Anthropic on Monday said it filed confidential plans for an initial public offering, setting it up for what’s expected to be one of the most anticipated market debuts in years.
The company said it hasn’t yet determined how many shares it will sell or at what price. But the registration statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission paves the way “for a proposed initial public offering of our common stock,” Anthropic said.
Anthropic’s is one of three highly anticipated AI initial public offerings expected for this year, along with OpenAI and SpaceX — allowing retail investors to get in on some of the most valuable AI startups and giving early investors the chance for huge paydays.
The announcement came after Anthropic said last week that it raised another $65 billion, valuing the company at $965 billion.
Anthropic has become a major player in artificial intelligence, although that’s also brought some challenges. Earlier this year it was caught in a public feud with the White House and Defense Department over the use of its technology. And its powerful AI model Mythos has also raised cybersecurity concerns in the government and on Wall Street.
