Anthropic files to go public
Anthropic has confidentially filed for an initial public offering, as announced in a blog post. The company, valued at nearly $1 trillion, submitted a draft registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This move follows a recent $65 billion funding round that increased its valuation to $965 billion.
- ▪Anthropic is the AI lab behind Claude.
- ▪The company has not yet disclosed the number of shares or the price for the IPO.
- ▪The filing comes during a busy IPO season that includes SpaceX's upcoming offering.
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- ▪ Anthropic files for blockbuster initial public offering — International homepage
- ▪ Anthropic Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O. — NYT > Top Stories
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Anthropic, the AI lab behind Claude, has filed confidentially for an initial public offering, the company said in a blog post Monday. The company, which is valued at close to $1 trillion, submitted a draft registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering. Anthropic has yet to list the number of shares or set the price. Anthropic said the proposed initial public offering will depend on market conditions and other factors. The filing comes less than a week since Anthropic raised $65 billion in a Series H funding round that pushed its valuation to $965 billion.
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