic Pushes Ahead with IPO, Valuation Expectations Lowered to $1.25 Trillion to $1.75 Trillion

   After a sharp selloff in U.S. tech stocks, Anthropic still plans to push ahead with its IPO before the Thanksgiving holiday in November, expecting to raise $80 billion to $100 billion at a valuation of $1.25 trillion to $1.75 trillion, lower than the doubled valuation investors expected a month ago. Anthropic is currently valued at $965 billion and is preparing to launch a retail-facing product in the UK, with the fintech platform RetailBook coordinating the UK retail offering. In the same period, OpenAI lowered its target valuation from $1.4 trillion to $1.25 trillion and reduced its fundraising size from $30 billion to $20 billion.

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3. 11:54

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4. 11:07

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   Reportedly Anthropic Still Pushing for Pre-Thanksgiving IPO, to Raise Up to $100 Billion

   According to a Financial Times report, Anthropic still plans to IPO before Thanksgiving, expecting to raise $80 billion to $100 billion at a target valuation of $1.25 trillion to $1.75 trillion, and is prepared to accept a valuation below optimistic expectations. Multiple investors said its valuation may be set at $1.3 trillion to $1.5 trillion, lower than the doubled level projected a month ago. In the same period, OpenAI cut its private financing valuation from $1.4 trillion to $1.25 trillion, and reduced its financing size from $30 billion to $20 billion.

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5. 11:07

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6. 11:04

   Phoenix Technology

   Anthropic plans to proceed with IPO at a valuation range of $1.25 trillion to $1.75 trillion

   According to the Financial Times, Anthropic is prepared to accept an IPO valuation range of $1.25 trillion to $1.75 trillion, lower than investors' previous expectation of $2 trillion, but it still plans to complete the listing before Thanksgiving. Its prospectus shows total contractual obligations of approximately $895.4 billion, almost all related to computing power and infrastructure, with about $69.8 billion due in the next 12 months. At the current pace, the stock, ticker ANT, could list on Nasdaq as early as the week of November 16.

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7. 07:51

   Phoenix Technology

   Report: Anthropic Plans to Go Public Before Thanksgiving, Seeking to Raise Up to $100 Billion

   According to a Financial Times report, Anthropic is moving forward with an IPO, planning to list before Thanksgiving in the United States, seeking to raise $80 billion to $100 billion, with a target valuation of $1.25 trillion to $1.75 trillion. This valuation range is lower than the $2 trillion some investors had previously hoped for, but higher than its $965 billion valuation in its most recent funding round. JPMorgan plans to hold an information session for potential investors on November 13, and the final valuation, fundraising size, and listing date remain undetermined.

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8. 01:37

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   Anthropic plans to launch an IPO before Thanksgiving, aiming to raise $80–100 billion

   Anthropic plans to launch an IPO before Thanksgiving, aiming to raise $80–100 billion, with a valuation range of $1.25–1.75 trillion, below the $2 trillion some investors had hoped for. According to investors cited by the Financial Times, its annualized revenue has risen from about $65 billion at the end of July to about $81 billion. This week's tech stock selloff was triggered by rising borrowing costs and AI spending plans, with the Nasdaq 100 falling 6.4% on Thursday; OpenAI also lowered its fundraising target from $1.4 trillion to $1.25 trillion.

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