Anthropic, the developer of the Claude model, is considering the size of its initial public offering (IPO), aiming for a valuation equal to or exceeding that of SpaceX's IPO, which set the record for the largest fundraising in history.
Amid continued strong investor interest in AI businesses, Bloomberg reports that Anthropic is currently assessing figures to prepare its IPO filing, potentially completing this process as soon as the end of August.
Previously, in June, Anthropic submitted a confidential filing, while key competitor OpenAI filed a confidential submission in May but is expected to postpone its IPO timeline to next year.
In recent investor meetings, Krishna Rao, Anthropic’s Chief Financial Officer, has not disclosed specific valuation targets and has avoided direct answers regarding the company's valuation.
According to Bloomberg, SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company, raised $75 billion at the start of its IPO, making it the highest-valued initial public offering in history.
Discussions about Anthropic’s IPO are ongoing, so details including the offering size may change, and no official confirmation has been made by Anthropic.
If Anthropic’s IPO surpasses SpaceX’s, it could make 2026 the year with the highest IPO fundraising in US stock market history.
Bloomberg data shows companies listed in the US have raised $160.6 billion through IPOs as of 19 August 2026, approaching the previous record of $195.2 billion set in 2021.
Anthropic’s listing would further energize this year’s IPO market, following one of the largest recent listings by South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix, which raised $26.5 billion via American Depositary Receipts (ADRs).
If Anthropic meets its IPO goals and raises capital equal to or exceeding SpaceX, this could become one of the most significant deals in the US capital markets and signal how AI is transforming investment landscapes and boosting tech company valuations.
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Founded just five years ago, Anthropic raised $65 billion in May, boosting its valuation to $965 billion, surpassing competitor OpenAI’s $852 billion valuation.
Although Anthropic reported positive adjusted operating income in Q2, it still faces a net loss nearing $42 billion in 2025, nearly five times the approximately $8.3 billion loss from the previous year.
However, the rapid growth in AI demand is reflected in Anthropic’s revenue, which exceeded $11.5 billion in Q2, a significant increase from $787 million in the same period last year.
The company’s annual run rate revenue has soared to $65 billion as of the end of July.
Anthropic and competitors face escalating costs in developing next-generation AI models.
Training frontier AI models requires enormous computing power, compelling AI companies to invest heavily in computing infrastructure and data centers.
One of Anthropic’s data center agreements involves a contract with SpaceX to supply processing resources, potentially worth tens of billions of dollars over the next three years.
Before filing publicly, Anthropic is finalizing a revolving credit facility, expected to exceed its original target of around $10 billion.
For this IPO, Anthropic is working with major banks including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase, with potential plans to add more banks.
Anthropic is also considering issuing Super-Voting Shares, which grant greater voting rights, enabling CEO Dario Amodei—who owns about 2% of shares—and other co-founders to maintain significant control.
Source:Bloomberg
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