Fastrack · Anthropic Seeks Up to $1.4 Trillion Valuation in IPO

Anthropic set a price range of $70 to $78 per share for its IPO in a Tuesday filing. The AI lab plans to sell 825 million shares on the Nasdaq.

$64.4 billion is the maximum IPO raise at the top of the range.
$26 billion more comes from a private placement with Google, Nvidia and AMD.
$33.24 billion in revenue for the nine months ended Sept. 30.
$104 billion net loss over those nine months, mostly from accounting changes.

Why it matters: The listing is one of the largest AI share sales to date. Its pricing will signal how much public investors will pay for AI growth.

$2 trillion was discussed earlier this year; some investors now doubt $1.5 trillion.
Nearly $900 billion in computing commitments ties growth to future capacity.
Last week's Democratic midterm gains raised investor fears of tighter AI oversight.

The story so far

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Oct 14–22
Oct 26Anthropic Files SEC Prospectus for Possibly Record-Setting IPO70 sources
Oct 2810:53 AMAnthropic Files for IPO Amid Investor Risk Concerns14 sources
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Nov 2Anthropic's IPO Filing Shows Nearly $900 Billion in Spending Commitments23 sources
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Nov 99:25 PMAnthropic Seeks Up to $1.4 Trillion Valuation in IPOYou are hereLatest

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Where they split: Outlets disagree on the valuation: Reuters, via HuffPost, puts it at up to $1.02 trillion, while CNBC cites up to $1.405 trillion on a fully diluted basis.

Center coverage, 13 sources: The center frames the IPO as a milestone on the road to a historic Nasdaq debut, weighing rapid revenue growth against a tougher political and market backdrop.

CNBC4hAnthropic sets price range of $70 to $78 in upcoming IPO as AI lab marches towards Nasdaq Bloomberg56mGoldman Analysts See Anthropic Revenue at $685 Billion by 2030 Financial Times1hGoldman Sachs expects Anthropic revenue to exceed $600bn by 2030 Associated Press3hAnthropic seeks valuation of about $1.3 trillion when it becomes a publicly traded company Axios4hAnthropic seeks to be valued at $1.02 trillion BBC News3hAnthropic to raise $64bn in major stock market listing CTV News2hAnthropic seeks valuation of about US$1.3 trillion when it becomes a publicly traded company Forbes2hAnthropic Targets $1.4 Trillion Valuation In Highly Anticipated IPO MarketWatch5hAnthropic reportedly retracts IPO terms sent to banks by mistake, exposing jitters over AI investments News4Jax3hAnthropic seeks valuation of about $1.3 trillion when it becomes a publicly traded company Sky News3hAnthropic seeks $1.4trn valuation amid worry over AI investment The Hill20mAnthropic seeks valuation of up to $1.4 trillion for IPO Yahoo News3hAnthropic seeks $1.4 trillion valuation in highly anticipated IPO amid AI boom

Left coverage, 10 sources: The left frames the IPO as a test of cooling AI enthusiasm, stressing a valuation well below earlier targets, heavy infrastructure costs and safety risks.

HuffPost4hAnthropic Sets Modest $1 Trillion IPO Valuation Target In Test Of Wall Street's AI fervor Business Insider4hAnthropic sets a price range for its blockbuster IPO The Independent1hAnthropic seeks IPO valuation. What we know about stock release date ABC News3hAnthropic seeks $70 to $78 a share in new IPO filing Politico2hAnthropic seeks $1.3T valuation for blockbuster IPO TechCrunch2hAnthropic sets IPO price range of $70 to $78 per share to reach an implied valuation of $1.404 trillion | TechCrunch The Boston Globe3hAnthropic seeks valuation of about $1.3 trillion The New York Times4hAnthropic Targets Valuation of Up to $1.4 Trillion for Blockbuster I.P.O.The Verge2hAnthropic targets $1.4 trillion IPO The Washington Post4hAnthropic targets a company value of more than $1 trillion in its IPO

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New York Post47mAnthropic targets $1.4 trillion market value in blockbuster IPO — down from earlier reported $2 trillion The Epoch Times16hAnthropic Seeks Valuation of Up to $1.4 Trillion The Washington Times2hAnthropic seeks valuation of about $1.3 trillion when it becomes a publicly traded company ZeroHedge1hAnthropic Launches $100 Billion IPO Worth $1.4 Trillion... Or $1.0 Trillion, Depending On Who's Counting

What’s next: Anthropic executives are beginning a roadshow to market the shares to investors.

Shares are expected to trade on the Nasdaq as ANT.
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley lead the underwriting banks.
Will final pricing land at the top of the range given recent AI stock volatility?
How will new state ballot measures and a Democratic Congress affect data center buildout?
Can revenue growth, which slowed to 47% last quarter, support the valuation?